Tag: Local News
Who uses methamphetamine? Maybe not who you think: London study
A new Ontario-wide analysis is challenging assumptions about who uses methamphetamine and amphetamine, finding women and older adults make up a larger share of people testing positive for the drugs than previously thought. More than 215,000 urine drug screens conducted in Ontario between 2017 and 2018 were examined by researchers at Lawson Research Institute at […]
Arva man, 79, dead after two-vehicle crash west of Stratford: Police
A 79-year-old Arva man is dead after a two-vehicle collision in a rural area west of Stratford, provincial police say. It was just before 4 p.m. on Friday, the Ontario Provincial Police in Perth County say, when officers were joined by paramedics and the West Perth Fire Department in response to the crash, which police […]
Popular farmers market shifts outside after fire officials order building shut
“The people are supporting us, (they’re) so good.”
London civic election: Labour group unveils city council endorsements
London’s umbrella group for labour unions has come out with its slate of endorsements for mayor and city council ahead of the Oct. 26 vote, backing Josh Morgan for the second election in a row along with nearly half of the incumbent council. At a Saturday morning event in Peace Park near the Fork of […]
Drunk driver gets 30 months for ‘frightening and horrendous’ London crash
The judge said the crash was no accident, rejecting a conditional sentence and stressing the need to deter impaired driving.