Halton confirms first human West Nile case of the year

Oakville News reports that a Halton resident has tested positive for West Nile virus, marking the region’s first laboratory-confirmed human case this year.

Halton Region Associate Medical Officer of Health Dr. Joanna Oda advises residents to protect themselves from mosquito bites and remove mosquito breeding sites until the fall frost. The release says most infected people have no symptoms, while some may experience fever, headache, body aches, joint pain, vomiting, diarrhea or a rash.

The release also says a small proportion of infected people may develop severe illness affecting the central nervous system, including encephalitis or meningitis. More information is available through Halton Region’s West Nile Virus page, and standing water on public property can be reported by calling 311.

Reported by Oakville News

Dundas Street construction may delay Oakville Transit Route 5

Oakville Transit’s 2026 service-updates archive says construction on Dundas Street may cause delays to Route 5 starting Aug. 24, 2026.

The notice does not identify lane restrictions, a detour, the section of Dundas Street affected or an end date.

Reported by Roads & construction watch

Oakville artist advances to top 100 in Art Comp 2026

Oakville News reports that Oakville artist Michele Van Maurik has reached the top 100 in Art Comp 2026 with her painting Splendour of tulips.

The work features Parrot Tulips and is competing in an exhibition in London offering $200,000 across four awards, including a $100,000 juried grand prize and three People’s Choice prizes.

Public voting closes Sept. 7, and the awards are scheduled to be announced Sept. 24.

Reported by oakvillenews.org

Oakville man charged in alleged assaults involving woman he met online

CTV News reports that Peel police have charged an Oakville man in connection with alleged sexual assaults involving an adult woman he met online. Police say the pair met in person several times between December 2025 and April 2026.

Police allege the man rendered the woman unconscious before assaulting her and secretly recorded the incidents on his cellphone. Allen Siu Ming Chow, 73, was arrested in Oakville on Aug. 27 and charged with overcoming resistance by administering or attempting to administer a drug, sexual assault causing bodily harm and voyeurism.

Police said Chow was held pending a bail hearing and that the investigation remains ongoing. Anyone with information, or who believes they had similar interactions with Chow, is asked to contact Peel police’s Special Victims Unit at 905-453-2121, ext. 3460, or Crime Stoppers anonymously.

Reported by ctvnews.ca