Category Archives: Post to St. Thomas News
Provincial police issue warning about rise in computer scams
The OPP have issued a warning about computer pop-up scams after seeing a rise in the computer "security breach" scam. In November 2024, OPP recieved a report of a scam after a resident noticed a pop-u...
Jan 06, 2025 Christian Wiediger / Unsplash
College faculty union enters mediation as possible strike looms
While students return to Ontario colleges today, their stay in class may be short-lived. The Ontario Public Service Employees Union (OPSEU) is in a legal strike position after giving the required five...
Jan 06, 2025
Report says Trudeau could step down as Liberal leader as early as Monday
The Globe and Mail is reporting that Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is expected to announce he is stepping down as Liberal party leader as early as Monday. Trudeau has faced mounting calls for his resi...
Jan 06, 2025
The St. Thomas and Elgin County 48
Here's what's going on in St. Thomas and Elgin County over the next 48 hours. Today: It's Open Chess Night at the St. Thomas Public Library from 6:30 to 8! Open Chess Night is a drop-in evening of che...
Jan 06, 2025
Local News Week in Review - Dec. 30th to Jan. 3rd
As we look back on the week that was, here are our top five most read stories from December 16th to 20th: 1. A West Elgin man is facing a number of charges, including two counts of assault with a weap...
Jan 04, 2025
Provinces introduces new laws in 2025 impacting child care, health, immigration and more
Some new laws and regulations are coming into affect across Ontario. The threshold to report a collision involving property damage to police has gone up from $2,000 to $5,000 in a move to remove admin...
Jan 03, 2025
The St. Thomas and Elgin County 48
Here's what's going on in St. Thomas and Elgin County over the next 48 hours. Today: Winterlude! is taking place at the St. Thomas Public Library December 27th through Friday, January 3rd. Keep the wi...
Jan 03, 2025
Community spotlight: Bringing the Polar Express to life fulfills a dream for retiring teacher Ruth Brown
With a couple of weeks left before retiring, some like to ease into that final day of work. Certainly not the case for Ruth Brown, whose dream was to rush headlong toward retirement like an express tr...
Jan 02, 2025
Harvest Hands food and clothing distribution Friday at Horton Market
Starting at 10 a.m. Friday, Harvest Hands is making available at no cost a considerable supply of fresh fruit and vegetables and other food items for those who may need a helping hand as we enter the ...
Jan 02, 2025
New Year's Day disturbance results in numerous charges against West Elgin man
A West Elgin man is facing a number of charges, including two counts of assault with a weapon after a disturbance New Year's Day on Graham Road in West Elgin. Around 1 a.m., Elgin OPP investigated an ...
Jan 02, 2025
