Ontario Provincial Police are investigating after one person was killed and four others were taken to hospital following a two-vehicle crash on Highway 401 early Sunday. It was about 2:30 a.m. on Sunday when officers from the OPP’s Elgin detachment, paramedics and Central Elgin firefighters responded to the crash in the 401’s eastbound lanes at […]
By Victoria Witke
Christina Petalas, a doctoral student McGill University, studies herring gulls to learn about plastic pollution near the St. Lawrence River. Across two studies, she found plastic additives in every bird sampled, which could have human health consequences.
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Since first being detected in 2021, a subtype of highly pathogenic avian influenza has had a dramatic impact on North America
Three students died at the scene of a single-vehicle crash Tuesday just east of Hanover and a fourth student was flown to a London hospital in critical condition.
Looking for the most unique microbrewery in southern Ontario? Search the woods of Essex County.
Festivities marking Dia de Los Muertos, a Mexican holiday whose name translates to Day of the Dead, were held at the Beer Kitchen in London
Ali Bhatti, 31, has a history of drug-related convictions.
By Julia Belden
The Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes and Energy and governor are marking Michigan’s first Microplastics Awareness Week. Scientists are now finding microplastics in the human body but don’t know their long-term effects.
Winter conditions in the Great Lakes are getting much shorter — by about two weeks fewer each decade since 1995
Ontario's Natural Resources Ministry is asking for the public's help as it investigates the deaths of two swans in a provincial wildlife area east of Goderich.
Did you hear the one about the pioneer who walked his dinner home? That would be the first settler in the eastern part of Arran Township, David Chalmers, a bachelor and a bit wet behind the ears. It was back in 1851, before Arran was surveyed into farm lots. Historian Norman Robertson tells the story, […]
The Ministry of Labour is investigating the case, police said.