London Free Press

Inquest may be called into Stratford shooting rampage

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A deadly gunfire rampage in Stratford doesn’t meet the criteria for a mandatory inquest, but the quadruple shooting may still be the subject of an in-depth public examination, a spokesperson for the coroner’s office says. Ricky Bilcke, 31, fatally shot Johnny Bennett, 36, and seriously injured Stephanie Irvine, 37, and David Tokley, 43, on Aug. […]

Owen Sound Owen Sound Sun Times

City’s new downtown cameras to be installed and operational by the end of September

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In the days after Owen Sound business owner Sharif Rahman was assaulted outside his downtown restaurant last summer police released grainy images of two suspects and an early-2000s-model SUV. The caucasian men, both wearing what look to be black athletic shorts with one in a light orange T-shirt and one in a light blue T-shirt, […]

Books Entertainment London Free Press

Book sheds new light on London’s ‘Mayor of Richmond Row’

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London-born author Lynda Curnoe has published a new book about the late poet and downtown fixture Roy McDonald, which contains facts she says may surprise those who knew the man nicknamed “the Mayor of Richmond Row.” Recognized for his long beard, rumpled second-hand clothes and a suit jacket covered in buttons, McDonald became something of […]