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Sarnia

Midwinter temperatures will be short-lived

A blast of frigid Arctic air, more typical of midwinter, took hold across southern Ontario Thursday. Sarnia is not included on a list of numerous communities that saw record low temperatures Thursday morning. Environment Canada says in eastern Ontario, three records for November 22 set before 1900, were broken. Brockville's low was -18.8 C, -2 F, Kingston's temperature dropped to -16.7 C, and Ottawa recorded a low -17.2 C. It will remain unseasonably cold Thursday but start warming up Friday with a high of 5 C, 41 F, in Sarnia. Slightly higher than normal temperatures near 7 C, 45 F, are forecast for the weekend.

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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.