COVID-19 test tube. (Photo from Pixabay)The local death toll from COVID-19 has risen to 176.
Lambton Public Health reported the latest related death in its weekly update Wednesday. The health unit said an individual in their 80s died in hospital.
The health unit reported 28 new lab confirmed cases of the virus, and the average number of positive infections is up slightly at four.
There is one active outbreak at a retirement home in Lambton Shores.
As of Wednesday, there were five COVID-positive patients at Bluewater Health.
Sarnia's first new mayor in nearly four decades will officially be sworn in on Monday, November 16, when city council convenes for the first meeting of the 2026-2030 term.
Friday, November 13, 2026, marks four years since Dustin Ireson disappeared from Sarnia.
A new report from Stats Canada says that the amount of people entering Canada from the U.S. is still going up, despite ongoing trade tension with the Trump administration.
The Toronto Maple Leafs suffered another at-home loss, falling to Minnesota 5-2 on Thursday.
Concerns about a potentially armed individual prompted a brief hold and secure at Petrolia's high school on Thursday.
The Sarnia Sting have traded forward Brenner Lammens to the Owen Sound Attack as the club looks to retool, sitting ninth in the Ontario Hockey League's (OHL) 10 team Western Conference.
