BlackburnNews.com imageBlackburnNews.com image
Midwestern

Flu outbreak at Stratford General declared over

An influenza outbreak at the hospital in Stratford is over.

The outbreak was first announced on February 10 on the Medicine Unit at the Stratford General Hospital site.

There have been no new hospital-acquired influenza cases since the outbreak was declared and the status was lifted in consultation with Huron Perth Public Health.

Read More Local Stories

New military crosswalk rendering. (Image courtesy of the Sarnia Legion Branch 62)

New military crosswalk in Sarnia to be unveiled

As part of a partnership between the Sarnia Legion Branch 62 and City of Sarnia, an unveiling ceremony will be held at the corner of Christina Street and Wellington Street on Sunday, June 7, at 2 p.m.

Members of the Sarnia Police Service entering a Tashmoo Avenue residence on June 4, 2026. (Photo courtesy of the Sarnia Police Service)

Two men arrested in Tashmoo Ave. standoff

Sarnia police said the investigation began on May 29 after the victim was allegedly attacked by acquaintances at a residence near Tashmoo Avenue and Christopher Drive at Aamjiwnaang First Nation.