Tag: Deaths
London jail deaths inquest delayed to point of no return: Lawyer
Urged by a coroner to figure quickly out its next steps at a delayed inquest, a provincial ministry is seeking even more time to provide answers. That has derailed the inquest indefinitely and put families who were on the brink of learning more about their loved ones’ deaths back into the shadows, says London lawyer […]
500 low-income London families to receive free CO alarms
Forty people have died in Ontario due to carbon monoxide (CO) poisoning this year, the provinceâs Fire Marshalâs office said Thursday
Energy News Roundup: More energy transition ups and downs
Ford is suspending production of the F-150 Lightning electric pickup truck at its plant in Dearborn, Michigan, from mid-November until early 2025 as EV sales continue to lag behind expectations. Since the electric pickup’s launch a couple of years ago, when Ford fielded more demand than it was able to meet, momentum has slowed, and the automaker has this year halved production of the Lightning and reduced its hourly workforce at the Dearborn plant by two-thirds.
Grieving family awaits answers after man, 71, found dead on Hwy. 402
Grieving family members of Allan Wakefield are still waiting for more answers
What to know as free flu, COVID-19 vaccines are rolled out ahead of virus season
Ontario’s rollout of free flu and COVID-19 vaccines for the general population has begun.
Friends speak out after death of man, 33, found unresponsive in London jail
The man who died after he was found unresponsive in his cell at Londonâs troubled provincial jail faced previous trauma and abuse in the justice system, but never stopped trying to improve his life, his friends say.  Friends have identified the man found unresponsive at the Elgin-Middlesex Detention Centre on Thursday as Matthew Bouvier, 33, […]
Amid latest London jail death, inquest into seven previous fatalities sputters
Even as another fatality at Elgin-Middlesex Detention Centre was reported Friday, the province launched a legal battle that threatens to derail the inquest into the deaths of seven other men. The Ministry of the Solicitor General wants to curb the inquest’s examination of staffing levels, family supports and programming at EMDC, and in those efforts, […]
Public health officials want say in Ontario’s $10M push for safe alcohol use
London-area public health officials are demanding Queenâs Park allow their input into how $10 million in government funding is spent to mitigate alcohol-related harms. Board members with Southwestern Public Health, which covers Oxford and Elgin counties, unanimously passed a motion Thursday requesting public health experts be involved in allocating the money for âsocial responsibility,â a […]
Inmate dies at London’s provincial jail â the 23rd over the last 15 years
Another inmate has died at London’s provincial jail. Emergency services were called to “an institution in the 700-block of Exeter Road after receiving a 9-1-1 call in relation to an unresponsive male” at about 7:20 p.m. on Thursday, London police say. Police later confirmed the address was 711 Exeter Rd., the site of Elgin-Middlesex Detention […]