Category: Education

Jump to: Hospitalizations – Outbreaks – Schools – Vaccinations and Testing – Ontario – Elgin and Oxford – Huron and Perth – Sarnia and Lambton The Middlesex-London Health Unit (MLHU) reported 21 new coronavirus cases and 11 recoveries on Sunday. This is the largest daily COVID-19 case count since Feb. 22 when 20 cases were […]

After the brutal killing of George Floyd in May 2020, more people began waking up to the fact that Black lives matter. However, Black trans lives are often left out of the conversation when it comes to our needs, the rights we deserve or even how to support us so we have a voice. I’m […]

Those looking out at the night sky in Southwestern Ontario Friday night might have spotted a shooting star, or as it’s technically known, a fireball shooting across the sky. This event was captured by several all-sky meteor cameras belonging to the NASA All Sky Fireball Network and the Southern Ontario Meteor Network, operated by Western […]

Jump to: Hospitalizations – Outbreaks – Schools – Vaccinations and Testing – Ontario – Elgin and Oxford – Huron and Perth – Sarnia and Lambton Six people have tested positive for the coronavirus in London and Middlesex while another 13 have recovered, local health officials said Saturday. The update comes as the region learned that […]

Several schools in Ontario are already planning virtual graduation ceremonies for the class of 2021 as the pandemic makes in-person celebrations unlikely. While most high school graduations are still a few months away, some boards are already thinking about online events to mark the occasion that typically takes place in June. In Toronto, Canada’s largest […]

We are in just the third week since students were allowed to return to the classroom and there have already been five COVID-19 outbreaks declared at schools across Waterloo Region. All five were announced this week with one having led to a school closing its doors until March 8. Read more: COVID-19 variants of concern […]

Western University and Fanshawe College are expanding mental health supports for students thanks to $905,289 from the provincial government. Elgin-Middlesex-London MPP Jeff Yurek made the announcement Friday alongside the presidents of the London, Ont., post-secondary institutions. “The past year has been really tough for all of us,” Yurek said, referencing the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. “For […]

Jump to: Hospitalizations – Outbreaks – Schools – Vaccinations and Testing – Ontario – Elgin and Oxford – Huron and Perth – Sarnia and Lambton Eleven people have tested positive for the coronavirus in London and Middlesex while another 12 have recovered, local health officials said Friday. The update comes as the region learned from […]

Londoners looking for a reason to rock can set an alarm for 5 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 27, as Helix headlines a virtual show that aims to raise funds for Tristan Roby, a Londoner who was critically injured in a hit-and-run incident on July 21, 2019. Lead singer Brian Vollmer says the goal is to raise […]

WARNING: This story contains elements that may be disturbing to some audiences. Claudiana dos Santos has a nebulizer at her home in Itapicuru, a community in Bahia, Brazil, that sits near a major gold mine. “People in the community look for me a lot,” dos Santos, 36, said in an interview with Global News through […]

Ontario is reporting 1,258 new coronavirus cases on Friday, bringing the provincial total to 298,569. Friday’s case count is higher than Thursday’s which saw 1,138 new infections. On Wednesday, 1,054 new cases were recorded and 975 on Tuesday. According to Friday’s provincial report, 362 cases were recorded in Toronto, 274 in Peel Region, 104 in […]

At age 86, diagnosed with Parkinson’s disease and prone to falls, John Bedborough would seem to be at the front of the line amid high-risk Canadians prioritized for a COVID-19 vaccine. But it’s those frailties that make it unlikely he’ll be able to visit a mass vaccination site, doctor’s office, pharmacy, or any other locale […]