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• Fears give way to relief and frustration in pharmacy vaccine program

  Concerns about the AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine seem to have all but disappeared at local pharmacies. The feelings are being replaced by frustration and relief, depending on one’s success at booking an appointment.

  

• 'Every option on the table' as LTC union escalates push for vaccination

  The call from London Transit workers for priority vaccination grew louder on Thursday with the backing of the Amalgamated Transit Union’s (ATU) National President John Di Nino.

  

• Stratford and Owen Sound, Ont. accepting ICU patients from GTA

  Seven COVID-19 patients are being treated at Grey Bruce Health Services in Owen Sound. Four are from Grey-Bruce while three have been transferred from overflowing intensive care unites (ICUs) in the Greater Toronto Area.

• Recoveries outpace new infections as MLHU reports 100 new cases of COVID-19

  The Middlesex-London Health Unit (MLHU) is reporting 100 new cases of COVID-19 Thursday, but also noted more than 140 recoveries.

• Long-term care home employee charged in drug thefts

  Woodstock police have charged an employee at a long-term care facility after prescription drugs were allegedly stolen.

• Man shows up at hospital suffering from gunshot in latest shooting in London, Ont.

  A 20-year-old man is recovering in hospital after showing up Wednesday night suffering from a gunshot wound.

• House damaged after gunshot like sounds heard in north end

  London police’s Crime Gun Task Force is investigating a report of gunshots just after midnight in a north end neighbourhood.

• Occupant in serious condition following suspicious apartment fire

  London police are investigating a suspicious apartment fire that left one person with serious injuries.

• Victim manages to secretly call 9-1-1 while being robbed at knife point

  Like a scene from a movie a robbery victim in Sarnia, Ont. was able to call 9-1-1 secretly while being threatened by two men.

• More people with COVID-19 are dying before seeking medical care than in past waves: Ontario's chief coroner

  Provincial health officials are now investigating an alarming new trend of people with COVID-19 who are rapidly deteriorating and dying before seeking medical care, Ontario's chief coroner and coordinator of the province’s outbreak response team said Thursday.

• 'We got it wrong': Doug Ford apologizes for some of Ontario's enhanced public health measures

  Premier Doug Ford apologized and said the province moved 'too fast' in announcing sweeping new measures aimed at curbing the third wave of COVID-19 in Ontario and said his government is working on a provincially-run sick leave benefit to curb the spread of infection.

• NYC filmmaker creates sequel to London, Ont. pandemic film

  It has almost been a year since New York City filmmaker JJ Sereday captured the silence of London in the six-minute film ‘Alone Together.'

• Dream Lottery for London hospitals sells out in record time

  The 2021 Spring Dream Lottery for London hospitals has set a new record, selling out in 14 days.

• Sunwing bringing sun destinations back to London International Airport

  After a challenging year for the London International Airport, Sunwing has announced it plans to bring back weekly flights to sun destinations this coming winter.