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...
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...
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...
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 her career...
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,...
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 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 sections of...
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 the midst of a five-year program to see if...
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...
