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Tenant pleads guilty to killing landlord in fight with hammer, knife
Ronald MacDonald insisted to the police that his landlord had left the city to visit his ailing father in Simcoe. But the truth was that Craig Jacobsâ body was still at the east London home, in the back of MacDonaldâs Ford-150 pickup truck, put there by MacDonald after he had stabbed him to death. London […]
City committee to consider new Catholic high school site Tuesday
Owen Sound’s committee of adjustment will consider a plan to build a new Catholic high school on vacant land on the city’s eastern fringe. A 1,012-student Catholic high school is proposed for along 28th Avenue East, about 300 metres south of 16th Street East, documents on the city’s website show. The hearing Tuesday may be watched online via a link on […]
Western University takes step toward cutting ties with author Alice Munro
Western University has paused the research chair named in honour of local Nobel laureate Alice Munro, perhaps the first tangible sign her legacy will be affected after her adult daughter revealed a dark family secret. The Alice Munro Chair in Creativity, established after the Huron County writer’s 2013 Nobel Prize win, was designed to “lead […]
‘Unlikely’ series of events sparked blast at pot production facility: CEO
A fire at a pot production plant east of London ignited a fuel source near the extraction area and caused an explosion, says the companyâs chief executive
Trail Talk: Some buckthorn confusion
The separation of Frangula from Rhamnus is now widely accepted
Teen’s plea to boost safety at deadly intersection hits home
An inspiring presentation from a teenager who lives near a rural Oxford County intersection where crashes frequently occur â including two fatal collisions in two years â has influenced officials to improve traffic calming measures. Nathan Bean, 17, spoke Wednesday at an Oxford County council meeting on behalf of Zorra Township residents concerned about safety […]
PHOTOS: Rock the Park, Night 2 – clear skies for country music stars
The remnants of Hurricane Beryl soaked Rock the Park’s Nickelback-led opening night, but it was sunny and beautiful for Thursday night’s lineup of country music stars. Photos by LFP’s Mike Hensen mhensen@postmedia.com
London firefighters battle stubborn barn blaze
London firefighters were still at the scene Friday morning battling a barn blaze south of Highway 401 that erupted Thursday night. According to social media posts from the London Fire Department, crews were there with Thames Centre and Central Elgin firefighters to tackle the hay barn blaze at 3700 Old Victoria Rd. In an update […]
City looks to sweeten pot for affordable units, office conversions
London city hall may offer cash to builders to add affordable units to their projects and increase payments to landlords converting offices to apartments. In two separate proposals to two different city council committees that meet next week, city staff recommend tapping into a $74-million federal government fund to offer increased incentives to developers and […]
As dog breeder trial grinds on, worry grows it won’t end when planned
ST. THOMAS â The question looming over the lengthy first-degree murder retrial of a former high-flying field dog breeder charged for a decade-old homicide is whether he will testify in his own defence. The judge overseeing the case made it clear Thursday that he needs to know by the end of Friday whether Boris Panovski, […]