Tag: Local News
COVID-19 hospitalizations among Grey-Bruce residents down to 9
The number of local people hospitalized due to COVID-19 has dropped to single digits. The Grey Bruce Health Unit reported on Monday that there are nine active local cases hospitalized with the virus – down from 10 on Sunday — including seven hospitalized within Grey-Bruce and two outside the region. There remained five COVID-19 outbreaks […]
London police identify man killed last week in alleged hit-and-run
Police have identified a pedestrian killed last week in an alleged hit-and-run crash in northwest London. Emergency responders were initially called to the area of Oxford Street near Laurel Street on Tuesday about 11 p.m., but then found a seriously injured man near Oxford and Hyde Park Road. The man, who died later in hospital, […]
New medical officer of health starts March 21 in Oxford, Elgin
Two years into the COVID-19 pandemic, a new medical officer of health is taking over in St. Thomas and Elgin and Oxford counties.
Court records shed new light on fatal police shooting along Hwy. 401
A Southwestern Ontario man fatally shot by an OPP officer after a police pursuit east of Chatham last summer was a young father with a history of run-ins with police, court records and his obituary show. Ontario’s police watchdog charged OPP Const. Sean O’Rourke, 54, last month with manslaughter and criminal negligence causing death in […]
PRIDE LONDON: Parade a go, live festival is back, this time at Dundas Place
Although the details are still being ironed out, arguably the most important question around this year’s Pride London Festival has been settled. This year’s Pride, taking place from July 14-24, will be an in-person gathering after two years of mostly virtual celebrations for London’s LGBTQ community and no annual parade. “I cannot express to you […]