A federal election candidate in a Southwestern Ontario riding says he finds it “disheartening” and “discouraging” that a large number of his election signs have been stolen. David Hilderley, the Liberal candidate in Oxford, estimates “at least 20” of his campaign’s signs have been taken from his supporters’ properties, as well as two 1.2-by-2.4-metre signs […]
Southwestern Ontario mayors are bracing for job losses due to U.S. President Donald Trump’s trade war, but remain optimistic
Southwestern Ontario’s commercial fishing industry is feeling the pressure of looming U.S. tariffs expected on April 2 on all Canadian goods. That includes fish caught and processed in Ontario, a vast […]
Several charges have been laid after a Southwestern Ontario couple’s two dogs were shot dead during an apparent coyote hunt gone wrong, their owner says. The German shepherds, nine-year-old Mary Jane and three-year-old Hank, were owned by Kaitlin Strong and her husband Robert Jordan. Strong says she’s been told by a Ministry of Natural Resources […]
The chair of the London District Catholic school board says he has declined an invitation to a conference at a Southwestern Ontario casino’s hotel this spring. Hosted by Ontario Catholic Supervisory Officers’ Association, the conference is being held May 14 to 16 at Caesars Windsor hotel. “If it’s a trustees’ conference without professional development, I […]
A group of grown men engaged in a brief but heated brawl outside a Southwestern Ontario Costco store. Believe it or not, the fight Sunday morning at the Brantford Costco was allegedly over Pokémon cards. A 42-second-long video of the altercation was posted on Reddit and a private Facebook group called Costco Brantford Fan Club […]
The bankruptcy of a Volkswagen partner in electric vehicle battery production will not threaten the automaker’s St. Thomas investment, industry experts say. The development does, however, demonstrate increasing volatility in the EV sector during this high-tariff automotive environment, and the $7-billion PowerCo EV battery plant in Southwestern Ontario may face future delays, they said. Northvolt, […]
A Southwestern Ontario teen reported missing from a high school last week has been found dead, provincial police say.