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Toronto man wanted in shooting at north London home
London police have identified a Toronto man wanted in a shooting last year at a home near University Hospital. Police found evidence of gunfire at a home on Corley Drive, southwest of Windermere and Western roads, on Oct. 28, 2023, around 4 a.m. Nobody was injured. Investigators obtained an arrest warrant for Tadas James Bickus, […]
Another reason to avoid ticks as new bacteria surfaces in London area
The Middlesex-London Health Unit is sounding the alarm after the discovery this month of the first tick in the London area with a bacteria that can cause severe illness in older people. The tick had Anaplasma phagocytophilum bacteria, the health unit said Wednesday. The bacteria that is usually spread by the blacklegged tick causes anaplasmosis. […]
Man acquitted in 2014 cellphone slaying sought in downtown shooting
A London man acquitted nine years ago in the shooting death of a Fanshawe College student trying to retrieve his stolen cellphone is one of three suspects sought in a downtown shooting last week that injured a man. Police were alerted by hospital officials around 5 a.m. on July 21 that a man had showed […]
Five key things to know about legionnaires’ disease
Public health officials in London are investigating a rare outbreak of legionnaires’ disease. What you need to know about the rare respiratory illness. WHAT IS IT? Legionnaires’ disease is a rare but serious respiratory illness that can result in pneumonia, which can sometimes be fatal. It is caused by a type of bacteria called legionella, […]
Health officials probing legionnaires’ disease outbreak in London
Public health officials are investigating an outbreak in London of legionnaires’ disease, with 17 confirmed cases of the rare respiratory illness and three people reportedly being treated in hospital
What the overturning Chevron deference means for the Great Lakes | Great Lakes Now
The United States Supreme Court recently overturned a 40-year-old precedent that could have major implications for the Great Lakes. In deciding two cases this term related to herring fishing and regulatory fees — Loper Bright Enterprises v. Raimondo and Relentless, Inc. v. Department of Commerce — the nation’s highest court overturned its 1984 holding also known as the “Chevron precedent” or “Chevron deference.” In Chevron v.
Toronto-area officer whose gun was stolen in London gets probation
A Toronto-area police officer who was charged after his gun was stolen from a vehicle during a trip to London in the spring will avoid having a criminal record and has returned to active duty.
Global issue, local fallout: New report outlines impact of climate change
The number of annual “heat days” in Oxford and Elgin counties â when temperatures exceed 32 C â could increase from the current single-digit level to more than 50 in the 2080s, a new report says. Southwestern Public Health â the health unit for Oxford and Elgin counties including St. Thomas and Woodstock â worked […]
Bat from Grey-Bruce tests positive for rabies
A bat from Grey-Bruce has tested positive for rabies and a person who was potentially exposed to the virus is receiving post-exposure treatment. The little brown bat, which is the first animal rabies case in Grey-Bruce in 2024, was submitted for testing earlier this week as part of Grey Bruce Public Health’s investigation into a […]
Grey County council agrees to pay local share of court security cost
Grey County council voted Thursday to start paying court security and transportation expenses not covered by the province that for years have been borne solely by Owen Sound taxpayers. This year, those costs will be about $230,000. Once the actual amount is known, it will be included in the 2025 county budget, once the agreement […]