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Results of probe into Amazon worker’s death to be shared with widow: Ministry
The Ontario Ministry of Labour said Friday it will share the results of its probe into the death of a worker at a London-area Amazon plant with his widow. The ministry has been under pressure from politicians and the Ontario Federation of Labour since The Free Press reported this week that Sheila Albuquerque had been […]
Mom rips six-year prison sentence for drunk driver who killed boy
ST. THOMAS – A drunk driver who crashed onto a sidewalk here, killing an 11-year-old boy and injuring several others, was sentenced on Friday to six years in prison.
Jury hears account of deadly fight at trial of woman charged in mom’s death
The woman charged with manslaughter in the 2021 death of her mother told police that they were “strangling each other full-throttle,” the jury heard Friday as the Crown concluded its case.
Georgian Bluffs receives request for natural burials at Mount Pleasant
The Township of Georgian Bluffs is going to look into establishing a natural burial site at its Mount Pleasant Cemetery. At its meeting on Wednesday, council directed staff to bring back a report on the possibility of designating an area at the cemetery on Grey Rd. 17A as a site for what are known as […]
Labour advocates fume as results of probe into Amazon worker’s death kept from widow
Grieving family members should get easy access to reports of workplace deaths, say workers’ advocates.
Damage pegged at $400K after overnight London house fire
Damage was estimated to be $400,000 after London firefighters battled an overnight blaze at a home in the city’s northeast end. It was shortly before 1 a.m. on Friday when fire officials issued a statement on social media about the fire in what appeared to be a single-family home on McTavish Crescent, which is located […]
Accused tells police she and her mother ‘were at each other’s throats’
Barbara Cabala and the London police detective were crowded around the computer in the sparse interview room, listening to her frantic 911 call made hours earlier from her mother’s home after she said they had gotten into a violent exchange. Det. Blair Gould wanted her to hear it, especially after Cabala had told him moments […]
Two men charged after man threatened at gunpoint: Police
A firearm was seized and two people face charges after an argument at a core-area home on Wednesday. Three men known to each other began arguing on Wednesday around 4 p.m. at a home near Rogers Avenue and Wharncliffe Road North, London police said. During the argument, two men threatened and pointed a firearm at […]
Coroner’s inquest: Officer describes being shot by crossbow
Samuel Maloney was seated in a swivel chair when he fired a crossbow at a London police tactical officer who returned fire, an inquest heard. Douglas Brown, a former member of the emergency response unit who is now an inspector with London police, described his encounter with Maloney during a raid on his Old South […]