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Patrick Grapes

I'm the news anchor for 1240 CJCS and 107.7 2DayFM here in Stratford. If you have any news tips drop me an email at [email protected] or give me a call at 519-271-2216.

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PM not saying whether or not “Jihadi Jack” can come back to Canada, Prince Andrew denies Epstein sex crimes connection

PM not saying whether or not "Jihadi Jack" can come back to Canada Prime Minister Justin Trudeau isn’t saying whether or not “Jihadi Jack” will be allowed back into Canada....

Four people shot at Raptors title celebration, First Time Home Buyer program details released

Feds release details of program aimed at helping people buy a first home Details of the federal government’s First Time Home Buyer Incentive program were released today. If certain conditions are...

First Time Home Buyer program details released, Raptors celebration marred by shooting

Feds release details of program aimed at helping people buy a first home Details of the federal government’s First Time Home Buyer Incentive program were released today. If certain conditions are...

First Time Home Buyer program details released, New Quebec law already challenged in court

Feds release details of program aimed at helping people buy a first home Details of the federal government’s First Time Home Buyer Incentive program were released today. If certain conditions are...

9 in 10 Canadians tricked into believing fake news says study, white meat doesn’t help to lower cholesterol

Study shows 9 in 10 Canadians have fallen for "fake news" online A new study shows that nearly nine in 10 Canadians has been fooled by fake news. The study looked...

Canadian actor upset with Ontario Premier Doug Ford; Pilot dead after helicopter crash in Manhattan

Canadian actor upset at Ontario Premier Doug Ford Canadian actor Kiefer Sutherland wants Ontario Premier Doug Ford to stop using his late grandfather Tommy Douglas’s name and image as part...

Britain’s Prime Minister resigns; Decision on whether Trans Mountain Pipeline is unconstitutional will come Friday

Theresa May folds to pressure from her party to resign Theresa May made the decision to resign as the Prime Minister effective June 7. She gave into the pressure from...

Pork prices set to rise, Feds taking Facebook to task over privacy violations

Pork prices set to rise A disease in China is expected to spike the price of pork all around the world. The country is experiencing an outbreak of African swine...

Oilsands carbon emissions higher than first thought, ISIS Claims Responsibility for Sri Lanka attacks,

Oilsands carbon emissions higher than first thought New data shows that carbon emissions from Alberta’s oilsands may be on average...

CRA wrote off $133m in back taxes for one tax payer, Sri Lanka stepping up military’s wartime powers

CRA wrote off $133m in back taxes for one tax payer A Canadian taxpayer got a $133 million break from...

Death toll in Sri Lanka hits 290, Quebec flooding leads to mass evacuations, Bodies of climbers killed in Banff recovered

Death toll in Sri Lanka hits 290 Police now say the death toll in Sri Lanka has reached 290. The update...

Trump was panicked over Mueller investigation, Millennials better paid but more in debt that Gen-Xers

Trump was uncooperative, panicked over Mueller investigation The Mueller Report didn’t find any Russian collusion between Donald Trump or his...

Redacted Mueller Report released today, Warrants not required for communications between minors, predators

Redacted Mueller Report released today There was no collusion between Russia and Donald Trump or his campaign workers during his...

Inflation rises to 1.9 per cent, US lifts ban on Cuba lawsuits, Scientists trigger activity in dead pig brains

Inflation rises to 1.9 per cent The cost of living was up in March, but it could have been even...

Inflation rises to 1.9 per cent, Notre Dame to be closed for five or six years, Colorado schools closed after threat

Inflation rises to 1.9 per cent Inflation rose 1.9 per cent in March, but it would have been worse if...

Lobbying commissioner looking again into Trudeau’s 2017 vacation, French president wants Notre Dame rebuilt in five years

Lobbying commissioner looking again into Trudeau's 2017 vacation Canada’s lobbying commissioner has been ordered by federal court to take a...

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Lake Victoria to be drained for debris removal

During last Thursday's storm, a sluice gate at the RT Orr Dam on the Avon River opened automatically to release water and prevent floodings of roads and upstream buildings.

Stratford Festival actor and director Joe Ziegler passed away

Stratford Festival announced on Tuesday the death of actor and director Joe Ziegler, a veteran of 10 festival seasons.

Ballinran Entertainment celebrates 30 years of telling the stories that matter

The company creates content around the world with "community storytelling to internationally acclaimed documentaries and cultural diplomacy initiatives."

Residents may get a charge out of city council decision on EV stations

Deputy Clerk Audrey Pascual is asking mayor and council for their approval to implement fees for using any of the 14 city-owned Electric Vehicle charging stations.

Beat the heat: Cooling centres activated in Stratford

On social media earlier today, the City of Stratford announced it is opening a cooling centre today and Tuesday at the Stratford Rotary Complex at 353 McCarthy Road West.
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