Tag: Statement
City hall unveils citizen-picked winners in $250K neighbourhood project program
After six days of online, phone and in-person voting, the results are in for this yearâs Neighbourhood Decision-Making program
Canada Post, union meet with mediator, remain ‘far apart’ as strike drags on
Representatives from Canada Post and the postal workers union sat down with a special mediator but seem no closer to reaching a deal as a countrywide strike entered its fifth day on Tuesday.
In one Southwestern Ontario county, new rules urge respect for staff: ‘Long overdue’
Norfolk County residents are on notice â misbehave on public property and you might get the boot.
Man arrested at Remembrance Day service was also cuffed at 2023 Christmas event
The arrest of a man amid a disturbance at a Sarnia Remembrance Day ceremony, one an outlaw biker club has since decried as unconstitutional, comes about a year after he was arrested at a community Christmas event in Point Edward following reports of kids being chased by a man with weapons.
New marine sanctuary spotlights a ‘submerged museum’ on Lake Ontario
By Anna Barnes After seven years of planning, a new marine sanctuary now protects a portion of Lake Ontario rich with history and shipwrecks. The community-driven designation aims to benefit the area through preservation, economic development and conservation. The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration designates marine sanctuaries to preserve sites with national significance, such as […]
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London officers cleared in fatal shooting of man who killed girlfriend
A knife-wielding man who had stabbed his girlfriend and another person, was advancing toward police officers before he was fatally shot, Ontarioâs police watchdog says.
Postal pickets go up in Owen Sound Friday
Postal workers picketed around the downtown Owen Sound post office Friday. Picketing started overnight and continued Friday. Some carried signs saying “C.U.P.W. on strike,” and one man waved blue and gold flag with the motto “The struggle continues.” Occasionally a passing motorist honked support. A spokesperson for the local workers was unavailable Friday morning. The […]
What to know about the Canada Post strike
Some 55,000 Canada Post workers walked off the job Friday morning, including here in London, just ahead of the holiday mail rush.
Outlaws ‘wanted attention’ at Remembrance Day ceremony: Biker cop
Members of the Outlaws motorcycle club tried to lay a wreath during a Remembrance Day ceremony in Sarnia because they wanted to make their presence in the city known
Accused clams up in police interview after arrest in bush party shooting
Det. Jim MacLachan talked about a lot with Carlos Guerra Guerra in the wake of the southwest London bush bash where a Western University student was shot to death. He interviewed Guerra Guerra before his arrest. And he interviewed him for four hours after he was taken into custody for second-degree murder. The conversations often […]