Month: June 2024
Sex assault trial hangs on girl’s age and accused’s perception of it
She was a surprising choice as a witness for the defence at a sexual assault trial.
London widow sounds alarm about new long-term care law
Jane Berges doesn’t want other families in Ontario to be left without choice in their care.
Stratford Festival review: There are worse fates than dying in Death and the King’s Horseman
While a central theme in the Stratford Festival’s 2022 production of Nigerian playwright Wole Soyinka’s Death and the King’s Horseman, death alone does not make the story a tragedy.
Ontario’s new approach to COVID spells end of five-day isolation guideline
TORONTO – People in Ontario who test positive for COVID-19 no longer have to isolate for five days, the province’s top doctor said Wednesday in announcing what he called a “practical and pragmatic” new approach to dealing with the virus. Under the new guidelines, people should stay home until their fever clears and their symptoms […]
Man who lives in a tent in Owen Sound trying to get back on track
Russel James Ford said he has never overdosed. But the 23-year-old Owen Sound man, who said he’s been homeless off and on for two years, said he has saved lots people by administering Naloxone. He has been living in a tent in Harrison Park for the past two months. His three young children live in […]
Children aged five to 11 now eligible for COVID-19 booster dose
Another item has been added to the back-to-school to-do list for London-area parents: book a COVID-19 booster shot for their children aged five to 11 years old.
COVID-19 hitting long-term care but most residents ‘doing well’
There were 10 COVID-19 outbreaks underway in Grey-Bruce Wednesday, mainly in local nursing and retirement homes, which can be combatted with more vaccination, the Grey Bruce Health Unit said. “Vaccine offers strong personal protection from hospitalization, complications, ICU admission and death,” said Dr. Rim Zayed, who is in line to become an assistant medical officer […]
Organizers welcome crowds back at Salmon Spectacular
The 34th Owen Sound Salmon Spectacular has passed the midway point and organizers couldn’t be happier with how the event has gone so far. “The first day on Friday was a record day for us with 380 fish, the line went outside the tent and the events have seen lots of people every night,” Derby […]
Police make quick arrest after business break-in
A 27-year-old Kincardine resident is facing a slew of charges after police linked them to a theft at a local business. Shortly after 7 a.m. on Aug. 30, South Bruce OPP responded to a report of a break-in at a business on Queen Street. That afternoon, members of the Grey Bruce Community Street Crimes Unit […]
What a federal riding rejig would mean for London, Middlesex County
The federal riding that presently includes Strathroy-Caradoc and much of western Middlesex County would be dramatically changed as proposed by a three-member federal commission.