Tag: Deaths
Empty kayak sparks large police, Coast Guard search near Grand Bend
An adrift kayak has sparked a massive search effort near the popular Lake Huron beach town of Grand Bend, Ontario Provincial Police say.
Inside is Not the Answer: Air quality in the Great Lakes | Great Lakes Now
In the Detroit area, people experience unsafe levels of particulate matter, nitrogen dioxide, sulfur dioxide, and ozone in the air they breathe. These pollutants are attributed with adverse health effects such as heart disease, respiratory issues, and cancer.
The University of Michigan is part of an ongoing Detroit research partnership, Community Action to Promote Healthy Environments (CAPHE).
‘Beyond bizarre’: Liberal MP rips Tory attack on London doctor
The federal Conservatives’ attack on a London doctor and a drug harm-reduction program are “inappropriate and unacceptable,” a city Liberal MP says.
Temporary overdose prevention sites eyed in Oxford, Elgin
With approval of supervised drug use sites paused by the provincial government, an area health unitâs top doctor is exploring alternative options to address an increase in opioid-related deaths since the COVID-19 pandemic.
Pride event animals’ deaths appear not be caused by poison: Police
London police say the deaths of two animals from a petting zoo that were part of a recent Pride event in the city doesn’t appear to have been the result of intentional poisoning â the initial concern of the event’s organizers.
Man, teens accused in separate London homicides appear in court
The three people accused in two unrelated weekend homicides in London made brief court appearances Tuesday and will remain in custody while they secure legal representation.
Police probing alleged animal poisoning at London Pride event
Police are investigating after organizers say animals from a petting zoo may have been poisoned at a weekend Pride event at a London park. Six animals from Little Hobby Hill Farm, a petting zoo in Salford, were part of Oakridge Pride, a volunteer-run, family-focused celebration for LGBTQ communities at Oakridge Optimist Park on Saturday organized […]
Vigil held for London teen killed two days after high school graduation
More than a dozen people held a vigil Saturday night to mourn an 18-year-old Londoner who graduated high school only two days before being killed, with grieving friends remembering him as a friendly and energetic young man. Abdul Hashim, known to his friends as âZeko,â died Friday night after he was stabbed in the parking […]
London police probe two separate suspicious deaths
London police were on Saturday investigating two separate overnight deaths that have been deemed “suspicious,” but noted there was no ongoing threat to public safety. The first death happened Friday night, when police responded about 10 p.m. to reports of a disturbance in the area of Southdale Road East and Millbank Drive, east of White […]
London doctor: Heat wave illnesses can take days to kick in
The fallout of this week’s brutal London-area heat wave hasn’t hit city hospitals, but that doesn’t mean it won’t yet.