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Pedestrian killed in Southwestern Ontario crash: OPP
One person is dead after a pickup truck and a pedestrian collided outside the Southwestern Ontario town of Tillsonburg on Friday, provincial police say.
New details on cop who survived stabbing, other charges against accused
SARNIA â The identity of the veteran Sarnia police officer repeatedly stabbed in the head and neck during a welfare check has been revealed by court documents, which also show the man charged with attempted murder is facing charges in another city. Ryan Whiteway, 36, of Sarnia, has been charged with attempted murder in the […]
Crow from Grey-Bruce tests positive for West Nile Virus
A crow from Grey-Bruce has tested positive for West Nile, the first bird in the two counties to test positive for the mosquito-borne virus this year. Grey Bruce Public Health announced the findings on Wednesday after the American crow was submitted to the Canadian Wildlife Health Co-operative for testing earlier this month. “While the risk […]
Police raid two Indigenous-run London pot shops
Two Indigenous-run pot shops remained closed Wednesday after provincial police raided the unsanctioned businesses one day earlier.
I Speak for the Fish: Hand-feeding a rainbow trout is fun, but is it ethical? | Great Lakes Now
I Speak for the Fish is a monthly column written by Great Lakes Now Contributor Kathy Johnson, coming out the third Monday of each month. Publishing the author’s views and assertions does not represent endorsement by Great Lakes Now or Detroit Public Television.
OPP patrolling London-area roads from sky to combat spike in motorcycle deaths
With motorcycle deaths spiking in Southwestern Ontario, provincial police are taking to the skies in an effort to make roads safer. There have been 39 deaths from motorcycle crashes on Ontario Provincial Police-patrolled roads this year â 11 of them in west region, an area that encompasses Southwestern Ontario, up from just one last year […]
Commentary: Michigan joins federal program that collects native flora and champions restoration | Great Lakes Echo
By Elinor Epperson Of all the things I could step in while wandering the Shiawassee National Wildlife Refuge in Northeast Michigan, vulture vomit was not on my list. My hosts, a team of scientists looking for native plant seeds, warned me to avoid it. Elizabeth Haber is a lead botanist with Seeds of Success, a […]
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London police board holds rare ‘special’ summer meeting
The London police board held a rare special summer meeting Friday, but bulk of the public meeting was held behind closed doors, a move that two past board members called âhighly unusual.â
Officials to Queen’s Park: Fee freeze to aid home building hurts local taxpayers
The London-area conservation authority is pushing to reverse a freeze on its planning approval fees imposed by the province in a move to cut red tape and speed up new home construction.
Police arrest driving instructor charged with sexually assaulting teen student
A driving school instructor wanted by police in connection with a sexual assault investigation involving a student has been arrested.