Attention, Woodstock shoppers. It’s a good time to check that old lottery ticket you bought.    Ontario’s lottery and gaming regulator is urging the winner of the May 4, 2024 Lotto 6/49 draw to come forward and claim their $5 million prize, with less than two weeks to go before the ticket expires.   The […]

Spring is here and so is another year for the South Bruce Dairy 4-H Club. The club kicked off the first meeting on April 9 at the Teeswater Agri-Curl. Every year, the club focuses on a different part of the dairy industry. Last year, the club learned about dairy cow’s nutrition and digestive system. This […]

In recent elections, all credible political parties have had to present detailed climate platforms. Its absence was seen as a key driver in the Conservatives’ loss in 2019, so much so that Erin O’Toole ensured their 2021 platform had something of substance on climate.  Apparently, no more. The absence of strong policy, or even discussion, on […]

Get ready for the sticker shock slowdown. The price of Canadian-made vehicles hitting U.S. dealer lots after tariffs are applied will rise between $2,500 and $15,000, depending on the model, says a recent report from a U.S. business consulting group. That price jump may slow sales of vehicles made here, and see automakers cut production […]

Home sales in the London area plummeted in March, new figures show, deepening a slump that’s now run through the first quarter of 2025. Only 508 homes were sold last month in the London area, which also takes in Strathroy, St. Thomas and portions of Middlesex and Elgin counties, the London and St. Thomas Association […]

A measles outbreak that has infected scores of unvaccinated children in Southwestern Ontario reportedly had its start at a Mennonite religious gathering in New Brunswick last year. In a March 7 letter to Ontario’s health units, the province’s chief medical officer of  health, Dr. Kieran Moore, said there was “an exposure at a large gathering […]