Tag: oxford
Man charged with second-degree murder in 62-year-old woman’s death
A 44-year-old man is charged with second-degree murder in London’s third homicide of 2024 â one of two to occur this weekend. London police have said it was about midnight on Friday when officers were called to an apartment building near the Wharncliffe-Western roads intersection following reports of a medical emergency. Police say officers found […]
Vigil held for London teen killed two days after high school graduation
More than a dozen people held a vigil Saturday night to mourn an 18-year-old Londoner who graduated high school only two days before being killed, with grieving friends remembering him as a friendly and energetic young man. Abdul Hashim, known to his friends as âZeko,â died Friday night after he was stabbed in the parking […]
One hurt, damage pegged at $450K in fire at London home
One man was taken to hospital following an early Sunday fire that caused extensive damage to a home northwest of downtown London, fire officials say. Firefighters were called at about 6:30 a.m. Sunday to a fully engulfed home at 9 Summit Ave., west of the Oxford Street and Wharncliffe Road intersection and near the London […]
Two London-region beaches flagged for high bacteria levels
If youâre thinking of heading to a Southwestern Ontario beach this weekend to escape the heat, double-check before you dip. Two popular Lake Erie beaches in the region â Little Beach at Port Stanley and Port Burwell Provincial Park â have been flagged by public health officials after weekly tests detected high levels of E. […]
Accused in hit-and-run faces prior charges in 2022 assault
A man charged in a hit-and-run crash that seriously injured a pedestrian is set to go to trial for an assault in 2022, court records show
Q+A: Oxford MP-elect Arpan Khanna on unexpectedly tight win
Reporter Calvi Leon spoke with Arpan Khanna two days after his tight victory over Liberal candidate David Hilderley in Oxford’s federal byelection. The lawyer from Brampton hung onto the Southwestern Ontario stronghold for the Tories following a contested Conservative nomination process that saw a series of spats and controversies, including the resignation of two local […]
We asked Oxford voters: Who did you vote for and why?
Voters in the riding of Oxford cast their ballots in one of four federal byelections Monday. Seven candidates were in the race to replace former Conservative MP Dave MacKenzie, who held the riding for 19 years until he retired in January. Free Press photographer Derek Ruttan was in Woodstock to ask people who they voted […]
Poll suggests Tory-Liberal deadlock in looming Oxford federal byelection
With two days to go before a federal byelection in Oxford, a new poll suggests the Conservatives are in a tight fight to hang onto the riding. Tory candidate Arpan Khanna and his Liberal challenger David Hilderley are deadlocked, each with the support of 38 per cent of decided voters, heading into Monday’s byelection in […]
Accusations, denials after debate in heated area federal byelection
The candidate running for the Conservatives in the federal byelection in longtime stronghold Oxford said he was barred from participating in a community debate by organizers – a “disheartening” allegation an event official denies.
Bus driver killed in crash with OPP cruiser was beloved family man
David Stewart, 71, spent more than a decade driving children to school following a successful career as a motorcycle and small engine mechanic.