Tag: Old South
Woman in London hospital after arrest, police watchdog investigating
Ontario’s police watchdog is investigating after London police officers were called to check on the condition of a woman “in distress” and she was taken to hospital following her arrest. London police say it was about 8 a.m. on Friday when officers were called to a home on Langarth Street West at Winston Avenue â […]
London police notch another perfect year for clearing homicides
London police laid charges in all of the cityâs homicides in 2024, the sixth straight year the force has achieved a perfect clearance rate for killings. There were six homicides last year in London, down from eight the previous year, and just below the 10-year average of 6.2 deaths per year. Five men, one woman […]
London city hall: Looking ahead to priorities, possible pitfalls of 2025
300 Dufferin Ave. was a busy spot in 2024, between setting new ward boundaries, a new four-year budget, new building height limits and going ahead with an expansion to London’s urban growth boundary. Things won’t be much quieter in 2025 and city hall reporter Jack Moulton takes a look at what Londoners should expect in […]
Inquest looms eight years after fatal police shooting of London man
An inquest will begin next month into the death of a London computer programmer who was shot dead during a police raid on his house after he fired a crossbow at an officer and charged at others with a hatchet.
Snow daze: Unpacking a wild and woolly week in London
From a surge in snowblower sales to the city asking for help uncovering bagged leaves buried under snow, this week’s big lake-effect storms impacted London and the region in different ways. Here’s a roundup of what Environment Canada had to say about snow squalls that started Monday and returned a couple more times and how […]