Tag: july
Trail Talk: A summer full of butterflies
Columnist Patrick Capper has seen 43 different species of butterfly in 2024
London real estate: Are we becoming a buyer’s market?
Home prices are down and so is the number of sales amid higher interest rates. That much we all know about Londonâs housing market. But thereâs certainly more happening on the ground than that. Thatâs why Free Press reporter Jonathan Juha took a closer look at the latest housing market figures to dig up other […]
Elderly widow charged in 82-year-old husband’s long-unsolved slaying
The 79-year-old widow charged with her elderly husband’s long-unsolved homicide remained in custody as of Thursday, Ontario Provincial Police say.
Weeks into new five-year contract, King’s University College president exits
The head of Kingâs University College is abruptly leaving his job just weeks into a new five-year contract, but the London school isn’t saying why.
Residents, business owners express relief at arrests in Rahman case
As word spread in Owen Sound on Thursday that arrests had been made in the death of Sharif Rahman almost one year ago, emotions ranged from relief and comfort, to happiness and elation that progress had been made in the case. But thoughts also turned to his family and all those impacted by the tragic […]
Man caught with 24 g of meth gets house arrest after turning life around
Defence lawyer Ken Marley told a Sarnia judge heâs confident he wonât see Jeffrey Graham again, despite his long criminal record, because heâs broken free of a long-standing drug addiction.
Officials to Queen’s Park: Fee freeze to aid home building hurts local taxpayers
The London-area conservation authority is pushing to reverse a freeze on its planning approval fees imposed by the province in a move to cut red tape and speed up new home construction.
Arrests made in Sharif Rahman homicide investigation
Police have made arrests in the Sharif Rahman homicide investigation. The Owen Sound Police Service and OPP announced Thursday morning the ongoing joint homicide investigation being conducted by the two police services resulted in arrests made on July 30, 2024. No further information was made available. “Due to the complexity of this ongoing investigation and […]