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Man gives out free drugs near downtown, several people overdose: Police

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A Thornhill man is facing charges after a spate of several non-fatal overdoses linked to an unknown drug Friday afternoon – an operation that involved three police departments. Joseph Patrick, 26, of Thornhill was arrested in Etobicoke early Saturday after evading police in Strathroy Friday night. London police on Friday evening issued a public safety […]

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LFP ARCHIVES: A ghostly Grand Theatre legend

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In the spirit of the Halloween season, we’re reflecting on what’s arguably London’s most notorious ghostly legend – that the Grand Theatre is haunted by its original owner, Ambrose Small. This story was first published in the Oct. 30, 2009 editions of The London Free Press The ghostly gossip surrounding the Grand Theatre isn’t going […]

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Amid latest London jail death, inquest into seven previous fatalities sputters

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Even as another fatality at Elgin-Middlesex Detention Centre was reported Friday, the province launched a legal battle that threatens to derail the inquest into the deaths of seven other men. The Ministry of the Solicitor General wants to curb the inquest’s examination of staffing levels, family supports and programming at EMDC, and in those efforts, […]