Category: Midwestern Ontario
No incumbent, just four candidates and the quietest race for London city council
One race stands out in the London’s south end – mainly for how relatively quiet it is.
St. Thomas police detail weekend call that prompted large response
An investigation into intimate partner violence drew a large police response in St. Thomas over the weekend. Officers from several units, including the critical response team and the canine unit, were involved in the investigation that led to the arrest of a suspect without incident on Sunday, police said. “Due to the circumstances of the […]
Who uses methamphetamine? Maybe not who you think: London study
A new Ontario-wide analysis is challenging assumptions about who uses methamphetamine and amphetamine, finding women and older adults make up a larger share of people testing positive for the drugs than previously thought. More than 215,000 urine drug screens conducted in Ontario between 2017 and 2018 were examined by researchers at Lawson Research Institute at […]
Arva man, 79, dead after two-vehicle crash west of Stratford: Police
A 79-year-old Arva man is dead after a two-vehicle collision in a rural area west of Stratford, provincial police say. It was just before 4 p.m. on Friday, the Ontario Provincial Police in Perth County say, when officers were joined by paramedics and the West Perth Fire Department in response to the crash, which police […]
Popular farmers market shifts outside after fire officials order building shut
“The people are supporting us, (they’re) so good.”