Month: December 2025
LIVE: Nathaniel Veltman victims have their say
A two-day hearing begins Thursday morning when victim-impact statements will be submitted at the sentencing hearing of mass murderer Nathaniel Veltman, who killed four members of the Afzaal family in a June 6, 2021 hit-and-run. LFP’s Jane Sims is in the courtroom and providing live coverage: 10:10 a.m. London’s Muslim community remains deeply wounded by Veltman’s […]
One driver killed after big rigs collide on Hwy. 401: Police
One person is dead after a fiery crash involving two tractor trailers on Highway 401 west of Woodstock, provincial police say. Police, paramedics and fire crews were called to a crash in the westbound lanes of the highway, between Foldens Line and Plank Line, at about 10 p.m. Wednesday. Two tractor trailers collided, triggering a […]
200-plus housing units on the table to kick off London’s new year
The new year is getting off to a solid start on the housing front in London, with hundreds of proposed new housing units on the table, including 190 units in the community of Lambeth alone. In a city on the hook for building 47,000 new homes by 2031, including 3,917 in 2024, city council’s planning […]
Crash cuts short mother’s dream of ‘better, brighter future’ in Canada
A Woodstock mother’s dream of a “better, brighter future” in Canada ended in tragedy after she died from her injuries three days after she was struck by a car. Ailene Pepito-Salise, 36, her husband Daryll Salise and their two-year-old son Dane moved to Canada from Bukidnon, Philippines, in August 2023, her husband said. On Dec. […]
‘Lovely box of red tape’: Cafe owners irked at building permit delays
The owners of a popular Wortley Village café demolished after a fire last spring are taking aim at city hall for what they call “red tape” in getting a permit to rebuild.