Tag: Calls
Addiction treatment a life-saver for hospital patients with heart infections: Study
Hospitals can save lives by providing addiction treatment to patients suffering heart infections, a first-of-its-kind study in London and Regina has concluded. The same study found that women, and urban women in particular, who inject drugs die at a higher rate than men from the heart valve infection called endocarditis. Pregnant women and their babies […]
Kamala Harris calls Donald Trump a ‘disaster’ for Michigan autos. Here are the facts | Bridge Michigan
Kamala Harris came to Flint seeking to counter weeks of arguments by former President Donald Trump, touting her economic record and the state of Michiganâs auto industry….
Two years out from next election, city council considers new ward boundaries
The fallout of London’s growth boom is cascading down to its election map, with changes potentially coming to all its wards to even out differences in population. City council is set to start discussions next week about what the cityâs electoral boundaries could look like as early as the 2026 municipal election after the city […]
Proposed Old East Village shelter expansion meets heavy community resistance
The future of nearly 100 shelter beds for the city’s homeless remains unclear after an outpouring of frustration from Old East Village residents and businesses during public engagement meetings. Around 100 residents and business owners were present at the Old East Village Market Wednesday evening. The topic of conversation: a $4.3 million a year proposal […]
Bruce County’s draft official plans creates planning hurdles and red tape, lower-tier council says
The Town of South Bruce Peninsula is sounding the alarm and warning other lower-tier municipalities in Bruce County about what it calls an overly restrictive new draft of the county’s official plan. South Bruce Peninsula CAO Bill Jones said at a meeting earlier this month that planning hurdles introduced in the new draft plan would […]
Just like property taxes, London water rates are rising
Water rates are set to soar in London, with tap water surging about nine per cent during three years
Duck decoy battery suspected in two-home St. Thomas fire
An overheated lithium ion battery – a source of growing numbers of fires in Canada – may have sparked the fire that left one home gutted.
In search for missing London women, volunteer group set to scour city park
An organization searching for two missing Londoners plans to scour a park near the Thames River this weekend. If the search Oct. 5 and 6 at Cavendish park doesn’t provide physical evidence, the continuing efforts to find out what happened to Kathryn Bordato and Shelley Desrochers might at least prompt someone to come forward with […]
People gather in Grey-Bruce for National Day for Truth and Reconciliation
For 16-year-old Jorja Wilson, Monday’s ceremony marking the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation in Owen Sound was an opportunity to educate others about something in her own family history that she knew little about until very recently. It was only a couple of days ago that the Neyaashiinigmiing teen found out that her ancestors […]
Baranyai: Employees face tough choices when job, beliefs conflict
Ideally, and whenever possible, people should not be forced to participate in activities deeply at odds with their conscience or religious beliefs.