he chief of a small Southwestern Ontario police force has joined the chorus of top cops from larger local cities in decrying the release from custody of what they’ve all dubbed “prolific offenders.” Kyle Johnstone is police chief in Aylmer, a town of 7,500 located 45 kilometres east of London that’s one of the few […]
SARNIA – A U.S. man working security for a hip hop artist has been banned from coming back to Canada for one year after he was caught smuggling his disassembled illegal handgun across the Blue Water Bridge on a tour bus. A Sarnia courtroom recently heard two buses arrived on the Canadian side of the […]
A man who assaulted a store manager while they were taking out the trash has been jailed for three months.
A 27-year-old is dead and a man the same age is charged with first-degree murder after police say a fatal stabbing triggered a large investigation in a residential part of Strathroy. Police say officers were called to Ashby Crescent, in a neighbourhood near Metcalfe Street West, just after 5 p.m. on Friday following reports of […]
The Agriplex at London’s Western Fair District has a new name, part of a pledge from the organization to enhance its reputation as an event destination for Southwestern Ontario. Friday, Western Fair officials announced it will now be known as the J-AAR Expo Centre, part of a 10-year deal between the Western Fair Association and […]
Rachel Gilbert spoke with Norman De Bono, who has been covering Southwestern Ontario's auto sector amid the economic threat from tariffs
Toyota will assemble electric batteries at its Ontario plants, adding to the concentration of electric vehicle investment in Southwestern Ontario.
Provincial police closed a Southwestern Ontario beach after a swimmer went missing in Lake Erie over the weekend. Emergency crews were called Sunday shortly after 3 p.m. to Port Burwell beach for a report of two swimmers in distress, Elgin OPP said. One swimmer was pulled to safety and taken to hospital with non-life threatening […]
A Southwestern Ontario public health unit at the epicentre of a provincewide measles outbreak has reported the fewest new weekly cases in months. The four new measles cases reported by Southwestern Public Health – the health unit for Oxford and Elgin counties, Woodstock and St. Thomas – between June 12 and 19, mark the lowest […]
A Southwestern Ontario municipality has rejected a proposed wind turbine project after politicians received a loud negative response from many residents.
The Kincardine Independent
(By Becky Grebenjak) The 2024 Kincardine Regional Silver Stick tournament is scheduled to take place in Kincardine at the Davidson Centre from Dec. 27 to Dec. 30. This event represents Southwestern Ontario’s premier competition for U13B and U15B teams (Tier 1/Tier 2).
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