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London hospital officials: Cancer surgery wait times cut dramatically
London Health Sciences Centre has over the past year reduced cancer surgery wait times for non-urgent and non-emergent patients by 50 per cent, its oncology head says. The regional hospital group said Wednesday in a statement that, as of March, through a “dedicated team effort” 90 per cent of oncology patients at the Verspeeten Family […]
Huron-Kinloss flags at half-mast in recognition of former reeve
Flags at the Township of Huron-Kinloss are being flown at half-mast to honour Michael Snobelen, former reeve of the Township of Huron, who died on June 1 at the age of 76. Snobelen served as reeve from 1976 to 1980, as well as being a member of Bruce County council from 1979 to 1980. The […]
30 extra minutes. A $98 parking-lot ticket. One fuming downtown London visitor
A chaplain who says she paid $6 to park for 90 minutes in a private downtown London is fuming after her meeting ran 30 minutes late and she was hit with what she calls a “ridiculous” penalty – $98. Stratford resident Rhonda Read is the senior chaplain for her local Royal Canadian Legion branch and […]
Rookie London police officer faces music for booze-fuelled antics
A drunken rookie London police officer flashed her badge and told Toronto police she had a gun after forcing a street car to stop during a night of drinking that landed her in the hospital, a tribunal heard.
Councillor’s ‘groupthink’ charge throws gas on fire in lawn mowing debate
London is cutting down an effort not only to limit when Londoners can tend to their greenery, but also informing them on how best to do it. After a testy exchange among councillors at Tuesday afternoon’s city council meeting, politicians unanimously voted to can a proposal to introduce a 6 p.m. to 8 a.m. curfew […]