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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...

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...

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 fentanyl, currency,...

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...

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 demeanour and...

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, 2026. The site for the proposed building is located on...

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....

Brant Community Foundation launches new website

Brant Community Foundation announced the launch of its newly redesigned website at https://brantcommunityfoundation.ca on Tuesday, January 27, 2026. The Brant Community Foundation is a registered public charitable foundation dedicated to building community vitality by...

Brant OPP charge driver after single vehicle collision

Brant County OPP were driving on patrol when the officer noticed a motor vehicle in a ditch, on Pleasant Ridge Road near Ellis Avenue at approximately 11:42 p.m. on Thursday, January 22, 2026. The...

BPS seize over $22,000 in illegal drugs after traffic stop

Officers with the Brantford Police Service have arrested two men and seized a large quantity of illegal drugs after a traffic stop.  Police conducted a vehicle traffic stop on House Avenue at approximately 11:15 p.m. on...

Coach House Concerts return to Glenhyrst Art Gallery

The Coach House Concert series welcomed artists Neil Haverty, Tim Turvey and Matt Welbanks to the Glenhyrst Art Gallery on Saturday, January 24, 2026. Despite the cold weather, around 30 people showed up to...

Brantford to host 2027 Ontario Parasport Games

Neil Lumsden, Ontario’s Minister of Sport, joined Brantford Mayor Kevin Davis and Will Bouma, MPP for Brantford-Brant, at the Brantford and Area Sports Hall of Fame on Thursday, January 22, 2026, to announce...

Trade show celebrates growing business community

The third annual Brantford Business Trade Show shined a light on local entrepreneurs and industry professionals on Thursday, January 22, 2026.  The event featured around 30 different businesses and organizations from Brantford, the County of...

Brant museums host annual Scotch-tasting fundraiser

Over 40 people attended the Brant Historical Society and the Canadian Military Heritage Museum’s fourth annual Scotch Tasting fundraiser on Friday, January 23, 2026. Set up amongst the exhibits of the Canadian Military Heritage Museum, the event was hosted by whisky enthusiast Geoff Kempster, who...

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