Tag: women
In search for missing London women, volunteer group set to scour city park
An organization searching for two missing Londoners plans to scour a park near the Thames River this weekend. If the search Oct. 5 and 6 at Cavendish park doesn’t provide physical evidence, the continuing efforts to find out what happened to Kathryn Bordato and Shelley Desrochers might at least prompt someone to come forward with […]
Letters to the Editor: September 28, 2024
Wider input equals better decisions
Pearson: We need more from our leaders
We are having more trouble trusting, seeking the good in others, feeling we can make a difference where we live.
As ex-mayor’s second trial nears end, first one may be called into question
While the former mayor of Woodstockâs second sexual assault trial moved closer to the finish line, there is a chance his first trial, at which he was convicted, could return to the starting blocks. Trevor Birtch, 49, is supposed to be sentenced on Nov. 18 after Superior Court Justice Michael Carnegie convicted him in August, […]
London police launch hate-crime probe after woman in hijab confronted, assaulted
A woman in a hijab was confronted by a man “yelling derogatory comments” who later assaulted her and two bystanders, London police say â an incident that has unnerved local Muslim leaders and that investigators are treating as a possible hate crime. London police say it was about 7:30 p.m. Wednesday when the incident happened […]
Ex-London police officer proposed marriage after breakup: Witness
A woman at the sexual assault trial of a former London police officer testified he kept showing up at her home, and left gifts and proposals of marriage
Pornographic video disrupts virtual London sentencing hearing
A pornographic video suddenly flooded the video screens in a London courtroom in the middle of the judgeâs sentencing decision in a human trafficking case.
Remembrance: 5 things to know about London’s banner salute to veterans
Names and faces of military veterans adorn memorial banners placed for the first time along streets near London’s cenotaph ahead of Nov. 11.
SPORTS BRIEFS: Local LAX stars at Worlds
LOCAL LAX STARS AT WORLDS Port Elgin’s Ian MacKay and Flesherton’s Tori Verbeek will join Team Canada at the World Lacrosse Box Championships, set to take place from September 20 to 29 in Utica, New York. Verbeek joins Team Canada for the first-ever women’s box lacrosse championship. She is a graduate student at St. Lawrence […]
London pitches province on new homeless and addiction treatment hub
The same group behind a scrapped bid to create a homeless service and shelter hub in a north London motel plans a new pitch to the province.