Sean Irvine

6 days ago | ctvnews.ca | Sean Irvine

A decorated southwestern Ontario Indigenous soldier will be honoured with a museum exhibit in the Netherlands. It will coincide with the 80th anniversary of the end of the Second World War. Cpl. Welby Lloyd Patterson died in action in 1945. His niece, Maidy Keir of London, Ont., retains bulletins and telegrams informing his family of his death. They were discovered in a cigar box following the passing of her father in the 1980s. Cpl. Welby Lloyd Patterson An image of Cpl.

1 week ago | ctvnews.ca | Sean Irvine

A large industrial fire that sent smoke billowing into the sky above St. Thomas Monday afternoon has been deemed suspicious. On Tuesday morning, smoke continued to rise from the site of the former Weatherhead Company on Woodworth Avenue. Charred steel and other debris are all that remain. The blaze broke out shortly after 4 p.m.Resident Ray Leatherdale closed his windows as winds pushed smoke into his apartment. He could not believe how quickly the fire grew.

1 week ago | ctvnews.ca | Sean Irvine

A large industrial fire that sent smoke billowing into the sky above St. Thomas Monday afternoon has been deemed suspicious. On Tuesday morning, smoke continued to rise from the site of the former Weatherhead Company on Woodworth Avenue. Charred steel and other debris are all that remain. The blaze broke out shortly after 4 p.m.Resident Ray Leatherdale closed his windows as winds pushed smoke into his apartment. He could not believe how quickly the fire grew.

1 week ago | ctvnews.ca | Sean Irvine

New technology capable of identifying a gun or a knife as people pass through it will go online at London Health Sciences Centre on Tuesday. In advance, hospital officials expect it will detect upwards of 20 threats per day. “We are seeing a rise in incidents involving weapons, and LHSC is no exception to this,” said Supervisor David Musyj. Leased for $8,000 per month, per unit, the technology will initially go online at University Hospital. The ER at Victoria Hospital will be equipped on May 6.

1 week ago | kktv.com | Sean Irvine

(CTV Network) – A woman in Canada was anticipating a package at her home Wednesday afternoon but found an unexpected delivery when she opened the door to see what had arrived. “My roommate and I both heard some aggressive knocking on the door,” Bria Vanier said. “[When] I opened the door -- there were two cops, and there was a baby on the doormat.”The police officers allowed Vanier to take the baby boy, she believes was no more than a day old, inside to keep him warm until an ambulance arrived.