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Grieving mom testifies at trial of man accused in ex-girlfriend’s heroin death
Cynthia Beer woke up in the middle of the night to the sound of her granddaughter crying.
READER PHOTOS: So much snow in London
Readers submitted their photos of the snowstorm that hit London this week, blanketing the city in white and delivering an early glimpse of the winter that lies ahead.
Arguments for, against expanding London’s urban growth boundary
As London’s population swells beyond expectation, and the city looks down the barrel of the national housing crisis, there are new questions about available land and its affordability. LFP reporter Jack Moulton takes a look at the city’s urban growth boundary, and why it should or shouldn’t be expanded. WHAT IS THE URBAN GROWTH BOUNDARY? […]
Thames Valley school board spent $225K on Navigator PR firm. Why?
The embattled London-area public school board spent more than $225,000 on advice from damage-control consulting firm Navigator in 2021 and 2022, documents obtained by The Free Press show â but officials won’t say why.
Letters to the Editor: December 4, 2024
King Street will be known as the final battle in our city council and administration’s war against the car.
PHOTOS: Digging out from early December snow dump
Tuesday was the second day of a wintry wallop that’s ushered in December with a blast of snow in the London region. It’s not going to get any better on Wednesday when Environment Canada says winds gusting up to 70 kilometres an hour will cause reduced visibility because of blowing snow. Photos by Derek Ruttan […]
Site for proposed Catholic high school in north London clears hurdle
A plan to demolish a nearly 150-year-old north London home and build a Catholic high school on the site, a top priority for the fast-growing London-area Catholic board, cleared a key hurdle Tuesday. All five members of city council’s planning and environment committee â councillors Steve Lehman, Shawn Lewis, Peter Cuddy, Elizabeth Peloza and Steven […]
Lambton College international student killed in stabbing
An international student from India who was studying at Lambton College was fatally stabbed in an altercation Sunday at a Sarnia rooming house, multiple sources say. Gurasis Singh, 22, was in his first year studying business management, the Sarnia-based college confirmed in a statement Tuesday. âStudents are at the heart of Lambton College, and the […]
Bush bash homicide trial: Witness testifies to seeing accused killer with gun
The plan was Mackenzie Tulloch would drive to London, pick up his then-girlfriend and head right back to Hamilton.
Extra, extra! Creative re-use of old newspaper building provides housing boost
Facing a housing crunch with its population expected to swell once Volkswagenâs electric-vehicle battery plant opens, St. Thomas is turning to creative ways to bulk up its housing supply.