Tag: Southwestern Ontario
Loners club had vests stolen during clash with Hells Angels: Source
The outlaw motorcycle club whose vests were stolen during a clash with the Hells Angels in Southwestern Ontario was the Loners, The Free Press has learned.
Southwestern Ontario residents charged in $280K drug bust
A London woman is one of seven people facing charges after police seized more than $250,000 worth of drugs during searches across Southwestern Ontario.
What is lake-effect snow, and why does it slam the London region so often?
Londoners know it when they see it, lake-effect snow closing in and blanketing the region.
LIVE: School buses cancelled, police issue warning amid blast of snow
Have snow photos? Send them in for possible inclusion in our ongoing storm coverage. Email us at lfp.website@sunmedia.ca The London region faced its first significant snowfall of the season with sweeping snow squalls that cancelled school buses and grounded planes on Monday morning and prompted a warning from provincial police. Environment Canada was calling for […]
Fire causes $1M damage to historic Wortley Village building
An overnight fire at a historic building in the heart of Wortley Village caused estimated $1-million damage. London firefighters responded around 12:30 a.m. Thursday to a structure fire at building on Wortley Road, north of Bruce Street, where crews used two aerial ladders to douse the stubborn blaze, fire department officials said. All of the […]
Glen McNeil’s tenure as Huron County warden comes to a close
After four years serving as Huron County’s warden, Glen McNeil is handing over the gavel. McNeil, the mayor of Ashfield-Colborne-Wawanosh, had served a pair of two-year terms as the county’s warden, having first stepped into the role in 2021 and continuing until Nov. 27, 2024, when he presented the chain of office to acclaimed Warden […]
Sport Notes: London Devilettes grads, London Lightning, Delaware Speedway
A collection of news and notes from across the Southwestern Ontario sports scene
Prison for drug dealer caught with fentanyl in restaurant drive-thru
A Southwestern Ontario drug dealer has been sent to prison for the second time in three years after being caught with fentanyl while at a Simcoe fast-food joint’s drive-thru.
Small towns brace for big jump in police costs: ‘Nothing you can do’
After abrupt increases to the Ontario Provincial Police budgets, area communities are among Ontario municipalities forced to rethink their 2025 spending plans. Hereâs a look at how some governments in the region are affected by jacked-up police costs. ZORRA TOWNSHIP Prior to the OPP announcement it was raising costs to municipalities it serves, Mayor Marcus […]
Donald Trump tariff threatens Volkswagen’s $7B St. Thomas plans: Trade expert
Southwestern Ontario may lose a $7-billion investment and the 3,000 jobs that come with it if Canadian industry is hit with a 25 per cent tariff from U.S. president-elect Donald Trump, one trade expert says. Volkswagen, now building an electric vehicle battery plant in St. Thomas, may be forced to reconsider the investment, and relocate […]