Tag: centre
No trade, no problem: London native Jett Luchanko loving life with Guelph Storm
It felt like Jett Luchanko was part of Ontario Hockey League trade rumours from the moment the Philadelphia Flyers sent him back to Guelph in the fall.
LHSC’s innovative off-site surgical centre to triple in size
The off-site surgical centre across the street from Victoria Hospital is being expanded to triple its capacity, the province says. The Nazem Kadri surgical centre, named in honour of the NHL star and London native, will be renovated and expanded to add four operating rooms, bringing the total to six. The centre offers daytime, non-urgent […]
Free tax clinics help secure over $3 million in benefits and refunds for Grey-Bruce locals
A new report details how 28 volunteers helped Grey-Bruce locals file nearly 1,000 income tax returns and receive 3.3 million in refunds and benefit entitlements in 2024 thanks to free local tax clinics. The Grey Bruce Community Volunteer Income Tax Program (CVITP) Network provides free tax preparation services to low-income individuals and families across the […]
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.
Accused London hospital shooter also charged in Toronto-area home invasion, bank heist
The man charged in a shooting outside a London hospital emergency room is also facing charges from an armed home invasion and a gun-point bank robbery in the Toronto region in the weeks following the gunfire here. London police announced late Wednesday Doneil Josiah Levy-Port, 18, of Brampton, is charged with attempted murder and other […]
18-year-old faces six charges in shooting at London hospital
An 18-year-old faces six charges, including attempted murder, in a brazen shooting outside the emergency department at Victoria Hospital. Doneil Josiah Levy-Porter, 18, of Brampton is charged in the shooting in which shots struck the hospital and a pickup track crashed into a concrete pillar outside the emergency room on Dec. 14, London police said […]
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 […]
Local man first to get new publicly funded prostate cancer drug
A Dundalk-area man is the first person in Canada to receive a new, publicly funded treatment that better targets prostate cancer cells and is shown to prolong life. After discovering a growth which made it difficult using the toilet in November 2023, doctors sent Fred Harrison for conventional radiation in Kitchener, then eight months of […]
Carter George visits the REACH Centre
Owen Sound Attack goaltender Carter George spent some time at the REACH Centre in Owen Sound Wednesday afternoon to talk hockey, and the World Juniors, and to sign autographs for some of the city’s biggest Attack fans. Since 2014, the REACH Centre has provided programming for individuals in Grey-Bruce with intellectual and developmental disabilities. George […]
Owen Sound North Stars value depth in Major Series Lacrosse draft
The Owen Sound North Stars added a prolific junior scorer and champion-pedigree defenceman as part of this week’s Major Series Lacrosse draft. Ahead of the draft, teams were able to keep up to four players from an affiliated Junior A club on their protected list. Owen Sound chose to protect four players from their affiliate […]