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Watchdog clears London police officer in crash that injured senior

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Ontario’s police watchdog has cleared a London police officer of criminal wrongdoing after a cruiser racing to a call crashed into a bystander’s vehicle, seriously injuring a 67-year-old woman. The Special Investigations Unit (SIU) found there were no reasonable grounds to lay charges against an unnamed London police officer in connection to the June 15 […]

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City council steers new homeless ‘drop-in spaces’ away from main streets

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Politicians have voted to further crack down on where the city’s homeless can lay their head, specifically in business districts. Not only will encampments and service depots for their residents have to be located roughly a football field’s distance from any residential property line, but resting spaces also will be barred from the main streets […]

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Politicians give early support to big expansion of Hyde Park merchants group

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City politicians on Tuesday gave the initial OK to exploring a massive expansion of the Hyde Park business association, but not without skepticism as to how it will operate. Members of council’s planning committee endorsed having city staff and the Hyde Park business improvement area (BIA) explore more than doubling its existing footprint. The proposed […]

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‘Uptown London’: Merchants’ group seek political OK for big expansion

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A Hyde Park business association is seeking to more than double its size, a proposal that could add additional property tax to about 300 businesses in northwest London. The Hyde Park Business Improvement Association (BIA) is asking city council for permission to explore an expansion into territory beyond the traditional Hyde Park neighbourhood, extending north […]

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Builder pitches 92-unit townhome plan with unique bonus (not affordable homes)

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A London developer is seeking rezoning approval for a townhouse complex near Meadowlily Woods, pitching city council on playground upgrades at nearby schools in lieu of affordable units. The developer, Royal Premier Homes, wants the property rezoned at 21-41 Meadowlily Road and 20 Norlan Avenue to permit a three-building, 92-unit townhouse complex. That’s southeast of […]