London Free Press

Friends speak out after death of man, 33, found unresponsive in London jail

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The man who died after he was found unresponsive in his cell at London’s troubled provincial jail faced previous trauma and abuse in the justice system, but never stopped trying to improve his life, his friends say.   Friends have identified the man found unresponsive at the Elgin-Middlesex Detention Centre on Thursday as Matthew Bouvier, 33, […]

London Free Press

Man gives out free drugs near downtown, several people overdose: Police

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A Thornhill man is facing charges after a spate of several non-fatal overdoses linked to an unknown drug Friday afternoon – an operation that involved three police departments. Joseph Patrick, 26, of Thornhill was arrested in Etobicoke early Saturday after evading police in Strathroy Friday night. London police on Friday evening issued a public safety […]

Great Lakes Now

PFAS Roundup: Vice President Harris supports Michigan-led plan to provide medical care for military victims of PFAS

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PFAS Roundup: Vice President Harris supports Michigan-led plan to provide medical care for military victims of PFAS

Michigan Democratic Sen. Debbie Stabenow and Rep. Dan Kildee introduced The Veterans Exposed to Toxic PFAS Act in July of 2023. Recently, Vice President Kamala Harris announced her support for the bill as a part of her presidential campaign. If passed, this would make it easier for veterans who were exposed to perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) while serving to access medical benefits and disability. 

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Letters London Free Press Opinion

Letters to the Editor: October 24, 2024

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Don’t stop trying Amsterdam, in the 1970s, was a car-dominant grid-locked city much like Toronto is and much like where London is headed. The notoriously inventive and cost-conscious Dutch retrofitted many of their cities in order to make them more efficient, less costly, and more habitable. To be fair, they did so through numerous urban […]

London Free Press

Hospital urges non-emergency patients to go elsewhere amid bottleneck

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The St. Thomas hospital is urging people to seek medical attention elsewhere for non-emergencies after experiencing an increased volumes of patients. St. Thomas Elgin General Hospital (STEGH) has issued a statement that it saw 198 patients and received 34 ambulances on Monday this week, adding it continued to “experience significant volumes” of patients. “If you […]

Owen Sound Sun Times

Sauble Beach luxury hotel welcoming guests

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A luxury hotel in Sauble Beach has opened to guests.  It was announced on Monday that the four-storey, 21-room Sands Hotel at 119 Lakeshore Blvd. N. had opened in time for the Thanksgiving weekend on Oct. 12-14.  The hotel’s restaurant is scheduled to open in late November.  “We had a delightfully busy Thanksgiving Weekend, and […]