ven as the most recent wildfire smoke health advisory ended Tuesday for the London area, climate experts warn we should brace for more hazy skies this summer, fall, and well into the future. The latest special air quality statement – the third issued for the region this year – was
A 50-year-old swimmer was taken to hospital in critical condition after being rescued from Lake Huron, Ontario Provincial Police say. The individual was swimming in Lake Huron at Pinery Provincial Park when they got into trouble and became unresponsive at about 5 p.m. on Saturday, the OPP said on Monday
The condition of a railway crossing that’s frustrated drivers has prompted the St. Thomas mayor to try to “clear the tracks” on who’s responsible, saying a resident was given incorrect information by CN Rail. St. Thomas Mayor Joe Preston issued a public statement saying residents’ complaints about the condition of the crossing on First Avenue, […]
A Tillsonburg woman lost $5,000 after falling victim to an online romance scam, Ontario Provincial Police said on Tuesday.
One person has died in the second outbreak of Legionnaires' disease in London in two years, the Middlesex-London Health Unit says
A teenager from London drowned and a child was rescued by bystanders at Ipperwash beach on Monday, provincial police say. Emergency crews responded shortly after 4 p.m. to reports of swimmers in distress at the Lake Huron beach near East Parkway Drive in Lambton Shores, Lambton County OPP said Tuesday. An 18-year-old was found unresponsive […]
A courier charged in a crash that killed a seven-year-old boy outside his south London home is allowed to drive while on bail despite police telling The Free Press they believe a ban on driving was necessary.
Craig Allan’s explanation about what he knew about the death of London musician Daniel Fawcett “did not make sense.” But, the judge said, the key Crown witness, “is an accomplished liar.” In the final analysis, Superior Court Justice Patricia Moore didn’t believe either Allan, 50, or the associate who was with him in the early […]
Five news cases of measles were recorded during the week ending June 26 by Southwestern Public Health
A Tuesday night graduation ceremony at South Collegiate Institute in London "abruptly ended" when lightning struck the stately old high school in the city's Old South neighbourhood.