Category Archives: Post to St. Thomas News
Federal budget extends COVID-19 'lifeline'
The first federal budget in more than two years extends Ottawa's COVID-19 ``lifeline'' for workers and struggling businesses another few months as it aims to pull Canada through the pandemic once and ...
Apr 19, 2021
COVID-19: Ongoing case count dips slightly over the weekend
The province is reporting 4,447 new COVID-19 cases this morning with 19 deaths while Southwestern Public Health is reporting 57 new cases since Friday. Sixty-five cases were resolved. There are fiftee...
Apr 19, 2021
Impaired driver flags down St. Thomas Police officer for directions
An 80 year old man was given more than he was hoping for Saturday when he pulled over to ask St. Thomas Police for directions, while driving impaired. Police say the Teeterville Ontario resident waved...
Apr 19, 2021
Aylmer man smashes glass at local LCBO store to steal $28 bottle of vodka
A 54 year old Aylmer man is facing multiple charges after breaking into a local LCBO store for a single bottle of vodka. Aylmer Police say the incident took place on Thursday around 7:15 p.m., when th...
Apr 19, 2021
Province announces AstraZeneca vaccines will soon be available to those 40+
Starting tomorrow, anyone aged 40 and over will be able to book an Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccine in Ontario. Health Minister Christine Elliott's office confirmed the news Sunday evening saying based on t...
Apr 19, 2021
Pearce Williams among local organizations to receive boost through the Province's Resilient Communities Fund
As announced Friday, a half-dozen local groups and organizations are going to share in over $600,000 in provincial funding. MPP Jeff Yurek advised the money is to help them recover and rebuild from CO...
Apr 19, 2021
Get your COVID-19 shot, get a free scoop: Ice Box St. Thomas launches "Community Immunity" initiative
Receiving the COVID-19 vaccine is an exciting moment for many in the community. But what if getting the shot also means you could end the day with complementary ice cream? That's exactly what the Ice ...
Apr 19, 2021
Ontario walks back police powers announced Friday
Ontario is amending widely criticized new measures meant to contain surging COVID-19 case counts. It comes a day after Premier Doug Ford announced anti-pandemic powers that allow police to stop motori...
Apr 17, 2021
Changes to Ontario's new restrictions could be coming soon
Confusion over yesterday's announcement from Premier Doug Ford has continued into the weekend. The Canadian Press has learned that the Province is likely to backtrack on new police powers to enforce a...
Apr 17, 2021
St. Thomas Police advise no random stopping of citizens under new provincial powers
St. Thomas Police report Saturday morning they will not be randomly stopping people as part of the new powers granted by the province Friday. Under new restrictions announced by Premier Doug Ford, byl...
Apr 17, 2021
