U.S. and Canadian officials are monitoring a crude oil spill that was detected Thursday in the Canadian side of the St. Clair River near the Suncor Sarnia Refinery in Sarnia, […]
Canadians have been plunged into a snap federal election after newly minted Prime Minister Mark Carney, heading a minority Liberal government, called the vote for April 28 amid the unfolding Canada-U.S. trade war. Here are key things to know about the contests in the 10-riding London region. THE SCORECARD When Parliament was dissolved and the […]
The Free Press caught up with some travellers catching a flight to Florida from London International Airport on Friday afternoon
Watch below as Prime Minister Justin Trudeau prepares to speak on Tuesday morning with a U.S.-Canada trade war beginning due to President Donald Trump’s tariffs. BORDER CITY FEARS: Sarnia Mayor Mike Bradley is urging city residents to strap in for the long haul as U.S. tariffs took effect Tuesday and Canada announced it will retaliate […]
SARNIA – Sarnia Mayor Mike Bradley is urging city residents to strap in for the long haul as U.S. tariffs took effect Tuesday and Canada announced it will retaliate with levies of its own. “It’s going to be extremely painful, not just for the Americans but for us,” Bradley said. The Sarnia area is home […]
The death of an infant in a community near Sarnia is being investigated by the OPP. Lambton EMS and other emergency services responded to a report of an unresponsive infant at a home on St. Clair Street in Point Edward on Saturday at about 1:25 a.m., Lambton OPP said Monday. Point Edward is a village […]
A grassroots group of municipal politicians is urging voters to make homelessness a provincial election issue, with the equivalent of a city larger than Sarnia living on the street across Ontario. Calling the encampments that have cropped up in municipalities big and small in recent years a “human rights crisis,” the Ontario Coalition for the […]
Oxford OPP are reminding the public that legitimate businesses and the government will not ask for payment with bitcoin or payment cards after two residents were defrauded of $240,000 in separate scams. Police said they were notified Monday that a resident of Zorra Township is out more than $200,000 after falling for a bitcoin scam, […]
TORONTO – Ontario has created new rules specifically for a Sarnia plastics plant to try to ensure it stops emitting high levels of benzene that have affected a neighbouring First Nation for years. Read More
Aamjiwnaang First Nation declared a local state of emergency Thursday due to “ongoing and excessive” discharges of benzene from a nearby chemical plant in Sarnia. Read More