Tag: died
Pope Francis: London-area Catholics mourn death, praise ‘true pastor, shepherd’
Pope Francis died on Easter Monday at the age of 88 at his home in Vatican City following a stroke that led to heart failure. He had been ill since February when he was diagnosed with double pneumonia. Since a portion of his lung was removed in his early 20s, he had suffered frequent respiratory […]
Why so many dead fish are washing ashore of Lake Erie
Millions of alewife died over the winter and are now washing ashore. Fear not, however, as the die-off can be seen as Mother Nature’s way of keeping checks. Read the […]
Woman, 39, dead after fire guts east-end home: London police
A 39-year-old woman has died of her injuries after a house fire in the city’s east end. Emergency crews responded shortly after 3 p.m. Thursday to a blaze at 1884 Avalon St., a residential street located north of the intersection of Clarke Road and Dundas Street. Firefighters found a badly injured woman on the front […]
Defence lawyer offers warning as man gets sent to prison for drug dealing
SARNIA – Kyle Herron’s own lawyer offered him a caution before he was led out of a Sarnia courtroom to serve a three-year prison sentence for drug trafficking. “If he falls back into this conduct next time around, it’ll be probably double the three years,” Robert McFadden said. Herron, 26, was arrested about a year […]
Boat capsizes in Lake Erie, operator faces impaired charge: Police
A 24-year-old faces charges, including impaired operation, after a boat capsized near a boat launch in Port Stanley, Ontario Provincial police say. The boat overturned near the launch on Carlow Road in the beachside community about 40 kilometres south of London at about 5 p.m. on April 13, Elgin OPP said. Police, paramedics and Central […]