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.
A Cambridge resident faces charges, including of operating a vehicle while impaired, following a weekend car-train collision in Oxford County, police say. The Saturday morning collision occurred about 5:30 a.m. in Blandford-Blenheim, a largely rural township northeast of Woodstock, Ontario Provincial Police said. Police said a 38-year-old had minor injuries from the collision and was […]
Londoners were warned to limit time outdoors on Friday as smoke from far-off wildfires drove the region’s air quality into high-risk territory.
HURON – Environment and Climate Change Canada has issued a special air quality statement as smoke from wildfires in the west begins clouding the Huron County area. The June 5 statement encompasses southern Huron County, Bluewater, Goderich, northern Huron County, Wingham and Blyth. According to a press release from Huron Perth public health, wildfire smoke […]
A major academic building at Western University is closed while London police investigate a suspicious fire that has forced the university to move some exams. London firefighters responded at 2:30 p.m. Thursday to the Social Sciences Centre. Firefighters quickly extinguished the blaze but damage was significant and fire investigators were called in, the department said […]
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This coverage is made possible through a partnership between IPR and Grist, a nonprofit environmental media organization. The proposed Copperwood Mine in the Upper Peninsula has received a new air quality permit from the Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes, and Energy, allowing the project to continue moving forward. Public comment on the controversial project […]