Tag: emergency
Man charged with second-degree murder in 62-year-old woman’s death
A 44-year-old man is charged with second-degree murder in London’s third homicide of 2024 â one of two to occur this weekend. London police have said it was about midnight on Friday when officers were called to an apartment building near the Wharncliffe-Western roads intersection following reports of a medical emergency. Police say officers found […]
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 […]
Baranyai: Time to act against social media harms, even imperfectly
We don’t have conclusive proof social media is dangerous to kids, but as Murthy emphasizes, we also don’t have reliable evidence it’s safe.
Police investigating after pedestrian killed in overnight hit-and-run
St. Thomas police are asking for help identifying a vehicle involved in an alleged hit-and-run crash that killed a pedestrian early Saturday. Emergency crews responded just before 1:30 a.m. to a collision involving a pedestrian at the intersection of Sunset Road and Fingal Line, where a 34-year-old was taken to the hospital with life-threatening injuries […]
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.
Conservatives, London doctor spar over safe supply comments
The federal Conservatives are calling for a London doctor’s medical licence to be revoked and have accused her of lying about safer opioid supply.
Robot lifeguards to the rescue in Lake Michigan – Great Lakes Commission
Many parks and communities along the shore of Lake Michigan can no longer afford to staff full-time lifeguards and that’s where “EMILY” is beginning to make a difference. EMILY (Emergency Integrated […]
Owner fears lightning may have caused blaze that destroyed business
An early morning fire destroyed a long-standing Simcoe business on Thursday. Norfolk County firefighters responded at about 4:30 a.m. to Ryerseâs Garden Gallery at 777 Norfolk St. N. The storefront at the property was fully ablaze when crews arrived, fire officials said. âThe fire was first noticed (and reported) by an ambulance that was driving […]
Unlicensed driver, 22, charged in London hit-and-run: Police
A 22-year-old faces several charges including driving without a licence after a west London hit-and-run that sent a pedestrian to hospital, police say.