Royal Canadian Navy in need of new sailors
The Royal Canadian Navy says it needs to recruit about 1,000 new sailors to crew the country’s warships.
COVID-19 cases growing among London hospital workers as Omicron rages
COVID-19 cases among employees at London’s largest hospital have now nearly tripled from levels recorded nearly a week ago. London Health Sciences Centre (LHSC) now has 152 staff, or roughly one per cent of its 15,000 employees, who have tested positive for the virus, up from 104 reported Tuesday. “This amounts approximately to one per […]
With limited Pfizer in Grey-Bruce those over 30 to be given Moderna
Due to a limited supply of the Pfizer vaccine, Grey-Bruce residents over the age of 30 will be provided with doses of Moderna in the coming weeks. Based on provincial supply and direction, the Grey Bruce Health Unit will be operating with a limited supply of the Pfizer vaccine in the coming weeks, the health […]
Replacement EV charger the gift that keeps on giving for London green retailer
When Heenal Rajani opened Reimagine Co, his package-free Piccadilly Street grocery store, late last year, he dreamed of offering an electric vehicle charger to encourage customers and other businesses to use EVs and help save the planet, he says. His dream came true less than a month later – and eventually helped see his business […]
Brockton man facing charges after dog biting incident
A Brockton man is facing charges following an incident in Bracebridge that saw two Ontario Provincial Police officers attacked by dogs.
Rozdilsky: No choice but hunkering down
It’s time to accept we can’t manage our way out of COVID-19 pandemic
Chatsworth family welcomes Grey-Bruce’s first baby of 2022
Cassandra Abbott, Cory Wallace and their two children were preparing to ring in 2022 together Saturday night, when plans suddenly changed. The Chatsworth couple, who were soon expecting their third child, decided they would let Celeste, 7, and Roman, 6, stay up late so they could welcome in 2022 together as a family. But as […]
More income inequality leads to more COVID cases: Western researcher
A Western University researcher says his team’s research of income inequality in 127 countries found that countries with greater income inequality had higher rates of COVID-19 cases and more deaths, at least in the pre-vaccine stage of the pandemic. James Davies, a professor in the university’s department of economics, said the rate of economic distance […]
Community comes out for Southampton polar bear dip
It isn’t uncommon for the waters off Southampton to be full of swimmers on a hot summer day. But it is perhaps a little more unusual for those same waters to be full of people in January. With the water temperature at about 5.4 C, dozens of people braved chilly Lake Huron for a New […]
Q+A: Retiring London city clerk Cathy Saunders
Cathy Saunders looked back on her career, from her days as Barrie’s only female bylaw officer to 12 years at the helm in London, and ahead to retirement.