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...
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...
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 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 for Brantford...
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...
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...
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, which ran...
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 Auxiliary and Friends of Princeton Park, the event featured...
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 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...
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...
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 13, 2026....
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...
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...
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 NHL game...
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 of Brantford staff were recognized for adding a historically...
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...
Brantford police are asking the public for information about a collision that took the life of a 77-year-old woman on Wednesday, May 13, 2026.
Officers said the crash happened at around 2:30 p.m. in...
Nova Vita Brant is inviting the public to attend the second annual Blooms of Hope fundraiser at the River’s Edge at the Arlington on Sunday, May 31, 2026.
Jessica Powless, Fundraising and Events Manager...
Local Tragically Hip tribute band 50 Mission will be returning to the Sanderson Centre for the third annual Hip for Hospice benefit concert in support of the Stedman Community Hospice on Saturday, May 30, 2026.
The...
City of Brantford and Brantford Youth Council concluded National Youth Week with the fourth annual Youth Excellence Awards on Monday, May 11, 2026
The event, held at the Sanderson Centre for the Performing Arts,...
Two candidates, one of which is a current member of County Council, will be vying to become the next Mayor for the County of Brant when election night rolls around on Monday, October...
Notes from the regular Council meeting, which was held on Wednesday, May 6, 2026.
Staff Reports
Public Works Monthly Report for April
The report, prepared by Jim Borton, Director of Public Works, provided the following update in regards...
Members of the Brantford Police Service responded to a pharmacy located inside FreshCo after staff reported that a male was attempting to pass a fraudulent prescription for narcotics at approximately 12:30 p.m. on Tuesday, May 12, 2026.
As a result of the investigation, a 36-year-old...
Hundreds of residents helped kick off Police Week with a free Family Fun Day event, held at the Children’s Safety Village of Brant, on Saturday, May 9, 2026.
This year’s Police Week is running from May 10 to May 16, and with the underlying theme...
Around 230 people visited the Chiefswood National Historic Site during the Doors Open Along the Grand event on Saturday, May 9, 2026.
This year, 34 communities throughout the province are taking part in the...
Nearly 80 people came together to take part in Brantford’s second annual Flora’s Walk at Mohawk Park on Sunday, May 10. 2026.
The national walk, which is designed to raise awareness and funds to...
Brant Regional Association of Volunteer Administrators (BRAVA) and the City of Brantford once again teamed up for the annual Spring Volunteer Fair on Saturday, May 9, 2026.
Held at the T.B. Constain/SC Johnson Community Centre, the...
Team Outburst, representing the Brant Youth Volleyball Club (BYVC), captured the silver medal in the U-14 division at the national championships, which were held in Ottawa from Friday, May 1 through Sunday, May...
City of Brantford is enhancing its support for local industry through the introduction of the City of Brantford Industrial Award, in partnership with the Chamber of Commerce Brantford-Brant, as well as launching new...
Brantford woman facing Impaired Driving charges
A driver is facing impaired driving charges following an investigation by Brant County OPP.
An officer conducted a traffic stop on Colborne Street East between Brant County Road 18 and...
Officers with the Brantford Police Service have arrested Zachary Steele, a 35-year-old from Brantford, and have laid numerous charges in connection to a sexual assault investigation that began in 2025.
Since November 2025, multiple victims have been identified. As a result of the investigation, Steele...
