Tag: Ingersoll
Two charged after London police seize gun, drugs, cash from wrong-way vehicle
Two men face charges after London police seized a loaded gun and drugs during a traffic stop. Officers conducted a traffic stop after spotting a vehicle travelling north in the southbound lanes of a construction zone near Wellington and Southdale roads shortly before 10 p.m. on Sunday, police said. Drug packaging was visible inside the […]
Area fathers step up to ensure children’s letters get to Santa
Canada Post strike prompts group of Oxford County dads to help Santa ensure letters to the North Pole are returned before Christmas Eve.
London man charged after vehicle torched, owners threatened
A London man is facing a series of charges after a person set a vehicle on fire at a home in the city’s east end and threatened residents.
LIVE: Crashes, closures as snow pounds Southwestern Ontario
As if we didn’t have enough snow already, Thursday was bringing another wintry wallop from Bruce County around Owen Sound all the way southeast toward the London area and beyond. Follow along below for to-the-minute coverage from our journalists across the region 2:15 p.m. Trouble on Hwy. 401 east of London: 2:01 p.m. London Public […]
LIVE: Snowy Southwestern Ontario faces another wintry blast
As if we didn’t have enough snow already, Thursday was bringing another wintry wallop from Bruce County around Owen Sound all the way southeast toward the London area and beyond. Follow along below for to-the-minute coverage from our journalists across the region 11:38 a.m. Officials in Oxford County have announced that libraries in Ingersoll, Tillsonburg, […]
Senior facing drug charges after $51K in controlled substances seized
A South-West Oxford senior faces a slew of drug-related charges after police seized an estimated $51,000 in controlled substances during a traffic stop in Ingersoll.
Small towns brace for big jump in police costs: ‘Nothing you can do’
After abrupt increases to the Ontario Provincial Police budgets, area communities are among Ontario municipalities forced to rethink their 2025 spending plans. Hereâs a look at how some governments in the region are affected by jacked-up police costs. ZORRA TOWNSHIP Prior to the OPP announcement it was raising costs to municipalities it serves, Mayor Marcus […]
Officials reject McDonald’s proposed on flood-prone northeast London land
A committee of the Upper Thames River Conservation Authority has rejected a proposal to build a strip mall and McDonald’s on a flood plain in northeast London. The authority’s hearing committee decided Tuesday to reject the application from Royal Premier Homes at 1310 Adelaide St. N. and 795 Windermere Rd., mirroring many of the same […]
One killed in rural Southwestern Ontario crash: Police
One person is dead after a crash near Ingersoll, Ontario Provincial Police said on Tuesday morning.
Fires â one suspicious â disrupt classes at two London-area high schools
A fire Friday morning that forced hundreds of students and staff to be evacuated from a London-area high school is suspicious, police said.