Author: Clean Technica
Lawyer: Migrant-worker DNA sweep that solved sex attack ‘discrimination’
Skin colour was the main reason close to 100 local migrant workers were targeted in a DNA sweep as police investigated a violent sexual assault, the lawyer representing several of them argued at a human-rights hearing Tuesday.
Dropping COVID restrictions will lead to rise in cases: top doctor
The region’s top public-health official expects the local COVID-19 case count to rise now that vaccine passports are no longer required in Ontario and all remaining capacity limits in public spaces were lifted Tuesday.
Police identify Oxford County man killed in garage fire
A man who died in a fire last month in a community east of Woodstock has been identified by police. George Townsend, 59, of Princeton was found by emergency responders who responded to a fire on Victoria Street in Princeton at 9:30 a.m. on Feb. 4, Oxford OPP said Tuesday. Townsend was found inside a […]
London-based truck dealership sold in automotive mega-deal
A London trucking business has been snapped up by a U.S. automotive group. TEAM Truck Centres in London, which operates four truck dealerships in Ontario selling medium- and heavy-duty trucks, has been bought by Penske Automotive Group. TEAM has been added to Penske’s subsidiary, Premier Truck Group. “We are thrilled to welcome TEAM Truck Centres […]
Southwestern Ontario WWII veteran celebrates100th birthday
CHATHAM – Enjoying a brief moment of quiet with his wife Olive at a community centre here, John Olbey broke into a smile at the large group of family and friends that gathered around him.