Tag: Local News
Officials report seven London-area COVID deaths, matching single-day record
The London-area health unit reported seven COVID-19 deaths Thursday, one of its deadliest single-day totals of the pandemic, as the virus patient count at London Health Sciences Centre dropped below 100 for the first time since early January.
402 protesters settle into roadside camp; mayor rips ‘economic terrorism’
A local mayor says protesters who’ve shut down part of Highway 402 for a second straight day Thursday are “fighting back” over vaccine mandates that have created a “divide” among Canadians.
City quietly replaces operator of homeless shelter at Fanshawe golf course
The operation of a controversial winter shelter in London has quietly changed hands, with the city’s original pick losing both that contract and another one, The Free Press has learned.
Census 2021: London’s booming growth brings big challenges
London is feeling “the strain” of rapid population growth and taxpayers could face a massive cost for services if new arrivals aren’t contained to existing residential areas, a city councillor warns. As the city and region post the hottest population growth in Ontario and one of the most torrid growth rates in the country, the […]
Judge who convicted cop in overdose death had ‘hindsight bias,’ appeal court told
An Indigenous woman who died of a drug overdose in police custody may still have still died had the arresting officer sought medical treatment for her, a lawyer for the London police officer told an appeal court. A one-day hearing was held Wednesday for Const. Nicholas Doering, who was sentenced to one year in jail […]