Month: June 2024
London’s first winter shelter beds set to open Friday
A London agency faces a tight timeline to open 120 emergency shelter beds for the homeless this winter. Ark Aid Street Mission is set to open the first 30 beds in London’s winter response plan on Friday. The remaining 90 beds included in the $3-million plan approved by city council at a meeting Tuesday will […]
Q+A: London police board chair on new four-year deal
A new four-year contact for London police employees is rooted in a competitive compensation program that reflects the market conditions, says the head of the city’s police board.
Western Mustangs men’s hockey team clawing back into playoff race
Can the Western men’s hockey team actually recover from a 2-11 start and make the post-season?
Firefighters battle ‘large encampment fire’ in south London
London firefighters battled a fire at a large homeless encampment in south London on Wednesday, the second blaze at an encampment in three days. Multiple 911 callers reported the fire in a wooded area of Adelaide Street South and Royce Court, north of Exeter Road, the department said in a post on X at about […]
Pandemic milestone: London’s COVID-19 mass vaccination clinic closing
It’s the end of the road for London’s first COVID-19 mass vaccination clinic.
Attack GM doesn’t anticipate a sell off with team rounding into form
How do you make heads or tails of the season thus far if you’re in charge of the Owen Sound Attack and over a third of the way through the campaign? In the past month, the team lost four games in a row before winning five straight on the road. They’ve beaten the league-leading Kitchener […]
Teenage witnesses, father, arresting officer testify in voyeurism trial
Two teenage girls testified as Crown witnesses during the first of a two-day trial for a Stratford man charged with committing an indecent act and voyeurism.
SON asking Supreme Court to weigh in on Bruce Peninsula claim
Saugeen Ojibway Nation wants the Supreme Court to consider whether the Crown owed a fiduciary duty to them and whether it was breached when the Crown didn’t stop settlers from moving into the Bruce Peninsula, which was promised to SON. It’s asking the Supreme Court of Canada for leave to appeal parts of lower court […]
Trio of London Devilettes alumni set to play for Canada in U.S. Rivalry Series
Three London Devilettes grads will suit up for the Canadian senior women’s hockey team in the Rivalry series stops in Kitchener Dec. 14 and Sarnia Dec. 16.
Police close stretch of road in Aylmer amid watchdog probe
Police closed a major street in Aylmer on Wednesday amid an investigation by Ontario’s police watchdog.