St. Thomas council is being asked to remove 17 pedestrian crossings from city streets after a crosswalk fatality Sept. 24 in front of St. Thomas-Elgin General Hospital.[...]

St. Thomas is projecting a $780,000 deficit this year and city council is being asked to approve a near-freeze on spending as a result. The deficit results from several factors. But an increase in Ontario Disability Support Program caseloads accounts for $500,000 of the shortfall.[...]

T he political fight over what to do about global warming is ultimately a fight over our money and standard of living. It will involve a massive redistribution of our wealth, both domestically and internationally.[...]

H ey gang, it's Hat Trick Saturday, where three burning issues are taken to task. Well, maybe not burning, but certainly the equal of "heinie-rash" status. In keeping with that motif is the ambiguity of the H1N1 tempest as it applies to professional sports teams.[...]

HI ROBIN: My wife and I have been married for two years, and have been together for the last 12 years. In the beginning, our sex life was good, but the last few years it has been going downhill. She rarely seems to want to have sex anymore, and even when she does, it has to be all about her.[...]

St. Thomas girls Sarah Westaway and Rebecca Kohler will enjoy a homecoming of sorts on Nov. 14 when their Bluewater Jr. Hawks come to the St. Thomas-Elgin Memorial Centre. Westaway is a student at St.[...]

Is the City of St. Thomas in, or will Elgin county go it alone when it comes to tourism and marketing? That's a question city aldermen faced on Monday night, and one county council will consider in the near future with regards to a proposed Elgin-St.[...]

Elgin St. Thomas Public Health officials estimate there is likely enough H1N1 vaccine to last for clinics today, but after that, it's a wait-and-see scenario. "We have enough for today," Laura McLachlin, director of health prevention programs, advised Thursday.[...]

W hen you look at the shambles that happened with the roll-out of the swine flu vaccine, you shake your head and wonder just what it is that makes it so difficult for this province to deal with public health emergencies.[...]

Inside the 10 ... quarterback keep ... sweep right ... touchdown. Not once, not twice, but three times Tom Yurek found the endzone Thursday as his Central Elgin Titans overcame the stubborn Vikings of Arthur Voaden in their TVRAA Varsity Southeast semifinal.[...]

DEAR ROBIN: I thought my partner and I had an open, happy relationship. We had discussed his porn issue, and he reassured me that he was no longer looking at it.[...]

Elgin St. Thomas Public Health has scheduled three more swine flu, or H1N1, vaccine clinics for next week. But if more vaccine doesn't arrive soon, those clinics could be cancelled.[...]

The H1N1 outbreak has prompted St. Thomas-Elgin General Hospital to set up an alternate flu-assessment clinic to ease the burden on the hospital's overflowing emergency department. Starting today at 2 p.[...]

Andrea Horwath wants to put Jake Allin in the driver's seat.[...]

Canadians who fear their hard-earned tax money is disappearing down a black hole will no doubt be relieved to learn they are actually investing in government mismanagement on a grand scale.[...]

High school football playoff begin on four fronts today and Friday as TVRAA Southeast titles go up for grabs. Action begins as varsity teams pursue the crown vacated by the Huron Park Huskies who moved on to senior/junior competition this season.[...]

Wayne Carroll, director of music at Knox Presbyterian Church, Hincks Street, is recitalist next Tuesday in a weekly series of noon concerts at St. Paul's Cathedral, Richmond Street, London, Ont. Carroll's program includes two movements from Romantic composer Josef Rheinberger's Op.[...]

DEAR ROBIN: I've always had troubles with relationships. It's been nothing but lies and letdowns - nothing good has come out of my relationships except for lessons, and I'm getting tired of learning things.[...]

She wasn't tested often, but she was perfect. Belmont's Alyssa Wintermute stopped 13 shots Sunday as the Lake Forest College Foresters blanked the St. Mary's University Cardinals 4-0. It was the fourth career shutout for the junior goaltender out of the St.[...]

Season wrapup statistic released by the NASCAR Canadian Tire Series have D.J. Kennington of St. Thomas sitting tied atop one of the categories -- top-10 finishes. Kennington and Scott Steckly both posted nine top-10s through the season.[...]