Tag: oxford
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 […]