Category: Midwestern Ontario
Hockey Canada trial: Defence argues woman’s story built on ‘white lie’
It started, Michael McLeod’s defence lawyer said, with “a white lie.” It’s ended up in a London courtroom where five 2018 Team Canada junior hockey players are on trial over sexual assault allegations that David Humphrey called “preposterous.” Humphrey, the first of the five defence legal teams to give a closing argument, described the 27‑year‑old […]
Boyfriend of slain London nurse was target of hit, court hears
Two gunmen killed a nurse outside her northwest London home in a botched hit targeting her boyfriend, a court heard.
Beer giant cheers as father-son fix brings stolen Labatt Park sign home
Don’t publish//being edited Just in time for Father’s Day, the stolen Labatt Park sign has made its return, rebuilt by the son of the original signmaker. The “Labatt” portion of the sign, which had been bolted to the wrought-iron fence near the entrance to the world’s oldest ballpark, was taken in the early morning hours […]
Convocation central: London’s arena district braces for two mega-grads
Hockey jerseys out, grad gowns in. London’s downtown arena, home to the national champion London Knights junior hockey team, will become convocation central for not just one, but both of London’s post-secondary schools for the first time starting Monday. Thousands of graduates from Western University and Fanshawe College, and their guests, will converge on the […]
Revved-up growth, and a pressing question: How will we all get around?
Elgin County is examining how its growing population will get around in the coming decades.