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Londoners could see new social gathering rules in place as early as this weekend as the region enters what the medical officer of health is calling a “second wave.” 

Londoners could see new social gathering rules in place as early as this weekend as the region enters what the medical officer of health is calling a “second wave.” 

A personal support worker in London is facing assault charges after the family of an elderly woman in her care was allegedly injured last week.

The number of young people testing positive for COVID-19 continues to climb in London, with the local health unit reporting 13 new cases of people in their 20s or younger.

The number of young people testing positive for COVID-19 continues to climb in London, with the local health unit reporting 13 new cases of people in their 20s or younger.

Ten days after it learned it was hacked, the Ontario College of Nurses (CNO) is still trying to figure out if the personal information of its 300 employees and 195,500 members has been compromised. 

After a few days of stern warnings from school administrators, public health health officials and politicians, Western University students stayed away from nightclubs and bars on Thursday night amid an outbreak among young people in London, Ont.

A London Police Service professional standards investigation will look at whether the use of a provincial database containing the health records of all people who tested positive for COVID-19 was ‘appropriate.’

A visual contact tracing map produced by London’s health unit is highlighting how an outbreak started among Western University students and spread to others in the community. 

The province’s police watchdog has concluded that there’s no basis for criminal charges to be laid in connection with the death of a 27-year-old London man who fell from a Walnut Street balcony earlier this year.

The case count in London is continuing to rise with 11 youg people testing positive for the novel coronavirus Thursday.

The case count in London is continuing to rise with 11 young people testing positive for the novel coronavirus Thursday.

The number of Western University students testing positive for COVID-19 is now at 28 after an outbreak that started with groups of students living in three separate off-campus houses engaging in high-risk behaviour as school resumed.

The College of Nurses of Ontario (CNO) has been dealing with a “cyber security incident” that may have compromised the personal information of its almost 200,000 members, CBC News has learned. 

Despite the COVID-19 pandemic, London’s real estate market remains firm and some local real estate watchers say people are looking differently at their homes as they spend more time in them.

The City of London awarded Mohamed Goha and Lily Spoozak the Queen Elizabeth Scholarship at Tuesday night’s council meeting.

The Middlesex-London Health Unit reported six new cases of COVID-19 on Wednesday.

The Middlesex-London Health Unit reported six new cases of COVID-19 on Wednesday.

For the third day in a row, London’s COVID-19 assessment centres have been flooded, prompting the health unit to tell people to stay away unless they are symptomatic. 

OPP officers are being praised for acting quickly to avert a potential disaster near Clinton Wednesday morning by intercepting a tanker truck that failed to stop for police.

The City of London is cracking down on COVID-19 safety violations, issuing offence notices to a local business and employee Tuesday. The fine for breaching the mandatory face covering bylaw is $500

Researchers at Western University’s Schulich School of Medicine and Dentistry released a new study Tuesday that expands on the connection between COVID-19 and strokes.

London Police Chief Steve Williams wants to create a dedicated team of police officers paired with mental health workers to help minimize the use of force by police in situations involving mental illness. 

School bus driver shortages are nothing new, but this year the added pressure of a virus that can be especially deadly for older adults means many who did the job in years past have opted to stay away, at least until for the start of the school year.

Irene Deschenes, who survived childhood sexual abuse by a local priest, used a vigil on Tuesday to call on the Catholic Diocese of London to drop its appeal in a decades-long legal battle.

The Middlesex-London Health Unit reported three new cases of COVID-19 on Tuesday, including a case linked to the community outbreak who is not a Western student.

Western University doubled its COVID-19 testing capacity after having turn away hundreds of students yesterday, and London’s two assessment centres saw hours-long line-ups as fears about a community outbreak of the deadly coronavirus continued to grow.

Western University doubled its COVID-19 testing capacity after having turn away hundreds of students yesterday, and London’s two assessment centres saw hours-long line-ups as fears about a community outbreak of the deadly coronavirus continued to grow.

The London Police Service’s civilian oversight body has published a survey looking for public direction and ideas on how to overhaul the city’s law enforcement culture and how police interact with London’s diverse communities.

London Police have arrested 18 people, including four youths, in an anti-drug sweep that investigators have called the largest fentanyl seizure in the city’s history.

Driven to get tested after hearing news of five new cases, Western University students overwhelmed a temporary COVID-19 testing facility on campus on Monday.

Pharmacies in London area have seen up to a 25 per cent decline in the number of kits containing the life-saving opioid antidote Naloxone since the coronavirus pandemic began in March, according to a Toronto epidemiologist who studies opioid use.

The Middlesex-London Health Unit declared a community COVID-19 outbreak. Five Western University students have tested positive over the weekend.