Tag: London Free Press
Can the dead speak? Prof treads unusual academic ground – after-death contact
Text messages from a dead loved one. The sensation of being hugged. A familiar whiff of perfume while walking in a forest.
Inquest may be called into Stratford shooting rampage
A deadly gunfire rampage in Stratford doesnât meet the criteria for a mandatory inquest, but the quadruple shooting may still be the subject of an in-depth public examination, a spokesperson for the coronerâs office says. Ricky Bilcke, 31, fatally shot Johnny Bennett, 36, and seriously injured Stephanie Irvine, 37, and David Tokley, 43, on Aug. […]
SEE IT: London Transit bus carrying multiple passengers crashes
London police and paramedics were at the scene Sunday morning of a London Transit bus that crashed into the ditch along Highbury Avenue. It was about 9:30 a.m. when London police announced that officers were called to the crash, in the area of Commissioners Road East and Highbury Avenue. It was the lone vehicle involved, […]
Dyer: A new Scarlet Pimpernel for our times?
A clever stunt pulled off by the self-exiled leader of the Catalan separatist movement won’t do much to help his cause, Gwynne Dyer argues.
Baranyai: Alberta going its own way on opioid crisis
Alberta continues to define a good chunk of its identity in mulish opposition to federal authority.
Two executives exit London hospital amid fight against looming $150M deficit
London Health Sciences Centre has begun slashing its top administration, long the subject of criticism as bloated and overstaffed, amid a looming $150-million budget deficit.
Letters to the Editor: August 17, 2024
Stop messing with our streets, council
Tattoo and you: Inked Circus Tattoo Expo attendees share their favourite
Tattoo artists from across North America and local fans are descending on London’s Budweiser Gardens this weekend for a three-day extravaganza of all things ink. Reporter Noah Brennan caught up with some of them at the Inked Circus Tattoo Expo, asking them to show and tell us about their favourite tattoo. KYLIE MICALLEF, MISSISSAUGA THE […]
After 10 years behind bars, ex-dog trainer, 80, acquitted at murder re-trial
ST. THOMAS â After a decade behind bars, Boris Panovski, freshly acquitted of murder, looked up to the sky on Friday afternoon. âMy first day out and itâs raining,â he said happily before departing the Elgin County courthouse with defence lawyer Margaret Barnes to an uncertain future. The former bird dog trainer and hairstylist from […]
PHOTOS: London’s symphony musicians perform for kids, families
London Symphonia musicians performed on Friday at the Cherryhill Village Mall library, drawing a fully packed room of parents and children.