The competition to recruit a new London police chief will be fierce because a handful of mid-sized Ontario cities are also searching for new top cops, says the head of the city’s police board and a former chief. The board on Tuesday announced the upcoming retirement of Chief Steve Williams, a 31-year London police veteran […]
For the second time this month, London Health Sciences Centre (LHSC) was forced to publicly ask Londoners to avoid unnecessary trips to the ER because of long wait times. The wait to see a doctor in the emergency department had reached 20 hours or more for those without real emergencies, the hospital tweeted Tuesday afternoon. […]
Exploring a debate over Great Lakes land use, eFoiling on Lake Huron, and The Catch.
Huron Perth Public Health has declared a COVID-19 outbreak at the Wingham and District Hospital.
The Lucknow UCW met at Ostbek apartments on Oct.12 with 12 members present. Bea Madge welcomed everyone and opened the worship with a Thanksgiving verse. Scripture reading was from Psalm 95: verses 1-7 followed by a Thanksgiving prayer. Nancy Gibson read a poem entitled “October” The meditation, “Our Cup Runneth Over,” had everyone participating by […]
A barricaded man forced the evacuation of an area near downtown Lucknow. The situation began just after 12 p.m. on Oct. 16 when OPP officers were called to a disturbance at an apartment building on Walter Street. Members of the South Bruce and Huron County detachments worked to contain the residence and evacuate the area. […]
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An 80-year-old Aylmer man is facing charges in connection with a sexual assault investigation involving a former school bus driver and a youth, police say. The Halton regional police child abuse and sexual assault unit arrested Gordon Jack on Oct. 7, police said Monday. Jack is charged with sexual assault and sexual interference. Halton police […]
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New Grey Bruce Health Unit data on food affordability found it costs nearly $1,100 for a family of four and almost $400 for a single-person to buy basic groceries for a month.
The County of Huron is marking Child Care Worker and Early Childhood Educator Appreciation Day by thanking Huron’s many Child Care Providers for the services they provide to Huron’s families.
Two people were arrested after Woodstock police seized more than a half-million dollars worth of drugs from a home. A drug investigation led officers to arrest two people in the area of Springbank Avenue in Woodstock at about 5:30 p.m. Monday, Woodstock police said. The suspects drove away from police and caused a collision while […]
