Tag: Elgin County
Sawed-off shotgun, ammunition, suspected fentanyl seized
Two London men face charges after police seized a sawed-off shotgun, 175 rounds of ammunition and suspected fentanyl valued at almost $29,000. Officers searched a home in the area of Simcoe and Colborne streets on July 24 as part of an ongoing weapons investigation, London police said Tuesday. Officers found nearly 300 grams of fentanyl […]
Operator dies when tractor rolls over in Elgin County: Police
AÂ 78-year-old died when the tractor they were operating rolled over an embankment on their property west of Port Stanley, Elgin OPP said. The mishap occurred at about 1:30 p.m. Monday on Walnut Line east of Willey Road in Dutton Dunwich, police said. The property owner, a resident of Wallacetown whose name was not released […]
Global issue, local fallout: New report outlines impact of climate change
The number of annual “heat days” in Oxford and Elgin counties â when temperatures exceed 32 C â could increase from the current single-digit level to more than 50 in the 2080s, a new report says. Southwestern Public Health â the health unit for Oxford and Elgin counties including St. Thomas and Woodstock â worked […]
London teen critically injured in dirt bike-vehicle collision
A London teenager is in hospital with life-threatening injuries following a collision between a dirt bike and a vehicle in the city’s south end.
Residents sitting in room as car crashes through wall: Police
Police say no one was injured when an impaired driver crashed into a Shallow Lake home just before midnight on Wednesday.Â
One dead, road closed, in cyclist-vehicle collision in Elgin County
OPP investigating fatal collision near Dutton-Dunwich
Three fatal weekend crashes on local roads – and a near-miss on water
It’s been a deadly weekend on London-area roads â and there was also a nearly fatal incident on one local waterway. Three people have died in a trio of separate collisions on roads across the region since Friday, Ontario Provincial Police say. Here are the details of each case: TWO FATAL MOTORCYCLE CRASHES One man […]
Driver, 23, dead after vehicle strikes tree at rural intersection
One person is dead following a crash in rural Elgin County, Ontario Provincial Police say. Police and emergency crews responded to a serious crash involving a single passenger vehicle that collided with a tree shortly before 7 p.m. on Friday, Elgin OPP said. The lone occupant, a 23-year-old from St. Thomas, was pulled from the […]
Joe Biden gives Medal of Honour to local descendant of U.S. Civil War hero
A local descendant of a U.S. Civil War soldier is basking in the long-ago exploits of his relative, who has been posthumously awarded the highest U.S. military honour by President Joe Biden U.S. Army Pte. Philip G. Shadrach was hanged in Georgia for stealing a Confederate train and causing chaos on the rails in 1862. […]
Mental health, addictions agency sounds ‘alarm’ over first-ever budget shortfall
A publicly funded agency that offers mental health and addiction services in the London region has posted its first ever deficit, prompting officials to “raise the alarm” about a lack of funding