Tag: Driving
Man planning 100-mile bike and run to Owen Sound
Joel Wright has set his sights on completing a 100-mile run and bicycle trek from Newmarket to Owen Sound that his father and uncle came up just short of achieving many years ago. And in attempting the feat, the 27-year-old Ottawa resident plans to raise funds for charity and hopes to inspire others to keep going […]
London boy charged in group assault; motorcyclist dies in rural crash
A 16-year-old boy is facing six charges after a group of teenagers assaulted a 13-year-old and witnesses were threatened with a gun in London’s north end
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London man swept up in gun crackdown facing human trafficking charges
A London man whose arrest last year led police to launch a massive crackdown on gun crime and weapons smuggling faces new human trafficking charges. A woman working in the sex trade made an agreement with a man related to payment and lodging in April 2019, but the man withheld money from her and assaulted […]
London police officer pleads guilty to impaired driving, gets probation
A London police officer was sentenced to 18 months probation and given a one-year driving ban after pleading guilty to impaired driving.
Making up for lost trees | Great Lakes Now
The rain started more than an hour before we arrived at an acre of marginal farmland that’s wedged between a house on a nearby hill and Sharon Creek. A tributary of the Thames River, Sharon Creek is a waterway that wends 170 miles through southwestern Ontario before emptying into Lake.
Umpires honour one of their own who died at area tournament
A serious car crash in 1999 couldnât keep Rick Rogers away from the game he loved. The former fastball player had transitioned to menâs league slo-pitch in Stratford, but his playing days ended after suffering two broken legs and a shattered spleen in the collision. Years of surgery helped him walk again, and he took […]
Michigan hands-free driving law year one: 19,000 tickets, fewer crashes | Bridge Michigan
Michigan implemented a law in 2023 to crack down on distracted driving. Preliminary data suggests that itâs working….
Man charged with killing father at London-area ranch: Sources
A man charged with second-degree murder in a death at an outdoor education centre near London is the son of the deceased, former workers say.
Careless driving charge after crash involving buggy in Southgate
One person was sent to hospital and a driver was charged after a collision between a vehicle and a horse-drawn buggy in Southgate. On July 14 just before 8 a.m., Grey Bruce OPP, Grey County Paramedic Services and the Southgate Fire Department responded to the collision on Grey Rd. 9. Police learned that a vehicle […]