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An attack at a school bus stop has yielded charges for three local youth. Smiths Falls Police attended calls for a disturbance April 3rd and identified the suspects through video footage. A 14-year-ol...

This is Emergency Preparedness Week across Canada. Perth Fire Chief Trevor Choffe says this year's theme is Be Prepared, Know your Risks. We'll have more with the Chief throughout the week. In the mea...

Our focus on Mental Health Week includes a great conversation with Dr. Linna Li, Deputy Medical Officer of Health for the Southeast Health Unit. Dr Li brings a relevant and valuable perspective of how...

Canadians across most provinces and territories will receive a test emergency alert on their phones, TVs, and radios on Wednesday, May 7, 2025, as part of a nationwide test of the Alert Ready system. ...

Smiths Falls council is moving ahead with the redesign of the Lower Reach Park, approving the parking lot and entrance locations at their recent meeting. They also adopted the full park redesign in pr...

An Indigenous-led ceremony to mark "Red Dress Day" will be held Monday at 5 p.m. to honour Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women, Girls, Two Spirit and gender diverse people. One of the organizers, Ch...

There's an additional 240 new child care spaces in the United Counties of Leeds and Grenville. It's an addition to the previously announced 397 new spaces, leading to a total of 637 additional spots u...

A Holocaust survivor is sharing his story with students across the region this week. Andy Reti begins his tour Monday in Almonte, speaking to high schoolers from 10:15 to 11:15 He'll visit the repsect...

Finance Minister Peter Bethlenfalvy says the Ontario government will table its next budget on May 15. MPP for Leeds-Grenville-Thousand Islands and Rideau Lakes Steve Clark says that the budget will fo...

It's Canadian mental health week and we're highlighting individuals in the field. Registered psychotherapist Emily Goto of Lanark County Mental Health's Abuse Services explains dealing with someone wh...