Tag: Ontario
U.K. men who came to Southwestern Ontario for âcrime tourismâ deported
A Sarnia judge had a farewell message for a pair of U.K. men who, apparently unsuccessfully, tried scamming several local homeowners out of money with fraudulent cleaning and repair jobs while on a vacation in Canada. âGo home,â Justice Paul Kowalyshyn said Thursday in a Sarnia courtroom. âDonât let the door of the plane hit you […]
City council’s code of conduct: One politician, four probes in the past year
Here’s how city council’s code of conduct works, and who’s been in the spotlight.
Complete With His Language
Kenny Pheasant first became a teacher of Anishinaabemowin at 14 years-old, teaching customers from behind the meat counter at a grocery store. Now, it’s his life mission to get more people speaking the Great Lakes’ original and endangered language.
Police watchdog investigating senior’s deadly fall from London balcony
Ontario’s police watchdog is investigating after a 74-year-old man fell from an apartment balcony to his death on Thursday
Clubhouse fire ‘devastating setback’ for London Cricket Club
Cricket equipment and historical artifacts belonging to one of Ontario’s oldest cricket clubs were destroyed in a fire in a storage container at a sports field in north London. âThis is devastating for the whole London cricket community,â said Arun Jentrick, president of the London Cricket Club established in 1856. The club learned about the […]
Huron County congratulates successful Starter Company Plus grant recipients
HURON – The Starter Company Plus program, administered locally by the County of Huron, provides business training, advisory support and grant opportunities of as much as $5,000 for eligible participants to start, expand, or buy a business. The 2024 program awarded 11 businesses a total of $37,250 in grant funding. “Completion of this program represents […]
Two suspects sought after $22K in damage, theft from Pond Mills business
London police are seeking help identifying two men involved in a theft that left a business in the city’s Pond Mills neighbourhood with more than $20,000 in damages.
Hanover man charged with first degree murder
A Hanover man has now been charged with first degree murder in a case that has left another Hanover man dead. On Thursday, The OPP and Hanover Police Service announced they had charged 31-year-old William Beckman of Hanover with first degree murder. The deceased has been identified as 57-year-old Colin Campbell of Hanover. Beckman remains […]
One dead, one in custody in Hanover homicide investigation
One person is dead and another was in custody as police conducted a homicide investigation in Hanover.Â
Land ho! Big machine’s long voyage to Southwestern Ontario finally reaches shore
An enormous shipment bound for an Elgin County tool and die company has finally arrived at a Lake Erie beach town after a three-month voyage that began more than 12,000 kilometres away.