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London International Airport Announces New, Low-Fare Routes to Vancouver & Halifax
London International Airport continues its rebound from COVID 19 travel restrictions, with the announcement of two new routes. Beginning in summer 2023, Flair Airlines will be launching service from L...
Nov 03, 2022
Will Federal Government Step In When it Comes to Ontario Government's Use of Notwithstanding Clause?
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says his government is looking at its options to respond to Ontario Premier Doug Ford's use of the Constitution's notwithstanding clause. Trudeau made the comment yesterd...
Nov 03, 2022
School Buses Cancelled in St. Thomas & Elgin County Thursday Morning
Thick fog in the region has resulted in school bus cancellations for much of the region Thursday morning. All school bus routes in St. Thomas and Elgin County have been cancelled. School buses in Oxfo...
Nov 03, 2022
Community Spotlight: STFD reminds residents to check smoke alarms as Daylight Saving Time ends
As we prepare for the end of Daylight Saving Time this Sunday, the St. Thomas Fire Department is hoping people will also use this time to check their smoke alarms. The time change will occur Sunday at...
Nov 02, 2022
Union Representing Ontario Education Workers Presents Counter-Offer to Government
Negotiators for a union representing 55,000 Ontario education workers will be back at the bargaining table this morning after presenting a counter-offer to the government late last night. The Canadian...
Nov 02, 2022
Flu Shots Now Available at Health Unit & Select Pharmacies
Ontario residents can start receiving their annual flu shots. The jabs will be available through health care providers, Southwestern Public Health and in participating pharmacies. According to SW Publ...
Nov 02, 2022
Community spotlight: For Barb Matthews, three decades of improving the futures of at-risk children and youth
For Barb Matthews, there have been some telltale signs of late that retirement may be on the horizon. The executive director of Big Brothers Big Sisters of St. Thomas-Elgin this week announced she wil...
Nov 01, 2022
Multiple police services execute search warrants in West Elgin and Dutton-Dunwich
A 38-year-old West Elgin man faces a lengthy list of charges following a search of two locations in that municipality and another in Dutton-Dunwich. The search warrants were executed after the accused...
Nov 01, 2022
Grocery Store Employee Notifies Police of Credit Card Scam
A vigilant Superstore employee tipped off St. Thomas Police about a possible credit card scam. A customer had been contacted by a supposed Amazon employee who advised their credit card had been used f...
Nov 01, 2022 kuhnmi / CC
Jamaican Resident Charged with Assault with a Weapon in Bayham
A resident of Jamaica has been charged with regard to an assault with a weapon just before 1 a.m. Monday. By the time Elgin OPP responded to a Chute Line residence in Bayham, the accused had fled the ...
Nov 01, 2022
