Ontario’s police watchdog has closed its investigation into a collision involving a cruiser and a snowplow that injured two snowmobilers north of Wingham three months ago. Ontario Provincial Police in Huron County shut down the southbound lanes of London Road during a winter storm on Feb. 17. An officer had pulled over and activated the […]





The London-area health unit at the epicentre of a provincewide measles outbreak is reporting more than 100 new infections in a week for the first time since the outbreak began in October. Southwestern Public Health reported 104 new measles cases in Elgin and Oxford counties, Woodstock and St. Thomas since May 8 on Thursday. The […]





The woman who pleaded guilty to the bizarre and tragic shooting of her boyfriend in March 2023 is being released on bail pending a sentencing hearing next month.  





The Lucknow Firefighters Association is excited to once again host our annual Firefighters Breakfast on Saturday, Sept. 20 from 8 a.m. to 11 a.m. at the Lucknow and District Fire Hall. The annual Firefighters Breakfast is used to raise funds for the Lucknow Firefighters Association to purchase equipment and to support local community initiatives. New […]






Joanne M. Pierce, College of the Holy Cross The 88-year-old pontiff had been well aware of his fragile state and advanced age. As early as 2015, Pope Francis had expressed the desire to be buried in the Basilica of Santa Maria Maggiore, a fifth-century church in Rome dedicated to the Blessed Virgin Mary. He was […]