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August 12, 2026 Mid Day News

Sarnia News Today

Episode 22: Mike Barron

Episode 21: Les Jones

Episode 20: Shane Bettridge

Episode 19: Mark Warburton

Episode 18: Duane 'D.O.' Gibson

Episode 17: Sarnia Sting GM Dylan Seca

Episode 16: Myles Vanni

Episode 15: Gary Atkinson

Episode 14: Mike Federico

Episode 13: David Burrows

Sarnia Lambton Beyond the Headlines

Derek Ritz and the search for justice

Pride and Prejudice: how bigotry makes Pride Month more important than ever

30 years later: the disappearance of Mistie Murray

Online Misinformation: how to separate what's real from what's not.

The Windsor Slasher: A City Gripped by Fear

Beyond the Scoreboard: battling sports betting addiction

Parvovirus: how a contagious disease killed several dogs in a Windsor neighbourhood

The Disappearance of Lisa Maas

Joseph Spracklin, the anti-alcohol crusading Minister who got away with murder

The Unsolved Murder of Sonya Cywink

The 519 Podcast

Conditions are favourable for the development of severe thunderstorms that may be capable of producing strong wind gusts, large hail and heavy rain.

What:
Wind gusts near 100 km/h.
Toonie sized hail.
Heavy rain in excess of 40 mm. 

When:
This afternoon into this evening.

Additional Information:
The highest rainfall amounts are expected for areas that receive multiple thunderstorms.

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Local utility outages are possible. Fast-moving and rapidly rising water can sweep vehicles away and damage infrastructure.

Severe thunderstorm watches are issued when conditions are favourable for the development of thunderstorms capable of producing damaging hail, wind or rain.

Please continue to monitor alerts and forecasts issued by Environment Canada. To report severe weather, send an email to ONstorm@ec.gc.ca or post reports on social media using #ONStorm.

For more information: https://www.ontario.ca/page/be-prepared-emergency.

You can expect partly cloudy in the morning, with clearing in the afternoon

Expect a day of partly cloudy with clear spells

You can expect partly cloudy in the morning, with rain in the afternoon

You can expect rain in the morning, with partly cloudy in the afternoon

The day will start with clear sky through the late morning hours, transitioning to partly cloudy

There will be rain until morning, then partly cloudy

The Town of Essex is getting $70,000 from Environment and Climate Change Canada to adapt to climate change.The agency and the Federation of Canadian Municipalities announced 141 municipal adaptation projects that will share $34.2-million through the Green Municipal Fund's Local Leadership for Climate Adaptation initiative.The funding will help municipalities make adaptation plans, comprehensive risk assessments, and complete climate-focused asset management strategies.Projects were selected after a call for applications in June 2024.Essex will use the cash to develop a five-year climate change adaptation plan.

Colchester Harbour Marina in the Town of Essex May 15, 2019. (Photo courtesy of Blue Flag Canada)

Windsor

Catch the Ace winner Ashley Norton, July 23, 2026. Photo courtesy of the Sarnia Legion via Facebook. 

Sarnia Police Service (courtesy: Sarnia Police on X)

Rogers Centre. Sarnia News Today photo by Natalia Vega. 

Midwestern

Chatham

Stuff the Studio 2025. Blackburn Media file photo. 

Drinking water. (Photo by by sonmez / iStock via Getty Images Plus)

Essex awarded cash for climate change adaptation initiatives

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