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The provincial political landscape in the 10-riding London region looks exactly the same as it did before – an orange island in a blue ocean

This year’s Coldest Night of the Year walk in Wingham managed to raise $30,000 for United Way’s Northern Huron Connection Centre. On Feb. 22, dozens of walkers congregated at the Maitland River Community Church to participate in the event, which raised a total of $30,840. Although some area walks were forced to make adjustments due […]

Ontario’s parole enforcement unit is looking for a man wanted on a Canada-wide arrest warrant who has ties to London and Sarnia. The OPP-led repeat offender parole enforcement (ROPE) squad is asking the public for help locating Joshua Gray, 44, who is serving a nearly seven-year sentence for armed robbery, drug possession for the purpose […]

Shannon Maier's arrival brings to 10 the executive roster at the London Health Sciences Centre, now overseen by a provincial supervisor.

Former Woodstock Mayor John Geoghegan has died at age 88 after a “lengthy illness," according to his obituary.

Registration has begun for Wingham’s Coldest Night of the Year. Coldest Night of the Year walks are hosted in more than 170 cities across Canada, raising vital funds to assist individuals and families experiencing hunger, homelessness, and other hardships.  The Wingham event takes place on Feb. 22 with check-in beginning at 4 p.m. The start […]

Registration has begun for Wingham’s Coldest Night of the Year. Coldest Night of the Year walks are hosted in more than 170 cities across Canada, raising vital funds to assist individuals and families experiencing hunger, homelessness, and other hardships.  The Wingham event takes place on Feb. 22 with check-in beginning at 4 p.m. The start […]

A local pet rescue recently launched a new fundraiser to help cover care costs for animals seeking homes. “We currently have 99 cats and kittens and 20 dogs and pups,” said Kathi Newell-Nicholson, founder of Adopt-a-Pet Pet Rescue in Lucknow. “The cost for their food and supplies is our main expense after their initial vetting […]

The Wingham and District Hospital Foundation partnered with Lynn Hoy Enterprises for this year’s Big Match, which sees a sponsoring business help to double the impact of hospital donors. Lynn Hoy Enterprises offered a $10,000 matching gift to the foundation on Giving Tuesday, Dec. 3. The event exceeded its goal

Tim Hortons is once again selling Holiday Smile Cookies to benefit local charities. “Thank you to Tim Hortons in Wingham and Lucknow for choosing us,” said Mary Ellen Zielman, executive director for Huron County Food Bank Distribution Centre, in a Nov. 15 interview. “It’s a great way for the community

The Wingham hospital is getting its CT scanner. On Nov. 11, the Wingham and District Hospital Foundation announced having successfully raised the funds needed to cover the cost of purchasing the scanner, as well as the required facility renovations to accommodate the machine. The foundation’s Caring Together campaign began in late

Ten months after an auto parts maker shut down its Wingham foundry, the union representing laid-off workers says they're still owed about $10 million in severance pay.