Month: January 2026
Sentencing looms for drunk driver in crash that killed teenage friend
A Dresden woman found guilty of impaired driving causing death in a crash that killed her friend will learn her fate in early February.
Police report: Man arrested at police HQ; lottery tickets stolen
A collection of police reports from across Southwestern Ontario MAN ARRESTED AT POLICE HQ A 38-year-old has been arrested at St. Thomas police headquarters, days after an incident of mischief on their property earlier this week. St Thomas police say officers saw a person attempting to interfere with the headquarters’ parking gates Wednesday. The suspect […]
Splashes and shivers as hundreds take Polar Plunge in Southampton
Hundreds of people splashed, shivered and donated to the Salvation Army during the third annual New Year’s Day Polar Plunge in Lake Huron at the Southampton shoreline. In total, dippers and spectators donated 850 pounds of food, $600 cash and goods for the Port Elgin Thrift Shop. With little wind, no ice and temperatures hovering […]
Coach vows changes amid ugly London Lightning start: ‘Concerning’
The London Lightning’s start to the new Basketball Super League couldn’t have gone much worse. The Bolts fell to 0-2 with a 100-94 road loss to the K-W Titans before 1,020 Tuesday at the Kitchener Memorial Auditorium. Their head coach sent guard Marcus Ottey to the showers early after an on-court verbal altercation and vowed […]
Biographer hopes to gain recognition for forgotten London film pioneer
A Hollywood pioneer from London is getting a push for recognition by his biographer, who is “not surprised, but puzzled” by the filmmaker’s lack of appreciation in Canada.