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Tuesday, February 3, 2026

Local runner is committed to team and personal success    

For Kelly Mantel, track and field as...

Accomplished journalist looks back at multi-decade career

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

Hopes and dreams to fund new Sports Entertainment Centre

City of Brantford officially approved the construction...

Coins, history and the thrill of the hunt

Hundreds of collectors attended the bi-annual Paris Coin Show at the Paris Fairgrounds on Sunday, February 1, 2026. Formerly known as the Southwestern Ontario Numismatics (SWON) show, the Paris Coin Show is a one-day event that has been running since the 1990’s and is always...

Eagles tribute draws hundreds to Sanderson Centre

Over 700 people attended the Hotel California: The Original Eagles Tribute show at the Sanderson Centre for the Performing Arts on Saturday, January 31, 2026. Eagles fans filled the Sanderson Centre as they settled...

Seventh annual Read4BCHS starts this February

Brant Community Healthcare System (BCHS) Foundation hosted a pop-up event at the Brantford Public Library’s main branch to help spread the word about the seventh annual Read4BCHS fundraiser, on Saturday, January 31, 2026. At...

Brantford Chamber announces 2026 Business Excellence finalists

Chamber of Commerce Brantford-Brant announced the finalists for the 42nd annual Business Excellence Awards during an event at the Rope Factory on Tuesday, January 27, 2026. In a statement released last Tuesday night, Joy O’Donnell, President...

Port Dover resident facing charges after vehicle collision

A driver is facing impaired charges after police were called to a single motor vehicle collision. Brant County OPP were called to Maple Avenue North between Third Concession Road and Second Concession Road to...

Brantford Bulldogs skate past Greyhounds in shootout

The Bulldogs closed out their weekend slate on Sunday afternoon,  welcoming the Soo Greyhounds to the TD Civic Centre for their Next Gen Game.  With the Greyhounds wrapping up their weekend road trip and...

Brant County OPP charge one person for uttering threats

Members of the Brant County Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) have charged one individual following an intimate partner violence investigation in Brant County. On January 31, 2025, at approximately 10:44 am, Brant County OPP responded to a report...

Capturing the visual poetry of spaces time left behind

Since the late 2000s, Riddim Ryder has blended his passions for photography and urban exploration, detailing experiences throughout his work in abandoned and often forgotten buildings across Canada and the United States.     Ryder, who grew up in Mississauga and spent a decade living in...

Gymnastics club closing in on its tenth anniversary

In 2017, Chauntelle and Tyler Balicki had to make a decision; they could either buy a new house to start their new life together, or invest all their money into a business. They chose to become entrepreneurs, opening the Reach Gymnastics Club that same...

Massilly to expand operations with $85M investment

Massilly North America announced it will invest $85-million to establish a new state-of-the-art facility that will produce metal cans for food packaging at a news conference on Tuesday, January 27, 2026. The investment will...

SNP charge Toronto pair in drug trafficking investigation

Six Nations Police (SNP) have charged a man and a woman after obtaining warrants to search a home and vehicle twice in Etobicoke. After the initial search on December 15, officers said they seized...

Governments commit $20M to strengthen agriculture

The Federal and Provincial governments announced they’ll be investing up to $20 million to support farmers and agribusinesses on Tuesday, January 20, 2026. The investment will be made through the new Market Diversification and Trade Resiliency...

27-year-old facing one count of Spousal Assault

Members of the Brant County Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) have charged one individual following an intimate partner violence investigation in the County of Brant. On January 26, 2025, at approximately 1:01 p.m., OPP members responded...

Dolly Parton: a study in positive psychology

Judy Eaton, a psychology professor at Wilfrid Laurier University’s Brantford campus, says that when it comes to looking for a role model who can show us what it means to have a positive...

Zoning by-law amendment for West Street denied

City of Brantford’s Planning Committee unanimously voted against supporting an application for a zoning by-law amendment needed to facilitate the development of an apartment building on West Street during its meeting on Thursday, January 22,...

Ohsweken resident charged with Attempted Murder

Members of the Six Nations  Police responded to a reported assault at a residence on Bicentennial Trail at approximately 1:12 a.m. on Saturday, January 24, 2026. The investigation determined that an interaction occurred between individuals inside of a residence, during which two individuals were assaulted....

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