Provincial funding will allow Huron Shores Hospice (HSH) to open a third palliative care suite at Tiverton Park Manor in Tiverton. In a Jan. 27 news release the hospice said the Ministry of Health funding is a significant investment that will pay for essential nursing and personal support services, ensuring compassionate, high-quality care for more […]
London public health officials are warning of several potential measles exposures at area hospitals in the last two weeks.
With approved plans for a massive new subdivision in Thamesford, Queen’s Park is shelling out $23.5 million for a new elementary school in a village primed for exponential growth.
A Sarnia councillor whose behaviour has triggered complaints from city staff and the public won’t be able to attend city hall without the permission of council nor attend council meetings in person, city council has decided. The decision was made after a third-party investigation found Coun. Bill Dennis breached the city’s policy and program for […]
A St. Thomas city councillor elected in 2022 is vacating her seat. Tara McCaulley is leaving her position, the city said Tuesday in a news release, opening up a council seat for another candidate. The Municipal Act gives the city two ways to fill the vacancy, St. Thomas Mayor Joe Preston said. “Obviously, a general […]
Two days before Premier Doug Ford pulls the trigger on a spring election, Queen’s Park unveiled $1.3 billion in funding for 30 new schools and additions, including a $100-million Catholic high school in north London. The London District Catholic school board received funding for three schools: more than $140 million for high schools in London […]
Two Norfolk men each face 11 counts of arson in connection with a series of suspicious fires in and around the county over the last three months.
Waterloo police are asking the public to for help locating a man wanted on criminal charges who is known to frequent the London area. In a news release issued on Monday, Waterloo police officials said they were seeking the public’s assistance finding Pierre Chery, 25, who is wanted in connection to three outstanding warrants. The […]
The Township of Huron-Kinloss has declared a Significant Weather Event today, Jan. 20. All roads and sidewalks maintained by the Township will be in a “state of repair” until further notice, according to a Township news release indicating the declaration is due to snow accumulation. “This declaration is not a notice of a reduced level […]
A 33-year-old St. Thomas man is facing a sexual assault charge after a person was sexually assaulted while sleeping outdoors. St. Thomas police say the unidentified complainant was asleep in an open shed near the city’s downtown core, seeking shelter from the cold, when the sexual assault took place. The complainant and the accused were […]
The Middlesex-London Health Unit (MLHU) is warning residents not to touch wild birds after confirming several geese in the region died from avian flu. The health unit issued a warning Friday after three Canada geese recently found dead in two locations – in London and Strathroy – tested positive for the “highly pathogenic strain” of […]
The off-site surgical centre across the street from Victoria Hospital is being expanded to triple its capacity, the province says. The Nazem Kadri surgical centre, named in honour of the NHL star and London native, will be renovated and expanded to add four operating rooms, bringing the total to six. The centre offers daytime, non-urgent […]