Perth

• OPP investigating complaint at Perth hospital, reports of unauthorized camera

  OPP say it's investigating a "complaint" that was reported by the Perth and Smiths Falls District Hospital in September.

  Crime

  Nov 9
  
• Eastern Ontario hospital closes obstetrics ward temporarily due to staffing issues

  The Perth and Smiths Falls District Hospital says the department located at its Smiths Falls, Ont., site shut down on Thursday and won't reopen until Oct. 10.

  Health

  Sep 23
  
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• 1 dead after crash in North Perth, Ont.

  Police say emergency crews responded around 5 p.m. Friday to two vehicles that had collided on Perth Line 86. One of the drivers was pronounced dead at the scene.

  Canada

  Sep 18
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• OPP investigate small plane crash at Stratford, Ont. airport

  Perth OPP are investigating a small plane crash at the Stratford, Ont., airport Tuesday morning. Perth Line 43 is closed between Road 109 and Road 110.

  Traffic

  Aug 23
• Man behind wheel of golf cart faces impaired driving charge

  A man is facing impaired charges after Lanark County OPP said someone reported that a golf cart was driving erratically on the street Tuesday night.

  Crime

  Aug 17
• Ontario municipal leaders call for action amid several temporary ER closures

  The ER at the hospital in Perth, Ont., has been closed since July 2 as it contends with a COVID-19 outbreak among staff that has been magnified by a critical shortage of workers.

  Health

  Jul 11
• Monkeypox case confirmed in Leeds, Grenville, Lanark health unit catchment area

  A single case of the monkeypox virus has been confirmed somewhere within the Leeds, Grenville and Lanark District Health Unit's catchment area.

  Health

  Jul 11
• 3 dead after head-on collision in Tay Valley Township

  Provincial police in Lanark County are investigating a head-on collision that left three people dead.

  Canada

  Jun 1
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• Palmerston resident, 32, charged by Perth OPP in sexual assault investigation

  Police say they were contacted on March 8 by an individual who reported being sexually assaulted at a Listowel home days earlier by someone they had met online.

  Crime

  Mar 23
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• OPP close Highway 7 between Kaladar and Perth

  The highway is closed between Highway 41 at Kaladar and Perth due to winter storm weather conditions that are making the roads treacherous for driving.

  Weather

  Jan 17