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COVID-19: Ongoing case count now tops 160
The province this morning is reporting 481 new COVID-19 cases, with one death. Southwestern Public Health is reporting 24 new cases with 22 resolved. The death toll is 95 since the pandemic began. The...
Nov 16, 2021
STPS looking for suspect in Circle K robbery
The St. Thomas Police are continuing to investigate after Circle K Convenience, located on the corner of Fairview and Elm Streets was robbed early Monday morning. Police report that around 3:30 a.m., ...
Nov 16, 2021
Community Spotlight: STEGH introduces mandatory vaccination policy for essential caregivers
To help curb the spread of COVID-19 and ensure the safety of patients and staff, the St. Thomas Elgin General Hospital has officially implement a mandatory vaccination policy for essential caregivers....
Nov 16, 2021
COVID-19: Upward trend in cases, hospitalizations continues over the weekend
The province this morning is reporting 552 new COVID-19 cases, with three deaths. Southwestern Public Health is reporting 66 new cases since Friday with 61 resolved. The death toll is 95 since the pan...
Nov 15, 2021
COVID-19 case count in local schools rises to 16 over the weekend
After reporting two COVID-19 outbreaks at schools across St. Thomas/Elgin last week, the Thames Valley District School Board announced an additional 7 local cases of COVID-19 over the weekend. On Frid...
Nov 15, 2021
Scheduled closure of Alma Street to begin tomorrow
The City of St. Thomas and CN Rail are advising residents about an up coming closure planned for Alma Street. Beginning Tuesday, November 16th at 7 a.m., CN Rail will be replacing rail and paving the ...
Nov 15, 2021
Community Spotlight: Santa Claus is coming to town!
As Santa prepares for his big trip to the Railway City, MP Karen Vecchio and MPP Jeff Yurek confirmed on Friday that all travel arrangements have been cleared for his three-day visit next month to tak...
Nov 15, 2021
Elgin-Middlesex-London MP Karen Vecchio returns to Conservative Shadow Cabinet
Last Tuesday (Nov. 9) Conservative Party Leader Erin O'Toole announced his Shadow Cabinet for the 44th Parliament. Included is Elgin-Middlesex-London MP Karen Vecchio, named Shadow Minister for Women ...
Nov 14, 2021
Stars sink Maroons in exciting SO win
Defenceman Trent Ballentyne (pictured at left) potted the only goal in the shootout to power St. Thomas to an exciting 4-3 win over Chatham tonight at the Joe Thornton Community Centre. It was a solid...
Nov 12, 2021
BREAKING: STEGH reaches capacity as COVID-19 cases in Elgin County hit critical levels
It was announced this evening that the St. Thomas Elgin General Hospital has reached capacity as a result of the increase in COVID-19 cases in Elgin County. The following message has been shared with ...
Nov 12, 2021
