Tag: London Free Press
Doug Ford to call snap election on Feb. 27 next week: Sources
Premier Doug Ford plans to call a snap election next Wednesday and send Ontarians to the polls on Feb. 27, The Canadian Press has learned. Two senior government sources say Ford recently made the decision for the rare winter election after waffling for months. The Canadian Press is not naming them so they can speak […]
Bush party killer showed ‘chilling’ bravado posing with gun: Judge
Convicted murderer Carlos Guerra Guerra’s sentencing on a gun charge was a bit of an academic – and mathematical – exercise. Guerra Guerra, 23, won’t serve any more prison time for possessing a restricted firearm. The 2½-year sentence dealt Thursday to the aspiring rapper convicted this month of second-degree murder and assault with a weapon […]
Defence, Crown make closing arguments in London woman’s manslaughter trial
The defence and Crown made closing arguments Thursday at the trial of a London woman accused of killing her mother in a fight
‘State’ speech: Mayor Josh Morgan pledges restraint in term’s final city budget
Josh Morgan plans to use his relatively new “strong mayor” powers to rein in the property-tax hike Londoners will face in 2026, the final year of his term, he said in his State of the City address on Thursday.
Arsonist profiler sees possible clues in ‘scary’ rash of rural fires
A criminal profiler says he sees clues in the rash of rural fires across a Southwestern Ontario community that’s raised citizen concerns a serial arsonist may be on the loose.
Steve Nease cartoon, Jan. 23, 2025
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Two-in-one eatery caters to students’ needs for affordable food, fun
A two-in-one eatery in London is serving coffee and protein bowls during the day, but at night, the menu flips to cocktails and appetizers for cheap.
Mother fumes as family left without gas heat for a week: ‘It’s freezing’
A Dorchester mother is livid after waiting a week in frigid temperatures for her gas to be turned back on due to an investigation that cleared her of any wrongdoing.
LIVE: Mayor Josh Morgan’s 2025 State of the City address
Mayor Josh Morgan on Thursday morning will deliver a State of the City address, an annual event now in its 46th consecutive year for London’s top politician.
The threat of steep U.S. tariffs on Canadian-made goods has shut down one London manufacturing plant, before it opened.
The threat of steep U.S. tariffs on Canadian-made goods has shut down one London manufacturing plant before it opened.