Covid-19

London Health Sciences Centre has weathered a series of scandals and seismic shifts in its executive structure in recent years, from departures of high-ranking mainstays to a full reimagining of its relationship with another city hospital. The latest shake-up is an abrupt medical leave by president and chief executive Jackie

A 13 per cent increase in mental health leaves for teachers, education assistants and early childhood educators since the COVID-19 pandemic began has a created a $16 million budget hole for the Thames Valley District school board, an administrator says. Read More

London-area health units are gearing up to get more COVID-19 shots in arms, with the general population now eligible for the latest booster. The rollout, which began earlier this month with high-risk folks, comes as respiratory virus season gets into full swing. Here’s what you need to know. Read More

We didn’t get things right following the COVID pandemic, and the proof of it is everywhere – troubling employment figures, stubborn inflation rates, out-of-reach accommodation costs, infuriating grocery prices, and a political world lost in the confusion of it all.  Getting back to normal didn’t work, and neither did the

Controversial Aylmer pastor Henry Hildebrandt pleaded guilty Thursday to one count of violating provincial pandemic rules and was fined $52,000. Read More

London’s public health officials are already eyeing the fall and winter respiratory season, preparing to ramp up its COVID-19 booster push and urging Londoners to do their part to stop the spread amid an expected increase in seasonal illnesses – including influenza, respiratory syntactical virus (RSV) and COVID-19. Our Jennifer

Two Southwestern Ontario churches that defied temporary public health laws for indoor and outdoors gatherings during the COVID-19 pandemic are seeking to take their fight against the restrictions to the Supreme Court. Read More

A Sarnia realtor isn’t the only one who’s been slapped with hefty fines for breaking now-gone border rules at the Blue Water Bridge border crossing between Canada and the U.S. Read More