Day: 11 January 2026
Londoner charged as police detail harrowing alleged at-work sexual assault
A 20-year-old London man faces multiple charges after police say a teenager was sexually assaulted during a harrowing alleged run-in with a colleague at work. Aylmer police say it was June 26 when an 18-year-old woman was at work at a business on Talbot Street in the Elgin County community and a man she worked […]
Hot in the city: It could feel like 40 C in London, Environment Canada warns
Talk about a turnaround. London’s has gone from super-soaked to super hot in less than 24 hours. Environment Canada on Tuesday issued a multi-day heat alert amid spiking temperatures that were expected to climb to more than 30 C – and feel like more than 40 C outside. The heat warning is to remain in […]
London law firm seeks OxyContin addicts after $20M class action settlement
A London law firm is marking a milestone in a multimillion-dollar class action settlement for people who became addicted to two prescription pain killers, a long-awaited development 16 years in the making. Siskinds LLP and three other partner firms now are seeking people who faced alleged harms from OxyContin and OxyNEO to file a claim […]
New front in helping homeless begins as depots launch near encampments
As this year’s death toll in London’s homeless community reaches 28 — four in the past week alone — a new strategy to provide basic needs to encampment dwellers begins Tuesday. “I think it will save lives,” London Cares director of services Chantelle McDonald said of a plan to put four service depots offering basic […]