Author: Bridge Michigan
Elementary school locations drive inequitable COVID-19 infection rates: study
You might guess you’re more likely to see COVID-19 infections in school kids in poorer areas. That’s right, but that’s not the whole story, Western University researchers have found. Where an elementary school is located matters more than the school’s individual characteristics when it comes to virus infections in schools, the researchers found by crunching […]
Pedestrian dead, suspect arrested after northwest London collision: police
Officers arrested a suspect after a pedestrian died following a Tuesday night collision in northwest London, police say. Emergency responders called to Oxford Street West near Laurel Street about 11 p.m. found a seriously injured male pedestrian, who died later in hospital, police said Wednesday. Police have not released the victim’s name. Investigators determined a […]
Thames Valley board spotlights inequity during Black History Month
The Thames Valley District school board has sent out Black History Month resource guides to its schools as it shines a spotlight on inequity in the fallout of the Black Lives Matter movement.
London hospital’s COVID patient count hits lowest level in four weeks
London and surrounding Middlesex County recorded no new COVID-19 deaths Wednesday as encouraging trends continued in new hospital figures from London Health Sciences Centre.
Man charged after police find vehicle in roadside ditch
A 20-year-old man is facing a drunk driving charge after a vehicle was found in the ditch on Chippewas of the Thames First Nation.