Galen Simmons
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Police eye link after thieves hit same area business twice in two weeks
Perth County OPP are asking for the public's help in identifying suspects after Millbank Hardware in Perth East was broken into and robbed twice in less than… → Read More
Lockdowns at Stratford high schools lifted after student arrested
Stratford police have arrested a male Stratford District Secondary School student after that school and St. Michael Catholic Secondary School went into… → Read More
'So sorry': Ontario woman pleads guilty to killing infant daughter in 1985
A St. Marys woman who smothered her three-week-old baby daughter with a pillow in 1985 while suffering from postpartum depression pleaded guilty Tuesday to… → Read More
PERTH-WELLINGTON: Pocketbook issues take centre stage in Stratford-area riding
This is one in a series of profiles on the 10 ridings across the London region. → Read More
Stratford Summer Music announces 'big, massive hit' of 2022 season
Stratford Summer Music, the city’s annual music festival, has announced a lineup of 46 concerts across seven venues for its 2022 season. → Read More
Life sentence sought for London, Ont. man who stabbed ex-girlfriend outside her son's school
The victim “endured … pain like nothing she had endured before. Pain from a multitude of slashes and stab wounds.” → Read More
Big rig topples delivery truck in rural collision
There were no serious injuries when a delivery truck and a transport truck collided in the Stratford-area village of Harmony Tuesday morning, city police said. → Read More
Toronto man facing child-abduction, luring charges released on bail
A Toronto man facing child-abduction and luring charges was released from Stratford jail after being granted bail by a justice of the peace in provincial court… → Read More
Bail for St. Marys mom charged with murder in infant's 1985 death
Katherine Thompson was granted bail with a $10,000 bond and conditions → Read More
Stratford Festival review: Three Tall Women
Director Diana Leblanc explores memory, identity and experience in a two-part Stratford Festival production starring Martha Henry that does justice to Edward… → Read More
St. Marys film The Sanctuary nabs three Canadian Screen Award nominations
St. Marys-based Akoolfilm Company's first film, The Sanctuary, has been nominated for Canadian Screen Awards across three categories: best TV movie, best… → Read More
Stratford seniors moved to hospital to help stem retirement home outbreak
Huron Perth Public Health announced Saturday that some Cedarcroft Place residents will be moved to area hospitals as part of the effort to contain the ongoing… → Read More
Resident of Stratford retirement home dies of COVID-19
Huron Perth Public Health is reporting the COVID-19 related death of a Cedarcroft resident with underlying health issues. → Read More
Farm death of four-year-old underscores agriculture risks for young children: Expert
Dean Anderson, a strategic agricultural advisor with Workplace Safety and Prevention Services in Mississauga, said Monday's accident in West Perth fits in with a trend of on-farm fatalities among children under five. → Read More
Ontario farm death of tot underscores agriculture risks for young children: Expert
Dean Anderson, a strategic agricultural advisor with Workplace Safety and Prevention Services in Mississauga, said Monday's accident in West Perth fits in with… → Read More
Huron Perth health unit reports 13-case jump in new coronavirus cases
Huron Perth Public Health reported 13 new COVID-19 cases Tuesday, the largest single-day spike since the pandemic began as officials work to track and contain at least one case linked to a grocery store and an ongoing outbreak in the area’s Low German-speaking community. → Read More
Online hate-speech investigation shines light on Stratford-area racism
STRATFORD — A social media firestorm prompted by a Confederate flag in the window of a Stratford home has resulted in a hate speech investigation by Stratford police. → Read More
First COVID-19 patient to die in Stratford remembered as lifelong homebuilder
Lifelong Stratford homebuilder Giuseppe “Joe” Vaianisi, 86, died at Greenwood Court in Stratford Saturday after testing positive for COVID-19 on April 3. → Read More
Busy Dayna Manning to pay Sudbury a visit
Musician and songwriter Dayna Manning is busier than she’s ever been. From teaching and producing to playing and writing music, Manning says she’s got something on the go almost every day of the week. But it’s a good kind of busy. Manning will be live in concert on Feb. 20 in a dinner and show performance at The Motley Kitchen, 70 Young St., in Sudbury. And just last fall, she released her… → Read More
London man sought by police after woman stabbed outside St. Marys school
Police are asking for the public’s assistance in locating a London man they believe was involved in the stabbing of a woman outside a St. Marys elementary school Wednesday morning. → Read More