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Man gets 20 months in jail for violent home invasion amid drug-fuelled spiral
A Sarnia judge said drugs like crystal meth do terrible things, even to healthy people with no prior mental health issues. But when people like John Keohan, who was diagnosed with schizophrenia about a decade ago, use them? âIt is like a spark to gasoline,â Justice Mark Poland said. âI couldnât agree more, your honour,â […]
Custodians: When snow closes schools, why do we still have to risk getting there?
While almost everyone in the Thames Valley District school board was safe and warm at home during a major snow event that closed all London-area schools for two days this week, one group of employees was forced to get to work anyway.
Owen Sound city council to debate draft budget Monday
When Owen Sound councillors sit down Monday to preliminarily set the 2025 tax levy, they’ll be starting with a 2.65 per cent increase. That would amount to just less than $10 more per month for the average bungalow owner. That increase is less than what council asked staff for — a draft operating budget with […]
Tow operator struck by vehicle that sped off after being pulled from ditch: OPP
A tow operator was struck by a vehicle that drove away without paying after being pulled from a ditch, Ontario Provincial Police say.
Great Lakes region hit hard by steel industry pollution, report finds
According to a recent report, pollution from coal-based steel production causes hundreds of premature deaths each year, with people in the Great Lakes region bearing much of the burden. Read […]
Spotlight on complexity of bottled water issues, as BlueTriton exits Ontario
Activist group, Water Watchers, had reason to celebrate last month when water bottler BlueTriton announced it will cease operations in Puslinch, Ontario in January, 2025. The group’s website beamed “We Won” and said the exit was a “historic win for water justice.”
To get a better understanding of the issues surrounding bottled water in Ontario, Canada, Great Lakes Now contacted Arlene Slocombe, executive director of Water Watchers and McMaster University Professor, Dawn Martin-Hill and founder of the Indigenous Studies Program at McMaster University.
Criminality ruled out after child’s remains unearthed in Hanover
The remains of a young child found at a construction site in Hanover have been found to be historic in nature and not a criminal case. Hanover police responded to the site just after 9 a.m. on Tuesday after receiving a report of possible human remains being unearthed. Officers secured the scene, and through consultation with […]
East London fire displaces residents, causes $200K in damage
Six to eight people were displaced in a fire at an east London home that caused about $200,000 in damage, the London fire department says. Firefighters responded to a home on Hale Street, between Brydges Street and Beattie Avenue, in response to multiple 911 calls at 4 p.m. Thursday, the department said in a post […]
Developers in driver’s seat as city eyes major planning change: Critics
Does London have to expand its urban footprint? Observers outside the development community are not so sure.
Bush party homicide trial: DNA expert examines machete mystery
How did shooting victim Josue Silvaâs DNA end up on the handle of a machete found at the bush party crime scene?