Author: The London Free Press
Plan to move students scrapped as enrolment holds steady downtown
The regionâs largest school board is walking back a plan to relocate more than 100 Old North pupils after predictions of a spike in the number of students downtown failed to materialize.
Why does fast-growing London rank 47th in Canada in housing starts?
A new report highlights just how inadequate Londonâs pace of home construction has been over the last six years, ranking the city â one of the nation’s fastest-growing â 47th in Canada.
Key witness holds firm at bush party homicide trial: ‘I know what I saw’
Despite the repeated attacks on her story, Jessica Falardeau maintained: âI know what I saw.â
Loved ones express grief as sentencing nears for impaired driver who killed boy
ST. THOMAS â More than 20 grieving loved ones expressed their pain in court Wednesday as sentencing loomed for an impaired driver who killed an 11-year-old boy who was walking home from getting ice cream. Aiden Curtis was killed on July 4, 2023, after being struck by an out-of-control pickup truck driven by Nicholas Lemke, […]
Touchdown! Red-hot Detroit Lions plan watch party in downtown London
The NFL’s No. 1 team is looking for some London love. In what may be a local first, the red-hot Detroit Lions have announced a watch party for one of their upcoming games â Dec. 22 against Chicago, with fans invited to view it downtown on the big screens inside Canada Life Place. “The Lions […]
Jewish group speaks out amid probe into antisemitic graffiti at London school
An organization representing London’s Jewish community is thanking police for their swift action after an elementary school in the cityâs northwest was targeted with antisemitic graffiti for the second time in four months.
Police probing gunfire that struck home in northeast London
Police are asking the public for information after gunfire struck a home in northeast London. A resident in the area of Huron Street and Briarhill Avenue called 911 Tuesday around 2:40 a.m. to report finding suspected bullet holes in their home after hearing several loud bangs, police said on Wednesday. Officers arrived and found evidence […]
Booze giant pauses plans for $245M Southwestern Ontario whisky distillery
SARNIA â An international company that announced plans two years ago to build a $245-million whisky distillery in St. Clair Township has told municipal officials the project has been paused. Diageo, a multinational beverage alcohol company, initially said the site near Sarnia would start making Crown Royal Canadian whisky brand by 2025. Later, the company […]
PHOTOS: Cirque Musica holiday show at Centennial Hall
The Christmas-themed performances have begun in London, including at Centennial Hall on Tuesday night when Cirque Musica performed its Holiday Wonderland 2024 show. Photos by LFP’s Mike Hensen mhensen@postmedia.com