Month: June 2024
Growing pains: London’s big-ask budget lineup growing
Police, public transit – and now, libraries and cultural groups. The mounting cost pressures on London city council keep coming as the politicians get ready to crack open their draft budget books this month, with the latest big increase sought from a library system whose boss says it’s been “underfunded for years.” The city’s museum […]
Saving kids: London’s mobile intensive care unit ready to roll
One of only a few Ontario medical centres with a mobile intensive care system for babies and children, the Children’s Hospital at the London Health Sciences Centre is looking to add a third shift to its team in the wake of a surge in respiratory illnesses over the past year among kids showing up in hospitals.
London Western club shines at Canadian cross-country championships
Heath McAllister’s third-place finish led the London Western track and field club to top spot in the under-20 men’s team division at the Canadian cross country championships last weekend in Ottawa.
Corey Perry: ‘I am embarrassed and I let you all down’
A contrite Corey Perry has started working with mental health and substance abuse experts to discuss his struggles with alcohol.
Oneida Nation of the Thames councillor charged in alleged $150K fraud
An Oneida Nation of the Thames councillor has been suspended from council after she was charged in an alleged $150,000 fraud.
City waterfront site could see condos, seniors apartments and hotel
A hotel, marina, two condominium apartment buildings and a seniors apartment building are proposed for the long-vacant Russel Brothers factory waterfront site in Owen Sound. The city posted online a public notice of intention to remove a Holding provision on much of the site at 2198 3rd Ave. E., a requirement before anything could be […]
Twelve COVID-19 outbreaks ongoing in region, hospitalizations remain low
There are a dozen COVID-19 outbreaks at health care institutions in Grey-Bruce and an uptick in respiratory illness across the province. Test positivity for COVID-19 in Ontario was 20.4 per cent for the period measured between Nov. 12 and Nov. 18, although limited widespread testing presents a challenge with getting an accurate estimate of the […]
Twelve COVID-19 outbreaks ongoing in region, hospitalizations remain low
There are a dozen COVID-19 outbreaks at health care institutions in Grey-Bruce and an uptick in respiratory illness across the province. Test positivity for COVID-19 in Ontario was 20.4 per cent for the period measured between Nov. 12 and Nov. 18, although limited widespread testing presents a challenge with getting an accurate estimate of the […]
Two Londoners charged with cocaine trafficking: Ontario Provincial Police
Two Londoners are facing drug-trafficking charges after a vehicle was stopped west of London, police say.
London’s hot economy will cool in 2024, but the dip will be short-lived as 2025 will again see strong economic growth, states a just-released report from the Conference Board of Canada.
London’s hot economy will cool in 2024, but the dip will be short-lived as strong economic growth will return in 2025, a new report from the Conference Board of Canada says.