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.
Power outages caused by overnight storms closed two Elgin County elementary schools on Thursday. Straffordville public school and Port Burwell public school were closed, officials with the Thames Valley District school board announced early Thursday. Their on-site EarlyON Centres, child care centres and before and after school programs were not operating at those sites for […]
Artificial intelligence poses an unprecedented cyber security threat to business, industry and institutions, and London agencies will be given a crash course Thursday on how to guard against crippling attacks. AI can be used by hackers to attack targets with speed and sophistication and a strong counter is needed against the threat, said Neil Beaton, […]
A driver is dead after a single-vehicle crash in Tillsonburg on Wednesday morning, Ontario Provincial Police say. Vienna Road at Simcoe Street and Old Vienna Road in Tillsonburg was closed following a single-vehicle crash, Oxford OPP said on social media Wednesday at about 10 a.m. The crash happened shortly after 9 a.m. and the driver […]
It's been a tough year so far for new home construction, with housing starts in all categories running behind 2024 levels.
A Free Press reader thinks too many London councillors seem "all too eager to silence anyone who asks questions pertaining to transparency and accountability."
“If you go for a walk in the woods, it’s good to know what could hurt you,” he said. “Going to the beach is no different – we should know the dangers and how to spot them.”
Winning a gold medal at the OFSAA track and field championship is a remarkable feat. Winning three individual gold medals is nearly unheard of, but Jackson MacKay, 18, of London did just that at the provincial meet held June 5 to 7 in Toronto. MacKay, a student at Sir Frederick Banting secondary school, won the […]
After far-off wildfires drove air quality in the region into high-risk territory last week, a Southwestern Ontario health unit has extended a special air quality statement.
Two gunmen killed a nurse outside her northwest London home in a botched hit targeting her boyfriend, a court heard.