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City politicians heed tenant advocates’ push, eye tougher ‘renoviction’ bylaw
Emotional tales of housing vulnerability moved politicians to seek critical improvements to a draft bylaw intended to prevent renovictions
Dog breeder opts not to testify at first degree murder trial
ST. THOMAS â The once-high flying dog breeder Boris Panovski wonât be testifying at his first-degree murder retrial. âThe answer from Mr. Panovski is no,â defence lawyer Margaret Barnes told Superior Court Justice Marc Garson on Friday when asked if the 80-year-old Scarborough man, who has pleaded not guilty to first degree murder and attempted […]
Woman had not sought help before being shot dead by husband: Agency
A woman who was shot on a Woodstock street by her husband before he turned the gun on himself didn’t contact the cityâs domestic abuse services before the shooting, an official says
Londoner found guilty of manslaughter in boarding house machete attack
Kenneth Wallisâs daughters remember their dad as a man who, despite his struggles with addiction, loved and valued them more than anything else. But during the trial of his killer, Robert Charnock, 42, they heard only a snapshot of their 56-year-old fatherâs life at a London boarding house on Dec. 8, 2021, when he suffered […]
Retired detective describes cryptic interview with accused’s son at murder trial
ST. THOMAS – Boris Panovskiâs son told police he âmight have someone in mindâ who may have shot Donato Frigo and his wife
Police charge suspect after assault with ‘edged weapon’
South Bruce OPP charged a 24-year-old from Hanover after investigating a report of a serious assault. Police said in a release that they were dispatched on July 8 to a call about a serious assault at a property on Bruce Road 4 in Brockton the day before. “It was determined that the suspect assaulted the […]
$5 movies! London cinema slashes prices on matinees, Tuesday showings
Just in time for the summer blockbuster, cheap movies are back at downtown London’s movie theatre. Imagine Cinemas announced on Tuesday the return of âCheap Tuesdayâ movie tickets. On Tuesdays going forward, it will cost $5 to get in and all concession items will be priced at $5 or less. In addition, Imagine is knocking […]
With women dying at ‘alarming rate’ from violence, province urged to act
Advocates for abused women in the London area are urging the province to act in the wake of âunbearableâ intimate partner violence that has claimed the lives of several women in the last few weeks. A bill to declare intimate partner violence an epidemic in Ontario passed second reading at Queenâs Park and needs to […]
Defence zeros in on police probe of shooting at dog breeder’s trial
ST. THOMAS â The tactic of the defence at a former dog breederâs retrial appears to be to turn the focus away from the accused and put it primarily on the conduct of the police. The witnesses called Monday at the Superior Court trial of Boris Panovski, 80, were police officers involved in the investigation […]
Woman charged in London-area crash that killed two people on motorcycle
A 46-year-old woman is charged with two counts of careless driving causing death in a crash west of London that killed two people on a motorcycle, Middlesex OPP said. The motorcycle collided with an SUV on Egremont Drive west of School Road in Adelaide Metcalfe at about 1:10 p.m. on Saturday, June 15, police said […]