COVID-19: Ontario green-lights $500M for school safety
TORONTO — Ontario is allowing school boards to dip into reserve funds to the tune of $500 million to help improve COVID-19 physical distancing as the province prepares to send ...
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Local News Anxiety, uncertainty as local emergency relief recipients face shift to EI
Many of Southwestern Ontario’s tens of thousands of unemployed could be in for a rude awakening next month when Canada’s main COVID-19 relief program ends. -
Local News Proposed cannabis facility denied zoning change by council
A proposed cannabis facility was denied a zone change after Woodstock council expressed concerns on the lack of information received from the applicant and worries from nearby businesses. -
Local News Woodstock police seeking man in assault
The Woodstock police are warning a potential dangerous person in the region. Police said 25-year-old Hamza Khalid assaulted a 22-year-old with a weapon on Aug. 9. The victim sustained serious ... -
Local News Windsor kayaker shares tips after three-week solo journey on Lake Erie
Thinking of taking up kayaking? Windsor resident Ian Parish, 39, has some advice to share after completing a 280-kilometre solo trip on Lake Erie last month. -
Local News Gospel Lighthouse closing Tillsonburg store
The Gospel Lighthouse Christian Bookstore in Tillsonburg, along with stores in Brantford, Guelph, Kitchener and Cambridge, are closing Aug. 29. -
Local News Three new COVID-19 cases reported Thursday in Oxford, Elgin
There were five new resolved COVID-19 cases and three new confirmed cases, Southwestern public health reported Thursday. -
Local News Trucker charged in crash that killed mom, 22, while pushing stroller across street
A 23-year-old man from Guelph is charged after a transport truck struck and killed a young mother pushing a stroller across a downtown Ingersoll street in late July.
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Local News Tavistock senior dies following crash Wednesday
An 85-year-old woman died Wednesday following a two-car crash in rural Oxford County.The vehicles collided in the intersection of 16th Line and Maplewood Side Road in East Zorra-Tavistock at about ... -
Local News 'Quadmesters,' 100 new custodians and the plan for 100,000 local students
Quadmesters instead of semesters.‘Stand here’ markers, direction arrows, as well as cohorts and designated entrances. -
Local News Visiting Liberal leader, NDP MPPs slam Ford's back-to-school plan
Call it a COVID-19 political pile-on.With three weeks to go before school resumes, Premier Doug Ford’s Progressive Conservative government faces mounting political heat — including in London — over its ... -
Local News Charges laid against driver with unsafe tire
Woodstock police laid charges Tuesday after a traffic officer saw a commercial vehicle travelling with a bald and disintegrating tire on the road. -
Local News County approves doctor backstop for potential COVID-19 outbreaks among migrant workers
The expenses to cover an on-call physician group were approved to help if Oxford County experiences an outbreak of COVID-19 at a farm with migrant workers. -
Local News Oxford municipalities get $6.2 million in COVID-19 funding
Municipalities in Oxford County will receive financial help from the province to aid in the delivering of public services. -
Local News Oxford councillors support face coverings, but question enforcement resources
While they support the mask mandate from Southwestern Public Health, Oxford County councillors expressed reluctance for local mask bylaws during a discussion of the issue on Wednesday. -
Local News Twelve COVID-19 cases resolved, three added in Southwestern public health region
Another 12 COVID-19 cases were resolved, while three new cases were confirmed Wednesday morning by Southwestern public health. -
Local News Woodstock police warn of new employment, computer scams
Woodstock police are warning the public of two new scams that have surfaced in the area lately. -
Local News Cooper named Tillsonburg's citizen of the year
Former broadcaster and radio personality Doug Cooper has been chosen as Tillsonburg’s citizen of the year.
