News

Fire crews are battling a blaze Thursday morning in Brighton. Brighton and Cramahe crews are on the scene of the fire on (19 & 21) Young Street near Sobey’s The building, which is said to not have anyone inside, has been heavily damaged with the roof caved in on the brick building. We expect more details Thursday.
Belleville Police have revealed the charges laid against a Quinte West man involved in the fatal motor vehicle collision on Saturday. A Forty-nine-year-old man was originally arrested and charged with : Dangerous operation of a conveyance causing bodily harm, Impaired operation of a conveyance causing bodily harm and a Blood alcohol concentration – 80 or more milligrams He was held for a bail hearing and has remained in custody since. As the investigation progressed, the charges against him were upgraded to Dangerous operation of a conveyance
causing death, Impaired operation of a conveyance causing death, and Blood alcohol concentration – 80 or more milligrams causing death. He remains in custody…
A serious motor-vehicle collision on Dundas Street West on Saturday led to 19-year-old Samuel Brown being extricated from his vehicle with life-threatening injuries. He was taken to Kingston General Hospital where he later passed away from his injuries.
Two men have been arrested in the Dominican Republic in connection with the death of a Quebec teen who was on vacation with his brother. Tristan Primeau Poitras, 19, was shot and killed on Monday, March 23, while riding a motorcycle on the Puerto Plata-Maimon Highway in Puerto Plata, according to a news release from the national police force. According to the release, local residents Jordi Yúnior Severiano, 23, and Rangel Merete Rodríguez, 30, were identified in a lineup by Poitras’s brother, who police say was with him when he was shot.
The Liberal government’s politically contentious new anti-hate bill has passed its final hurdle in the House of Commons and will now go to the Senate. Bill C-9 — dubbed the Combatting Hate Act — proposes new Criminal Code offences, including one that would make it a crime to intentionally promote hatred against identifiable groups in public using certain hate- or terrorism-related symbols. The bill passed third reading with support of the Bloc Québécois on Wednesday night.
Conservatives and the NDP voted against the legislation. Last night the Andrew was packed with people interested to hear first hand how last summer’s drought affected farmers in Prince Edward county. Beef farmer Andy Margetson, Dave Gillingham grape grower and dairy farmer councillor Sam Branderhorst each shared their experiences of how they survived the drought, what the difficulties were and how they plan for the future. Water consumption for livestock was a huge issue, keeping the dairy cattle cool during the high temperatures and dealing with the spring flood during planting season all painted a picture of the hardships. Sam Branderhorst talked about the stress farmers felt and took the opportunity to encourage farmers and their families to utilize the Guardian Network, a free mental health program supporting the farming community. Sam is a guardian herself and offered her contact for anyone in need of support.

Sports

Kawhi Leonard had 27 points, Darius Garland added 24, and the Los Angeles Clippers beat the Toronto Raptors 119-94
Joseph Woll made 40 saves and John Tavares scored the winner as the Toronto Maple Leafs topped the New York Rangers 4-3
Saskatchewan Roughriders head coach Corey Mace has won the 2025 CFL Coach of the Year award. In his second year at the helm, Mace led the Roughriders to a CFL-best 12-6 record to capture the ninth West Division title in franchise history.
Aaron Judge went hitless on opening day for the first time and struck out four times for the first time since September 2024, but the New York Yankees still produced plenty of offense and beat San Francisco 7-0 Wednesday night in the debut of Giants manager Tony Vitello as the major league season began. The Jays begin their season tomorrow night against the Oakland Athletics.
That’s your County FM sports.