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Vigil held for London teen killed two days after high school graduation
More than a dozen people held a vigil Saturday night to mourn an 18-year-old Londoner who graduated high school only two days before being killed, with grieving friends remembering him as a friendly and energetic young man. Abdul Hashim, known to his friends as âZeko,â died Friday night after he was stabbed in the parking […]
Paulgaard: Local stories, told with integrity, should matter to us all
In small town Alberta where I grew up, it was common to see headlines such as The case of the cow in the second-storey window and Coyote captured in town in the local paper.
Police probe shuts down major London intersection after pedestrian struck
London police have launched an investigation after a pedestrian was struck by a vehicle near Victoria Hospital on Saturday afternoon. The collision happened at the intersection of Wellington and Commissioners roads shortly after 3 p.m., police said. A man was taken to hospital following the collision but the extent of his injuries was unknown Saturday, […]
Police investigating after pedestrian killed in overnight hit-and-run
St. Thomas police are asking for help identifying a vehicle involved in an alleged hit-and-run crash that killed a pedestrian early Saturday. Emergency crews responded just before 1:30 a.m. to a collision involving a pedestrian at the intersection of Sunset Road and Fingal Line, where a 34-year-old was taken to the hospital with life-threatening injuries […]
London police probe two separate suspicious deaths
London police were on Saturday investigating two separate overnight deaths that have been deemed “suspicious,” but noted there was no ongoing threat to public safety. The first death happened Friday night, when police responded about 10 p.m. to reports of a disturbance in the area of Southdale Road East and Millbank Drive, east of White […]
Conservatives, London doctor spar over safe supply comments
The federal Conservatives are calling for a London doctor’s medical licence to be revoked and have accused her of lying about safer opioid supply.
London pair charged in U-Haul theft arrested again shortly after release
Two Londoners face charges after police say they arrested two suspects driving a stolen U-Haul full of stolen goods and then later arrested the same pair shortly after they were released from custody.
‘Perfect storm’ keeps woman who robbed gas bar with fake gun from prison
Typically, robbing a gas bar with a weapon, even if it is a fake one, earns a trip to prison.
Man charged with impaired driving after police called to vehicle fire
An Aylmer man is facing impaired driving charges after officers responded to a call involving a vehicle on fire, provincial police say. Middlesex OPP and the Thames Centre fire department responded about 5:30 p.m. on June 13 to a location on Putnam Road in Thames Centre, east of London, after receiving reports of a vehicle […]
Accused in hit-and-run faces prior charges in 2022 assault
A man charged in a hit-and-run crash that seriously injured a pedestrian is set to go to trial for an assault in 2022, court records show