Month: September 2024

COVID-19 outbreak at EMDC complicates second-degree murder trial

A London man says he was mentally ill when he stabbed another man to death in a London apartment more than two years ago. “Yes, I was suffering from schizophrenia,” said Samnang Kong, 40, who pleaded not guilty to second-degree murder in a London court Monday and said he was not criminally responsible by way […]

COVID-19 outbreak at Mapleview in Owen Sound now over

A COVID-19 outbreak at a local long-term care home is over, but another one has been declared at another home. The outbreak at Mapleview Long-Term Care Home in Owen Sound was declared over by the Grey Bruce Health Unit on Sunday. That outbreak was first reported on Jan. 9. But a new outbreak was also […]

Abstract artists share passion for spontaneity, colour in Westland exhibit

Two abstract artists are featured in a new exhibition at Westland Gallery. Synchronicity, featuring works by Lisa Stead of London and Stephanie Fehrenbach of Kitchener runs until Feb. 19. “(Synchronicity) certainly applies to the work of (these) artists,” said the gallery’s Kaitlyn Sun-Hwang. “Unified by a shared process of spontaneous mark-making, Stead and Fehrenbach create […]

Area community mourns nurse who championed stem cell donation

Flags were lowered to half-mast at Norfolk General Hospital in honour of a nurse whose cancer fight inspired people across Canada to become stem cell donors. Shannon Adams, 44, a registered nurse at the Simcoe hospital for 18 years, died Friday morning. “Our hearts are broken,” read a post on the hospital’s Facebook page. “During […]