Tag: north
Motorcyclist killed in crash south of Woodstock: OPP
One person is dead after a motorcycle was involved in a crash south of Woodstock in Norwich Township, police say
Woman dies after being pulled from Goderich harbour: OPP
A woman from Huron County has died after she was pulled from the water near the Goderich pier on Wednesday. Emergency crews and the Canadian Coast Guard responded shortly before noon to a report of an unconscious person in the water in Goderich, along Lake Huron. The woman was found by the Coast Guard and […]
Toronto man wanted in shooting at north London home
London police have identified a Toronto man wanted in a shooting last year at a home near University Hospital. Police found evidence of gunfire at a home on Corley Drive, southwest of Windermere and Western roads, on Oct. 28, 2023, around 4 a.m. Nobody was injured. Investigators obtained an arrest warrant for Tadas James Bickus, […]
Three injured when tanker truck, vehicle collide: Police
Three people were injured when a tanker truck and vehicle collided east of London on Tuesday. The crash occurred at 12:10 p.m. at Elgin and Gore roads just north of Dorchester, Middlesex OPP said. One person was taken to hospital with life-threatening injuries and two with serious injuries, police said. OPP kept the intersection closed […]
Solar storm may serve up another view of northern lights
If you missed seeing the aurora borealis back in May, Mother Nature may give you a second chance at enjoying the northern lights this week, if the weather co-operates, that is. London, with all of Ontario, is under the aurora borealis view line, meaning the northern lights could be visible for two or three nights […]
‘Containment breached’: How an oil spill in northwest Toronto made its way to Lake Ontario | Great Lakes Now
By Emma McIntosh, The Narwhal
The Great Lakes News Collaborative includes Bridge Michigan; Circle of Blue; Great Lakes Now at Detroit Public Television; Michigan Public, Michigan’s NPR News Leader; and The Narwhal who work together to bring audiences news and information about the impact of climate change, pollution, and aging infrastructure on the Great Lakes and drinking water.
Lone London-area Conservative MP reportedly calling it quits
A news report says Elgin-Middlesex-London MP Karen Vecchio is packing it in after nine years and won’t run in the next federal election.
Emancipation festival this weekend in Owen Sound
The 162nd Emancipation Festival features a speakers’ forum Friday, a community celebration Saturday and gospel music Sunday. Cyrus Sundar Singh will speak at Grey Roots Museum Friday night. He’s an assistant professor at the University of Toronto, a musician and filmmaker who was born and raised in India. He’ll talk about Nova Scotia’s Africville, a one-time […]
Boater rescued off Kincardine coast Sunday
South Bruce OPP and a Good Samaritan helped bring a boat to shore Sunday after it began taking on water. Police were called to Kincardine harbour about 12:50 p.m. for a vessel that had struck a rock just off the coast of Kincardine on Lake Huron, a police news release said. The vessel was reported […]
Flooding fears latest flashpoint in south London infill frustrations
A 28-unit townhouse complex proposed on Upper Queen Street could aggravate area storm runoff and flooding issues, some residents fear.