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Accused upset, fearful after bush party shooting, friend testifies
The video played for murder trial witness Mackenna Bain showed her talking to a London police officer about a week after Josue Silva was shot to death. By then, Bain already had made a couple of police statements. In the first one, she didnât talk about anything beyond an argument over a spilled drink and […]
Longtime Indigenous broadcaster Dan Smoke mourned: ‘Transformative’
Longtime Indigenous broadcaster and educator Dan Smoke, who hosted Smoke Signals with his wife for decades, has died.  Smokeâs wife, Mary Lou Smoke, announced the death of âthe love of her life,â due to complications of pneumonia and Type 2 diabetes, in a Facebook post Monday.  âDan committed his life to helping all people,â […]
Witness testifies about women’s fear after fatal bush party shooting: ‘All scared’
They were so scared of a texted threat, they needed a plan. One of the young women who was in Emily Altmannâs car after the fatal shooting of Josue Silva at a southeast London bush party said she, Altmann and three other women made a plan in the car about what to say to police […]
City budget: Don’t expect fights for more cash from London Transit, library
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 â 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, […]
St. Joe’s hospital readies for mammogram demand after Queen’s Park change
St. Josephâs Health Care Londonâs renowned breast care program is ramping up operations, planning renovations, hiring more staff and extending hours since the provinceâs move to expand mammogram eligibility. Â The Ontario government last month dropped the mammogram self-referral age to 40 from 50, a move St. Josephâs estimates will increase the number of screening […]