BlackburnNews.com file photo of horse racing at Leamington Fairgrounds. (Photo by Ricardo Veneza)Hiawatha Horse Park in Sarnia hosts the Ontario Sire Stakes Saturday evening. Four divisions of three-year-old trotting colts will compete. Sophomore gelding El Diablo Hall will race in the second $18,000 division. The colt is co-owned by Oil Springs native Dale Hunter and Rock Podolinsky of Alvinston. The event begins at 7pm at Hiawatha on the Golden Mile.
Chatham-Kent Barnstormers shortstop Evan Morrison has been selected by the Texas Rangers in the MLB Draft.
The Toronto Blue Jays suffered a 5-4 loss to the San Diego Padres Sunday and the Detroit Tigers fell 5-0 to Philadelphia.
Starting at 7 a.m. on Monday, Intersection Road will close at Banwell Road for the next six weeks.
Environment Canada has announced another heat warning for Southwestern Ontario.
A major Canadian home improvement retailer has provided a Windsor-Essex addiction recovery facility with a generous donation.
The Ontario government has provided a boost to some 400 Royal Canadian Legions across the province.
