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Brant skaters shine at 73rd annual Flashing Blades

Brant Figure Skating Club (BFSC) held its...

National pairs champion fulfills goal of being an Olympian

Ever since he watched the Vancouver Winter...

Accomplished journalist looks back at multi-decade career

Before retiring in 2016, Allen Pizzey's career...

Hospital bed races raise over $120,000 for BCHS

Brant Community Healthcare System Foundation hosted a unique fundraising event on Saturday, May 23, 2026. The inaugural Hospital Bed Races had spectators cheering from the side lines as participants, many of whom were dressed in team costumes, took turns racing four retired hospital beds. Kari Wilson,...

Brantford Lions Club hosts Gilkison Flats Cleanup

Despite the heavy rain, members of the Brantford Lions Club spent the morning cleaning up trash during their inaugural Gilkinson Flats Cleanup event on Saturday, May 23, 2026. With gloves on and garbage bags...

Local groups receive over $165,000 from Smile Cookies

Lansdowne Children’s Centre and Brant Food For Thought are celebrating a new Smile Cookie record for fundraising in Brantford. Each organization received $82,501.52 at the conclusion of the Tim Hortons 2026 Smile Cookie...

Fifth candidate enters Mayoral race in Brantford

Rhonda Nordlander is the next candidate to throw her hat in the ring to become the next Mayor of Brantford. Nordlander joins current councillors Richard Carpenter, Dan McCreary, Mandy Samwell and Rose Sicoli in the race...

SNGRDC announces new identity as Six Nations Group

Six Nations of the Grand River Development Corporation (SNGRDC) announced its new brand identity as Six Nations Group (SNG) during the organization’s annual general meeting in Ohsweken, Ontario on Wednesday, May 20, 2026. The...

2,000 students take part in annual Epic Jobs event

Approximately 2,000 Grade 7 and 8 students from across Grand Erie came together for Epic Jobs 2026, an annual hands-on career exploration event organized by the Workforce Planning Board of Grand Erie and...

19-year-old facing Speeding and Stunt Driving charges

A member of the Brant County Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) conducted a traffic stop on Bishopsgate Road in the County of Brant after observing a vehicle travelling at an excessive rate of speed at approximately...

Residential school survivors to speak at PPT tribunal

Survivors of the Indian Residential School system will be giving in-person testimonials at the upcoming Permanent Peoples’ Tribunal (PPT) held in Montreal from May 25 through 29, 2026.  In an effort to promote and highlight this significant event, the Survivors' Secretariat released statements from two...

Basketball player commits to Laurentian University

Since starting in basketball at the age of four, Liam Ryan’s love for the game has grown through the years, punctuated by stellar performances across various basketball programs, capturing a championship, and earning an opportunity to play for the men’s team at Laurentian University. Ryan,...

Brantford resident wins $100,000 playing Encore

Jennifer S. of Brantford matched the last six of seven ENCORE numbers in exact order in the April 11, 2026 LOTTO 6/49 draw to win $100,000. Jennifer, a mother of two, said she’s been playing the lottery with OLG...

Dog grooming boutique provides premium services   

After years of pet grooming between them, Erin Anthony and Elle Méconse joined forces in founding and opening the Groom Room in April 2026. Anthony, who has spent her whole life in Branford explained...

1200 Degrees Ontario unveils new Burford facility

1200 Degrees Ontario celebrated the grand opening of its new Burford facility with a ribbon-cutting ceremony on Thursday, May 7, 2026. A Canadian company, 1200 Degrees Ontario specializes in fire apparatus sales, preventative maintenance, emergency repairs,...

County reviews proposed downtown Paris zoning changes

County of Brant Council received a staff report on proposed downtown Paris zoning changes during their regular Council meeting on Tuesday, May 12, 2026. Brandon Kortleve, Manager of Policy Planning for the County, said...

County Council debate surplus farm-dwellings severances

County of Brant Council discussed making adjustments to its agricultural policy during the regular Council meeting on Tuesday, May 12, 2026. The adjustments are part of a larger Official Plan Amendment project to update...

At-risk fish transferred from Brantford to Tillsonburg

Fisheries and Oceans Canada (DFO) researchers spent their morning catching and re-locating Eastern Sand Darter fish from Brantford to Tillsonburg on Wednesday, May 13, 2026. After about 15 years of research, the DFO is currently in...

Hamilton man arrested in connection with local shooting

Officers with the Brantford Police Service arrested a 48-year-old Hamilton man in connection for a shooting incident that occurred at a Colborne Street motel on March 13, 2026. On May 11, 2026, a section 487 Criminal Code Search Warrant was granted for an Allan...

Arnold Anderson Sport Fund receives McHappy Day funds

For more than 100 local children, this year’s McHappy Day means more than a meal sold at the drive-thru. It means cleats tied, jerseys pulled on and a chance to step onto the field, the ice or the court alongside their peers.  A portion of sales...

Two people arrested after police investigation

Members of the Brant County OPP were called to a church parking lot on Oakland Road in the County of Brant in relation to a parked vehicle at approximately 9:45 a.m. on Tuesday,...

Brantford Red Sox fall to Jackfish in season opener

Brantford Red Sox opened their 2026 season on a losing note, dropping a 13-1 decision to the Welland Jackfish on Friday, May 15, 2026. Red Sox SP Colbey Klepper got the opening day start...

ACS students “seize the day” in Dead Poets Society

Students from Assumption College School’s Grade 12 drama class have been preparing a stage adaptation of the 1989 film Dead Poets Society. Their teacher, Naomi O’Neill, said the performance is a culmination of what they’ve learned...

Cast of Joseph bring colour and energy to Sanderson

Nearly 800 people filled the Sanderson Centre for Mavis Production’s showing of Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat on Saturday, May 16, 2026. Tim Rice and Andrew Lloyd Webber’s Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor...

Students make a splash at annual water festival

More than 1,400 Grade 4 students from the City of Brantford, County of Brant and Six Nations of the Grand River descended upon Mohawk Park for the 18th annual Brantford-Brant Children’s Water Festival,...

Victoria Day fireworks light up Princeton night sky

Over 500 residents and out-of-town visitors attended the annual Victoria Day long weekend fireworks show at Princeton Park in the Township of Blandford-Blenheim on Saturday, May 16, 2026. Hosted by the Princeton Fire Department, Princeton Fire...

Letter to the Editor – Airport annexation

Brantford City Council is currently planning to annex the Brantford Airport and land around it. One of their plans is to lengthen the main runway at the airport. The current runway is already long enough to land a Boeing 737 jet (not fully loaded)....

Arcady Ensemble to perform musical drama Ruth

Arcady Ensemble will be performing the beautiful musical drama Ruth, for one night only, on Saturday, June 27, 2026. Ruth is a moving story of immigration and welcoming newcomers into one's homeland. The drama follows the life of Ruth, an independent, strong, and hopeful woman...

Brant County OPP Crime Wrap for Tuesday, May 19, 2026

19-year-old facing Stunt Driving and Speeding charges A member of the Brant County Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) conducted a traffic stop on Johnson between Hansford Drive and Brant County Road 18 in the County...

Burlington man facing charges after motor vehicle collision

Brant County OPP were called to Grand River Street North at St. Patrick Street to investigate a two motor vehicle collision in the County of Brant at approximately 2:50 p.m. on Wednesday, May...

City of issues artist call for traffic cabinet wraps

City of Brantford is seeking five artists to create original artwork that will be used to wrap traffic cabinets across the community this summer. This project builds on the City’s existing traffic cabinet wrap program and aims to...

Long distance runner forging his own path of inspiration

For Kristian Jamieson, long-distance running has become an important part of his life and one that has forged a stronger connection with his great-great-grandfather, Tom Longboat, who was one of the best runners...

Stanley Cup champion reflects on hockey career

Since lacing up the skates at an early age in Brantford to having a career that saw him win four Stanley Cups as part of the Montreal Canadiens Dynasty to never missing an...

Bell Homestead receives Project of the Year Award

Bell Homestead National Historic Site was awarded the 2026 Ontario Public Works Association (OPWA) Project of the Year Award in the Historical Restoration/Preservation category at the OPWA Awards Luncheon held on Wednesday, May 13, 2026 City...

Lockdown, hold-and-secure orders lifted after threats called into Brantford schools

Brantford Police have lifted the lockdown and hold-and-secure orders placed on several schools after a threat on Wednesday, May 13, 2026. Officers posted on social media at around noon that Brantford Collegiate Institute (BCI) and École Dufferin had been placed under lockdown. Wilfrid Laurier University, Conestoga...

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