Tag: Chippewas of the Thames First Nation
Centre of controversy: Turmoil hits Indigenous health agency
The London region’s Indigenous health agency is in turmoil, jeopardizing the well-being of staff and health of thousands of patients
Arm wounds on woman lying in puddle indicated suspicious death: Officer
The officer wrote in his notes that he was being dispatched to a sudden-death occurrence that was “a possible fentanyl overdose.” But OPP identification Const. Rob Laaper testified Tuesday the death was deemed to be suspicious in nature because of wounds on the deceased’s arms. “Cut to the bone. No blood,” he wrote in his […]
Stab to heart killed 27-year-old woman, coroner testifies
The pathologist who conducted Shaniqua Henry’s autopsy knew very little about what led to her death. The only information Edward Tweedie had on July 20, 2022, was that three people found the body of the 27-year-old woman outside a residence at Chippewas of the Thames First Nation, lying in a puddle. Resuscitation efforts were not […]
Fentanyl dealer who dodged manslaughter charge gets house arrest
The smudging ceremony in the courtroom before Craig French was sentenced for fentanyl trafficking aimed to honour ancestors and cleanse bodies and minds. The ceremony is rarely seen in the Superior Court of Justice. Before it began, there was an explanation how the Indigenous ceremony was considered to be âsacred medicine and enlightenmentâ for all […]
Downsizing: What’s driving the tiny home trend?
Amid a nationwide housing affordability crunch and an explosion in homelessness, a modest solution: tiny homes.