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Father gets 21 years, mother 18, for ‘relentless’ abuse of children

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The family home, the judge said, was “a house of horrors.” Superior Court Justice Thomas Heeney, in his decision to sentence two parents to long prison sentences for routinely sexually and physically abusing their four children during an 18-year period, said the facts of the case were “the most egregious that I have encountered during […]

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Children’s Hospital opens clinic to give RSV shot to babies

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The Children’s Hospital is trying to head off respiratory virus season, launching an immunization clinic to help protect infants from a cold-like infection that lands some in hospital.  The just-opened immunization program is targeting respiratory syncytial virus (RSV), a seasonal disease that triggers mild symptoms in most but can be a particular threat to infants in […]

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OHL Q+A: NCAA threat, red-hot Kitchener Rangers, Czechia star’s arrival

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OHL reporter Ryan Pyette is taking questions from fans and colleagues about what’s happening on the ice, in the general managers’ suites and in the league office throughout the season. Have a question? Put it in the comment section below or email us at lfpnewsletters@postmedia.com Q: There was a recent meeting of 57 Canadian Hockey […]

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City budget: Don’t expect fights for more cash from London Transit, library

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The 2025 city budget update process is now underway. After the tense four-year (2024-27) budget discussions last winter where only London police walked away with everything they wanted – how are London’s other biggest agencies faring with what they got? Reporter Jack Moulton takes a look. LONDON PUBLIC LIBRARY During last winter’s multi-year budget talks, […]