Tag: Local News
Brightshores receives major donation from estate of Meaford resident
Long-time Meaford resident Ruby Ferguson will have a lasting impact in the community after her estate made a more than $1.15 million contribution to Brightshores Health Systems. Ferguson’s estate recently made a donation totaling $1,153,836 to the hospital corporation through the Owen Sound and Meaford foundations. Her last Will directed that the funds be directed […]
London doctor, in Gaza to visit family, trapped by ‘catastrophic’ war
Dr. Ehab Bader had travelled from London to Gaza for a family visit, to see his aging parents. Now trapped in the besieged Palestinian territory, he is volunteering at Gaza’s largest hospital, which is overwhelmed by people in urgent need of life-saving care as medical supplies run short. “People are waiting outside, severely injured and […]
Bruce County celebrates the art of entrepreneurial innovation
Bruce County entrepreneurs and business owners are invited to Bruce County’s annual Bridges to Better Business event Nov. 8 in Port Elgin. The theme is Creative Entrepreneurship: the art of innovation, and the event is billed as a “transformative networking event designed to inspire growth as an entrepreneur.” An Oct. 12 news release said the event […]
LIVE: Nathaniel Veltman murder trial, Day 18
Follow the live blog below for up-to-the-minute coverage from the murder trial of Nathaniel Veltman, charged with killing four members of the Afzaal family in London The trial resumes on Friday, one day after its biggest surprise yet – Veltman himself took the witness stand and offered scorching testimony of his upbringing in Strathroy and […]
London, provincial police address Hamas call for violence
Amidst a global call for violence from a former leader of Hamas, the militant group that’s attacked Israel, London police and the Ontario Provincial Police have issued separate statements promising to monitor any threats to public safety. Late Thursday, London police said they’re aware of the calls for civil unrest in the coming days, and are […]