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Hospital urges non-emergency patients to go elsewhere amid bottleneck

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The St. Thomas hospital is urging people to seek medical attention elsewhere for non-emergencies after experiencing an increased volumes of patients. St. Thomas Elgin General Hospital (STEGH) has issued a statement that it saw 198 patients and received 34 ambulances on Monday this week, adding it continued to “experience significant volumes” of patients. “If you […]

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Ex-principals join top ranks amid Thames Valley school board upheaval

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Three former principals are joining the top ranks of the troubled Thames Valley District school board after two senior officials took leaves of absence and another exited following a travel scandal that sparked a provincial audit. The three-day August retreat by 18 senior staff members of the cash-strapped school board, Ontario’s fourth-biggest, included first-class train […]

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Witness holds firm under defence questioning at bush-party murder trial

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As hard as he tried, Emily Altmann’s defence lawyer couldn’t get Rachel Johnson to admit she was in a Snapchat video on her best friend’s phone. That’s because, she said repeatedly, it wasn’t her. The video in question was found on the cellphone of Altmann’s best friend, Isabella Restrepo, and showed mere seconds of Restrepo […]

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Rookie London Knights forward’s work ethic earning locker-room praise

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Cohen Bidgood earned the ultimate thumbs up from the London Knights organization this week. He was named the hardest-working player for the first month of the OHL season by his teammates. “Every night, I’m just trying to help and play my role,” the 17-year-old forward said. “Not everyone can be a 50-goal scorer like (Easton) […]