Month: September 2024
Fire at Kelseys in Owen Sound Tuesday morning
A suspected electrical room fire before opening at Kelseys restaurant in Owen Sound Tuesday morning caused extensive smoke damage but no injuries. “The staff did an excellent job of notifying 911 immediately and evacuating the building,” Owen Sound Fire Chief Phil Eagleson said at the scene. Firefighters contained flames in the electrical room, the origin […]
Thirteen golf carts worth $100K total stolen from area club
Ontario Provincial Police seek the public’s help after 13 golf carts were stolen from the Belmont Golf Club in Central Elgin.
Thirteen golf carts worth $100K total stolen from area club
Ontario Provincial Police seek the public’s help after 13 golf carts were stolen from the Belmont Golf Club in Central Elgin.
More ER temporary closures at Durham hospital starting tonight
Durham hospital’s emergency department hours are being reduced temporarily due to ongoing staff shortages starting tonight, South Bruce Grey Health Centre announced. The department will be closed today at 5 p.m. and will reopen Aug. 2 at 7 a.m.; it will close over the weekend starting Friday, Aug. 4 at 5 p.m. and reopening Sunday, […]
Teenager charged after minivan crashed into empty school
Provincial police have laid charges against a London-area teenager after a minivan crashed into a Goderich elementary school last week.
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London university student shortlisted for US$100K leadership prize
Separated from his family while fleeing war, Nhial Deng was determined to create a better future through education.
Serious injuries in London crash involving vehicle, motorcycle
London police say a “serious” collision involving a motorcycle forced the shutdown of a road in the city’s southeast end on Monday night. It was just before 8 p.m. Monday when emergency crews were called to the intersection of Commissioners Road East and Sheffield Boulevard – just west of Veterans Memorial Parkway – for a […]
Friend testifies he, not accused, was driver in catastrophic hit-and-run
His voice was barely above a murmur and he stared blankly at the Crown. “I don’t remember,” Ahmad Jamal, 35, said several times while testifying at the hit-and-run trial of Jesse Bleck, who was charged months after cyclist Tristan Roby, then 17, was struck by a car and left with catastrophic injuries on July 21, […]
‘Baby’s here’: Parents praise paramedics for help at unplanned home birth
Two new parents are crediting four quick-thinking London paramedics for their baby delivery skills, days after a lightning-quick labour forced an unplanned home birth.