Month: September 2024
How area cities compare on quality of life (good news for Woodstock)
London ranks higher than any other Southwestern Ontario city in the percentage of its population with a post-secondary education, but it’s also running one of the highest poverty rates in the region.
Letters to the Editor: August 2, 2023
Set expectations
Hit-and-run trial: Witness downplayed victim’s grave injuries in police interview
During his so-called confession to the London police, Ahmad Jamal was shown a photo of critically injured hit-and-run victim Tristan Roby in the hospital, on a breathing tube. “It looks like he’s doing just fine,” Jamal said to Const. Bernard Martin, who was conducting the bizarre interview when Jamal insisted he was the driver who […]
PHOTOS: Memorial for Woodstock police dog Taz
Dozens of police dogs and their handlers from across the province attended a memorial service Tuesday for Woodstock police service dog Taz, who died July 3 in the line of duty
Home purchased for young human trafficking victims needs your help
The Women’s Centre Grey Bruce is raising $150,000 for renovations to a house where young victims of human trafficking can stay. A new Adopt-A-Room campaign supports the Owen Sound-based organization’s Anti-Human Trafficking Program for Youth. Renovations have started and the house purchased this year should be open this winter for eight youths, a Women’s Centre […]
Former elementary school reborn as medical centre, site of future homes
An old Lambeth school decommissioned by the Thames Valley District school board will soon be home to medical offices, shops and homes, says a London developer.
Teen charged in triple stabbing, police seek video surveillance footage
A 15-year-old from Stratford faces numerous charges in a triple stabbing at a home in Huron County on Sunday.
Former Nawash chief challenging incumbent in Friday elections
Former Chippewas of Nawash chief Greg Nadjiwon is running for chief in Friday’s band elections, which he views as a “report card” on the current chief. “I’m running because quite a few people had come up and asked if I’d consider accepting a nomination,” he told The Sun Times Tuesday. “I look at it as […]
Passenger killed in area rollover crash: OPP
One person has died following a single-vehicle crash north of London on Saturday.
Police seek help locating suspect in downtown assault, robbery
London police are asking the public for help locating a suspect in a downtown assault and robbery that sent one person to hospital.