Essex

• Town to ask Ontario to name intimate partner violence an epidemic after family deaths

  The council of a town where a mother and children were found dead is writing to the provincial government asking it to declare intimate partner violence an epidemic.

  Crime

  Aug 14
  
• Southwestern Ontario county declares local emergency over long ambulance delays

  The county declared a local emergency Monday due to long and increasing waits for ambulances to offload patients, which means they are unavailable to go on other calls.

  Health

  Oct 17, 2022
  
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• ‘It doesn’t bring Ashley back’: Mother of Vernon, B.C. teen reacts to killer’s guilty plea

  “I'm shocked, overwhelmed, and, also, it’s bittersweet because I'm happy that we don't have to do a trial for two to three weeks. But, it doesn’t bring Ashley back.”

  Crime

  Sep 9, 2022
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• British man pleads guilty to murder of Vernon, B.C. woman

  A British man pleaded guilty to murdering a Vernon woman who moved to England last year to meet him. Sepple entered the guilty plea during a trial preparation hearing on Wednesday.

  Crime

  Sep 7, 2022
• Southwestern Ontario town temporarily bans outdoor water use in some areas

  Officials in a southwestern Ontario town have temporarily banned outdoor water use for residents in some areas due to low water levels.

  Weather

  Aug 4, 2022
• Ontario election 2022 results: Essex

  Voters in Essex elected Anthony Leardi of the Progressive Conservative (PC) party as their MPP in the 2022 Ontario election.

  Canada

  May 25, 2022
• Trial date set for British man charged with Vernon, B.C. woman’s murder

   Jack Sepple, charged with murder in the death of Ashley Wadsworth, will stand trial in September in Essex, England. The trial is expected to last two weeks. 

  Crime

  Mar 8, 2022
• Charge laid after B.C. woman killed in U.K.

  Jack Sepple, 23, has been charged with the Feb. 1 murder of Vernon, B.C., teen Ashley Wadsworth.

  Crime

  Feb 3, 2022
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• Young woman from B.C. stabbed to death in U.K.

  'Sadly, despite the efforts of paramedics, a woman was pronounced dead at the scene,' said British police following a disturbance at an address in Chelmsford, Essex Tuesday.

  Crime

  Feb 2, 2022
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• Intercity bus operator to begin London-Windsor service this month

  Mississauga-based Onex Bus says it plans to rollout London-Windsor bus service later this month to complement its existing London-Toronto route.

  Canada

  Jan 13, 2022