Category: Midwestern Ontario
‘Close call’: Police rescue boy, 6, swept from shore on inflatable
A six-year-old boy was rescued from Lake Huron after drifting away from shore on what Ontario Provincial Police described as an “inflatable ring.” The child, who police said was wearing a “personal floatation device,” drifted from shore near Black’s Point Beach, south of Goderich, on Monday just after noon, police said. The boy was located […]
Santa’s House in London feeling heat of uncertain future
There’s no place like home for the holidays – unless it’s Santa’s House in London. With only about 180 days until Christmas, Santa Claus has been at least temporarily evicted and his house is boarded up and on a trailer in a Ridout Street parking lot. Its next destination, if there is one, isn’t clear. […]
London Eats: Keep it cool at these must-try ice cream spots
We’ve got the scoop on London shops offering unique flavours, such as ube honeycomb and mangolicious, along with staple spots in the city.
London heat wave: All you need to know about the early summer sizzler
Here’s what you need to know about the London region’s sweltering weather.
Port Burwell beach closed amid search for missing swimmer
Provincial police closed a Southwestern Ontario beach after a swimmer went missing in Lake Erie over the weekend. Emergency crews were called Sunday shortly after 3 p.m. to Port Burwell beach for a report of two swimmers in distress, Elgin OPP said. One swimmer was pulled to safety and taken to hospital with non-life threatening […]