Tag: Local News
As city council eases tax hit in election year, is that good enough for voters?
It’s no coincidence city council has fought hard to bring down London’s 2026 tax hike for what will be their last budget before a civic election, one expert says, but previous sky-high increases may still haunt them at the polls. While still subject to approval at a special council meeting on Nov. 26, budget talks […]
Q+A: Vianode CEO on St. Thomas plant, U.S. tariffs, EV market headwinds
The Free Press spoke to Vianode chief executive Burkhard Straube about the new plant that could eventually employ 1,000
London men fined for unlawful red-tailed hawk capture: Provincial officials
Two London men have pleaded guilty and have been fined thousands of dollars by the province for improperly handling specially protected birds of prey. According to the Ministry of Natural Resources, the ministry received a tip in November of last year that a red-tailed hawk was being kept illegally. An investigation by conservation officers found […]
Judge bans drug-addicted man from downtown after repeated warnings
“People don’t want to go downtown where individuals are passed out unconscious,” the judge said.
Why is alcohol legal: Magic mushroom advocate asks judge at sentencing
After remaining largely silent through his lengthy, failed constitutional challenge, Friday marked the first time he spoke.