Tag: London Free Press
London non-profit sector feels tariff pain as giving drops, costs rise
The Canada-U.S. trade war is hurting more than business and industry, driving up costs and reducing funding to non-profit and charitable agencies, according to a London umbrella group for the sector. Of nearly 100 London and area agencies surveyed, 65 per cent said costs will rise and more than 50 per cent said they will […]
Employee sues London police over handling of sex assault case
A London police employee who a court found was sexually assaulted by an off-duty officer is suing the force for allegedly mishandling the case and not safeguarding details of the investigation from her co-workers. The woman, whose name was protected under a publication ban during the trial of Const. Eldin Omerovic three years ago, has […]
Defence lawyer rips DNA evidence in drug-dealer murder trial: ‘Framed’
The lawyer for the woman on trial for the murder of a drug dealer whose body was found in a barrel near the Thames River cast doubt on the quality of the evidence linking her client to the killing, calling her client a “scapegoat” for other perpetrators. The lawyer for Ashley Bourget, who pleaded not […]
PHOTOS: Eager young minds engage in school board robotics competition
About 160 pupils from Grades 7 and 8 across the Thames Valley District school board competed on Wednesday in the STE3M robotics competition held at Fanshawe College. Photos by LFP’s Mike Hensen mhensen@postmedia.com
LIVE: Sick juror hits pause on Hockey Canada sexual assault trial
The trial was paused on Thursday for five players from Canada’s gold-winning 2018 world junior hockey team, who are charged with sexual assault over an alleged incident in a downtown London hotel room in June 2018. A juror is sick. Follow below for live coverage from the London courthouse