‘It’s been amazing’: London Knights honour standouts, bid vets farewell
Brett Brochu never did get to resume on-ice workouts.
Day: 17 May 2024
City moves step closer to paying lion’s share of $33.3M Budweiser Gardens facelift
City council took the first step Tuesday in paying much of a $33.3 million Budweiser Gardens facelift, but tied strings to the cash.
Retrial of dog breeder accused in fatal shooting of rival to be held in St. Thomas
The retrial of a man charged in a bizarre Huron County homicide of a field dog rival at a Clinton conservation area will be heard in Elgin County.
Bluewater decision to prevent speaker’s trans ‘attack’ upheld by court
An Ontario Divisional Court panel sided with the Bluewater District School Board’s decision to not let Ann Gillies present her plea against flying the Pride flag at schools or share her belief that transgender children “do not exist,” at a board meeting four years ago. The court dismissed the application due to her delay in […]
Man faces weapons, drug charges in road-rage incident
A 22-year-old Chatham man faces weapons and drug charges after an alleged road-rage incident.
Former London-area youth camp employee charged with historic sexual assault
Philip Doucette worked at Youth Leadership Camp, located near London, Ont., and later, Orillia, between approximately 1996 and 2005, according to Ottawa police.
Seaforth hospital closing ER overnight
The Huron Perth Healthcare Alliance says the closure is due to “unplanned health human resource shortages.”
Break-in foiled by water leak at London apartment building
A water leak led to a London man’s arrest.
Skirt displays highlight crisis faced by Indigenous women, girls
A partnership between three area organizations aims to raise awareness of the country’s estimated 4,000 missing and murdered Indigenous women and girls and the continued risk they still face today. Twenty ribbon skirts have been designed and sewn by a group from Saugeen First Nation to be displayed at each of the 17 Bruce County […]
Woman, 50, charged with assaulting London police officer
A London woman is charged with assaulting police after officers responded to reports of a trespasser at a south-end business, police say.
Benches honouring homicide victims unveiled by Victim Services
Victim Services Huron has unveiled three commemorative benches honouring local homicide victims.
SVCA closes Varney Pond for public safety
The decision was made in the interest of environmental protection, and comes after a comprehensive review of the pond’s safety and functionality.
