Tag: Calls
Tears, apology from ex-employee who took $300K from United Way
A former employee who pleaded guilty to defrauding the United Way of Chatham-Kent out of about $300,000 made a tearful apology in court before receiving a nearly two-year sentence of house arrest
Labour advocates fume as results of probe into Amazon worker’s death kept from widow
Grieving family members should get easy access to reports of workplace deaths, say workers’ advocates.
Why Is Paramount Plus Promoting Big Oil With Its Landman Series?
“Landman” is a television series broadcast on Paramount Plus, the digital subscription video on-demand and live streaming service. I’ve watched most of the other Taylor Sheridan series, somehow hoping that a romanticized Old West culture can be combined with positive representations of females. What I didn’t expect from him was a … [continued]
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London’s population spiked again in 2024 – but expect growth to slow: Expert
The London region’s booming population rose at a near-record pace again in 2024, newly released figures show, but there are plenty of reasons to expect the skyrocketing growth will slow starting this year, one expert says.
Regulators say Detroit SO2 pollution under control after years of exceeding federal standards
By Brian Allnutt, Planet Detroit
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Michigan regulators will hold an online public hearing on Jan. 28 to discuss redesignating parts of southwest Detroit and Downriver as meeting federal sulfur dioxide (SO2) air quality standards.
What’s driving increase in domestic violence reports in one area city?
St. Thomas police are reporting a significant increase in domestic violence cases and charges, averaging more than two calls a day in 2024 in a city of approximately 43,000 people. The department, which is dealing with an 11 per cent increase in domestic violence calls during the past three years, says the numbers do not […]
New program connects London 911 callers with mental health, addiction workers
A new program in London will connect 911 callers experiencing mental health or addiction-related crisis with professional help.
London officials urge safety with deep freeze set to feel like -21 C
London public health officials have issued the first cold weather alert of 2025 with bitter winds expected to make it feel like -21 C on Tuesday.
Counts held across Grey-Bruce for the love of birds
An annual Canada-wide census that collects data that is used to determine the population health of our fine feathered friends has wrapped up for another year. The annual Christmas Bird Count, which is one of the longest-running wildlife censuses in the world, again saw thousands of birders and nature enthusiasts fan out across approximately 475 […]
Cannabis growers convene at 2025 Nugswap in Wiarton Saturday
There’s a playful glint in Ed Maxwell’s blue eyes on Saturday afternoon. He’s seated with three other white-beards at a table inside the Wiarton and District Curling Club. A man who calls himself “Parts Unknown” cuts up a dried crystalline cannabis nug with a pair of small pink scissors. The upstairs lounge smells “dank” and […]