Tag: London Free Press
Pearson: Work evolves but its value the same
Labour Day is ultimately about the necessity of a productive people to build a better world.
LFP Archives: The mystery of the meticulous $450K bank heist
This feature by reporter Kelly Pedro was first published on the front page of the Aug. 21, 2004 print editions of The London Free Press It was supposed to be a normal Monday morning for the eight Bank of Montreal employees. But Jan. 30, 1996, would be anything but normal â a team of professional […]
Move-in at Western University goes smoothly as strike has little effect
Despite picketing workers and closed roads at Western University, the beginning of move-in weekend is off to a good start, students and parents say. Students, friends and family lined the sidewalks on campus Saturday with suitcases, boxes and luggage carts in tow, aiming to get moved into their new or familiar home in time for […]
Man sought in massive Chatham fire known to frequent London
A woman has been charged with arson in a fire that displaced 99 residents living in a municipal housing complex and police are also seeking a man known to frequent London. Erin Ashley Ott, 30, of Chatham is charged with arson-disregard for human life in a fire at an affordable housing building at 99 McNaughton […]
Despite funding challenges, local turtle hatchling program soldiers on
They might have a reputation for moving slowly on land, but a long-running reptile research conservation program is racing to help restore a species of endangered turtles.
Letters to the Editor: August 31, 2024
Why wasn’t retreat held in London?
Nesathurai: Start a conversation about substance abuse today
Dorothy Bakker is a remarkable and vivacious woman and an accomplished medical school professor.
Brews News: Good local choices for convenience store shelves
What should the local craft section look like in the London area Here are six to pique the interest of corner stores.
Driver gets five years for hit-and-run crash that killed young father
Jacob Phillips says he spent his time in custody reflecting and making a promise to be a better person.
Convicted driver has bail revoked, faces new charges for swastikas found in cell
As soon as his bail was yanked, Jesse Bleck said it was âanother unfair part of court.â Never mind that the Crown told an Ontario Court of Appeal judge it had proof Bleck breached his bail pending-appeal conditions, including a photograph taken by the police of him sitting in the front seat of a vehicle […]