London A month after the start of the high-profile sexual assault trial of five former junior hockey players in London, Ont., advocates against gender-based violence are using the proceedings to teach young men about consent and their role as role models for others. Five men are charged with sexually assaultingContinue Reading
London·Updated Four teenagers and a man are dead after a multi-vehicle crash on Friday near London, police said. The deceased were students and staff at Walkerton District Community School, according to Bluewater District School Board. The deceased were returning to a school in Walkerton following a sporting event, school board saysCBCContinue Reading
London London’s largest employer will need to make tough decisions as it continues to grapple with the fallout of years of instability, bloated management and growing need for medical care, a review of the organizational structure of the London Health Sciences Centre (LHSC) has found. Report conducted by consultant BIGContinue Reading
London Two squabbling female robins, eight eggs and a few visiting male birds have been sharing a nest perched on top of a St. Thomas woman’s porch light. While the two females appeared to be fighting at first, the pair are now raising their hatched babies together. Up to fourContinue Reading
London The clinical trial for the potential vaccine, VLA15, began in August 2022. Stage 3 trials got underway in late 2023, involving more than 9,000 participants from areas of Canada, Europe, and the U.S. where the disease is endemic. Biotech firms Pfizer and Valneva expect Stage 3 trials to wrap upContinue Reading
London A woman from Oneida Nation of the Thames is appealing a decision that denied funding to renovate a mould-contaminated home that she says contributed to severe asthma symptoms in her grandchildren. Jordan’s Principle is designed to ensure Indigenous kids get care, services supports in a timely manner Isha Bhargava · CBC NewsContinue Reading
It’s been 25 years since the Walkerton, Ont., tainted water tragedy nearly killed her daughter, and Trudy Fraser still does not feel comfortable drinking tap water. “You lose that trust when you see people you know who got sick and passed away,” she said. “That’s why I still drink bottledContinue Reading
London·Analysis E.M., the complainant at the centre of the sexual assault trial for five players on Canada’s 2018 world junior hockey team, will enter her sixth day of cross-examination on Monday when CBC will resume live coverage. A lot of work goes into preparing key witnesses in cases like this,Continue Reading
London During a family trip to Point Farms Provincial Park north of Goderich, Ont., in 2023, Lucas Atchison was using a metal detector he got for his birthday when he found something big and old. Lucas Atchison found metal spikes on a Lake Huron beach with a metal detector Andrea BellemareContinue Reading
Daniel Brown, lawyer for Alex Formenton, holds up an empty shot glass from Jack’s bar in court as he cross-examines E.M., the woman who accused former world junior hockey players of sexual assault. (Alexandra Newbould/CBC) The Latest The woman at the centre of the sexual assault trial for five playersContinue Reading
