Tag: London Free Press
Canada junior hockey champs plead not guilty to sexual assault as trial begins
First was former New Jersey Devils forward Michael McLeod. “Not guilty,” he said twice, once after hearing the charge of sexual assault and again after hearing his second charge of sexual assault as a party to the offence. Ready for his trial. He sat down. Next was former Philadelphia Flyers goaltender Carter Hart. “Not guilty.” […]
Italian eatery closing as U.S. tariffs curb customer spending: Owner
A beloved restaurant in southwest London’s Byron area is closing due to a “perfect storm” of U.S. tariffs and a need to downsize, its owner says. The upscale Italian eatery, Bocconcini, located at Boler Road and Southdale Road West, will be serving its last customers on April 27 after six years in business. “I’m trying […]
LIVE: Day 1 – Hockey Canada sexual assault trial in London
Tuesday marks the beginning of the highly anticipated trial of five players from Canada’s 2018 world junior hockey team, all charged with sexual assault in connection with an incident at a downtown London hotel several months after they won gold. LFP journalists have live coverage of Day 1:
Irene Mathyssen, longtime former London MP, is battling colon cancer as her daughter Lindsay, running for re-election as London-Fanshawe MP, is in a tight race in the upcoming federal election.
The Mathyssen women are in the fight of their lives.
As council weighs homeless camp’s fate, resident wants to stay put
As London city council is set to weigh in on a proposal to clear one of the city’s largest homeless camps, people living there and residents who live on a nearby street are unsure about what could come next. A city council committee backed Ward 1 Coun. Hadleigh McAlister’s emergency motion to close the city-run […]