Tag: woman
‘One step forward and 50 back’: London woman’s home dream upended
Tanya Burke, a London woman who moved into an apartment in November after two years of living on the streets, hoped the Christmas holidays would be different this year. For three weeks, the 44-year-old was happy and grateful to have a roof over her head. She cleaned up her modest basement apartment in a multi-unit […]
Two men charged after gunfire during fight: Ontario Provincial Police
Two men from Walpole Island First Nation are facing charges after Ontario Provincial Police say officers responded to reports of gunfire during a fight on Thursday afternoon.
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 […]
Letters to the Editor: December 20, 2024
Teacher should be congratulated; Students should protest by reading
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.
After sexual assault allegation, protesters call for Hentschel’s resignation
A group of about 30 protesters gathered Wednesday morning at the Governmental Center in downtown Traverse City ahead of the Grand Traverse County Board of Commissioners meeting. They were calling for the resignation of Board Chair Rob Hentschel after allegations of sexual assault surfaced.
Woman gets six years in prison for kidnapping in grisly slaying
A woman initially charged with first-degree murder in the death of a Windsor man who was shot, dismembered and burned on Walpole Island in 2021 was sentenced Tuesday to six years behind bars for kidnapping.
Southwestern Ontario writer, advocate named to Order of Canada
A Stratford woman who has written about her journey toward medically assisted death is among the 88 people named on Wednesday to the Order of Canada.
Lucknow volunteer working to restore hundreds of local headstones
A local woman’s passion for preservation has led to the restoration of 271 headstones — and counting — at South Kinloss Cemetery in Lucknow. “A lot of these were pioneer children. They died here and then their parents picked up and moved on, so there’s no one left for them,” explained Cherie Brogreen. “I […]