Tag: Chatham-Kent
Measles outbreak: London-area parents advised to move up shots for kids
As measles cases continue to rise, the London-area health unit urges parents to seek early vaccination for children under the age of five
Man dies in motorcycle crash on Highway 401: OPP
A man is dead following a motorcycle crash Monday on Highway 401 in Chatham-Kent, Elgin County OPP say. The crash happened near Orford Road around 2 p.m., police said. A man was taken to hospital where he died. Police have not revealed his identity. Highway 401 westbound lanes at Victoria Road were closed for an […]
65 new measles cases in Elgin, Oxford as total hits 450: ‘Noticeable rise’
A London-area public health office at the epicentre of a provincewide measles outbreak is reporting its largest weekly surge in cases of the highly infectious disease since it began recording weekly statistics.
Man charged with arson in fire that disrupted Western University exams
London police have charged a man with arson following a fire that disrupted exams at Western University. Emergency crews were called to campus around 2:30 p.m. on April 24 to reports of a fire at the Social Sciences Centre, where firefighters doused a blaze, police said. Nobody was injured. Investigators ruled the fire suspicious and […]
Conservatives snatch urban riding to solidify London region base
The Conservatives tightened their grip Monday on the 10-riding London region, snatching an urban riding in London to increase the party’s seat count to eight. Kurt Holman, who knocked off the NDP’s Lyndsay Mathyssen in London-Fanshawe, and Andrew Lawton, who took Elgin-St. Thomas-London South after a bruising campaign, are the new faces for the Conservatives […]