A Sarnia high school will be closed Thursday as police investigate what they call a “disturbing message” found on school property. Neither Sarnia police nor the Lambton Kent District school board (LKDSB) specified the contents of the message found at the end of the school day Wednesday at Northern Collegiate Institute and Vocational School on […]
There’s likely no need to water your lawn or garden on Thursday as more rain is expected to soak parts of the region for several hours.
Jubilee ignored The Platinum Jubilee to celebrate the Queen of Canada’s 70 years on the throne was a significant historical event. And yet, our elected officials chose to disregard this once-in-a-lifetime opportunity. To celebrate something so positive, non-partisan and unifying was an opportunity missed considering Her Majesty, as our head of state, represents all of […]
The South Bruce OPP are searching for a missing person.
The City of St Thomas has assembled 800 acres of land to create a “mega-site” intended to woo a massive new industry just as discussion grows of another automotive electric-vehicle battery manufacturing plant landing in Ontario.
London’s mayor has called for a review of Trooper Mark Wilson’s name on public places, in the wake of a London Free Press story about Wilson’s conviction for assaulting a woman. “As a city committed to creating a safe London for women and girls, we take this very seriously,” Mayor Ed Holder said in a […]
Most remaining mask mandates in Ontario will be lifted this weekend.
A 76-year-old London man is facing sex charges after an alleged incident involving a teenage girl in a city park last month. On May 6, a teenage girl sitting in a park on Grosvenor Street was approached by a stranger, police said Wednesday without identifying the park. The man sat down beside her and offered […]
The emergency department at the Chesley Hospital is returning to 24-hour service seven days a week on June 15 despite staffing challenges the hospital organization expects to continue through the summer and into the fall months. At its most recent meeting, the South Bruce Grey Health Centre (SBGHC) board of directors approved the resumption of […]
A 16-year-old boy was arrested after a group of youths were pepper-sprayed Wednesday. Officers responded just before noon to reports of a disturbance involving multiple youths in the area of King and Maitland streets, London police said. Three young people had been pepper-sprayed, and another hit with a baton. The male suspect was known to […]
A nurse admitted she sent a text right before the vehicle she was driving on a rural road near Petrolia struck and fatally injured a young mother taking part in a childhood cancer research fundraiser. Melissa Miller’s lawyer said Wednesday in a Sarnia court her client was only texting for a brief moment that Saturday […]
A daily Air Canada flight from Toronto to London has been cancelled seven times in recent weeks, and delayed every other time it took to the air, on some days by as much as two hours. Travel delays at Pearson International Airport, causing long lines and backups, have rippled into London with a shortage of […]
