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Horak: Time to get moving on rapid transit in London
London needs a comprehensive system with multiple lines that connect major destinations across the city
Bush bash homicide: Witness recalls feeling scared, defends not calling 911
As the bush party was winding down, Jonathan Lopez had a bad feeling. He was standing with friends near a big bonfire in the clearing of a southwest London wooded area just off Pack Road in the early morning of July 31, 2021. âThe night was ending because we couldnât see very well,â he testified […]
City eyes ‘regional sports park’ in south London: ‘Now’s the time’
Hold onto your hats sports fans, London is looking to upgrade its sport venue options amid explosive population growth.
Bush bash homicide: Young man recalls ‘freaking out’ after friend’s shooting
The quick phone call at the bush bash from a friend who’d just left the party made Braedan Bubb-Clarke feel âthreatened and endangered.â
London firm ‘over the moon’ as life-saving device wins global props
A London-invented medical device that’s saving trauma patients from bleeding out on the battlefield in Ukraine has been saluted by Time magazine as one of 2024’s top inventions. Front Line Medical Technologiesâ COBRA-OS device, which won key approval in the European market just months ago, is among 200 global innovations recognized. “Weâre over the moon […]
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 […]