Local News Headlines

Stars vs. St. Marys Dec. 12 preview
The St. Thomas Stars take on the St. Mary's Lincolns tonight, in a 7:30 p.m. start. The last time these teams met this season, the Lincs pre...
10h ago

Christmas Care and ESCF team up with Chick-fil-A for Community Giving Night
The Elgin-St. Thomas Community Foundation (ESCF) is encouraging residents to take part in a special Community Giving Night on Monday, Decemb...
12h ago

What to do with $80M worth of U.S. alcohol?
Ontario is "exploring options" for its stockpile of American alcohol in LCBO warehouses. About $80 million worth of American spiri...
15h ago

PowerCo plant construction to be completed Q2 2028
At Monday's meeting, members of city council were updated by Justin Lawrence, the city's Director of Industrial Development, on progress at ...
15h ago

Day #4 of the 12 Days of Holiday Fire & CO Safety Tips
The St. Thomas Fire Department and 94.1 myFM are teaming up once again this year to share the 12 Days of Holiday Fire & CO Safety Tips. ...
16h ago

Geminid Meteor Shower set to light up the sky this weekend
Skywatchers are in for one of the brightest celestial shows of the year as the annual Geminid Meteor Shower reaches its peak late Saturday n...
18h ago

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: A Merrilea Christmas takes over the Gay Lea Dairy Museu...
19h ago

What's good in St. Thomas-Elgin? Booth space going quickly for 2026 St. Thomas & Elgin Home Show
The St. Thomas and Elgin Home Show is set to return to the Joe Thornton Community Centre April 10th-12th, and organizers are encouraging loc...
Dec 11, 2025

St. Thomas man charged after assault and police stand-off
A 27-year-old St. Thomas man faces several assault charges following an intimate partner violence investigation Wednesday morning on Mitchel...
Dec 11, 2025

New Elgin Warden Dominique Giguere: 'I'm all for boring and predictable when it comes to politics'
Malahide Mayor Dominique Giguere was acclaimed County of Elgin Warden for 2026 on Tuesday evening. In her acceptance speech, Giguere took ti...
Dec 11, 2025

Fire closes West Elgin Secondary School
West Elgin Secondary School will remain closed today and Friday, during which time all classes will shift to asynchronous remote learning. T...
Dec 11, 2025

Day #3 of the 12 Days of Holiday Fire & CO Safety Tips
The St. Thomas Fire Department and 94.1 myFM are teaming up once again this year to share the 12 Days of Holiday Fire & CO Safety Tips. ...
Dec 11, 2025

December 11th: Local schools closed due to inclement weather
All school purpose vehicles serving the Thames Valley District School Board and London District Catholic School Board have been cancelled fo...
Dec 11, 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: Tech Talk returns to the St. Thomas Public Library and ...
Dec 11, 2025
Local Weather
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OPP urges caution as early winter ice remains dangerously unpredictable
As winter weather settles into the area, the Ontario Provincial Police West Region is reminding residents that "no ice is safe ice,&quo...
Dec 10, 2025

R.O.P.E. Squad searching for federal offender known to frequent St. Thomas
The Repeat Offender Parole Enforcement Squad is asking for the public's help in locating a federal offender wanted on a Canada-wide warrant ...
Dec 10, 2025

Province announces Liam Riazati Memorial Fund to improve daycare safety
The Ontario government is launching a new $20-million safety fund aimed at preventing tragedies like the one that claimed the life of toddle...
Dec 10, 2025
Province announces four new privately operated clinics to offer joint replacement surgery
The next step in Ontario's plan to expand the number of privately operated clinics offering publicly funded health care will roll out early ...
Dec 10, 2025


