Category: Midwestern Ontario
Scorching weather looms for London amid heat warning for Victoria Day
Just in time for Victoria Day, the unofficial start of summer, London is facing a holiday-weekend heat warning, following a brutally cold winter and a cool spring so far. As of Sunday afternoon, Environment Canada was declaring a heat warning beginning midday Monday, Victoria Day, through the end of Tuesday, falling under the yellow designation […]
Western student explains why she used AI on closed-book exam
One of nearly 300 students in a Western University course taught by a professor who believes a “large number” of them cheated on the final exam says she used artificial intelligence to help her answer the written part of the exam. “In certain situations people just want to do well, students, and I fall into […]
Two taken to hospital, road closed after ATV crash: Police
Two people were taken to hospital after a crash involving an all-terrain vehicle in a rural part of Oxford County, Ontario Provincial Police say. It was about 11:30 a.m. on Sunday when the OPP announced on social media that a road was closed in an area of Oxford County that’s located southwest of Ingersoll, not […]
How worried should London residents be about hantavirus? Top doctor weighs in
An outbreak of a strain of hantavirus linked to a Dutch cruise ship has resulted in a handful of confirmed cases and three deaths as of May 15, according to the World Health Organization. It’s also raised public concern, including in Ontario. But how worried should residents in the London area be, six years after […]
Plan to turn old YMCA into supportive housing draws mixed views from neighbours
While an east-end councillor is pleased to see plans for a former YMCA building to become supportive housing, neighbours have mixed feelings. Indwell, a Christian non-profit supportive housing agency, announced Friday they bought the Bob Hayward YMCA on Hamilton Road for more than $2 million. The plan is for work to begin in 2027 on […]