Pedestrian struck by vehicle, suffers life-threatening injuries: London police

London Free Press
A man was in hospital with life-threatening injuries Thursday following a collision between a vehicle and a pedestrian, London police say. It was about about 2:35 p.m. on Wednesday when London police say officers were called to Oxford Street East and First Street after the collision. An adult man was
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What to know as city council eyes rejig of London’s ward boundaries

London Free Press
For the first time in seven years, London is looking at changing its local electoral boundaries.
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‘Grandparent scam’ costs Elgin County resident $7,000: Police

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An Elgin County resident is out of thousands of dollars after being duped into a believing a caller was their grandchild in need of money for an emergency, Ontario Provincial Police say.
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Two suffer life-threatening injuries in London-area crash

London Free Press
Ontario’s Special Investigations Unit (SIU) is probing a two-car crash north of London late Saturday that sent three people to hospital, including two with life-threatening injuries. An officer attempted to stop a vehicle on Highway 4, near Croydon Drive, in Arva, shortly before 11 p.m. Saturday, Middlesex OPP said in
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Duo charged after store-theft suspects try to run from London police

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A London man and woman are both charged after city police say they arrested a pair of suspects who tried to run from officers investigating a theft at an east-end business.
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Two suspects sought in probe of vehicle fire in London

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London police are asking for the public’s help as they try to identify two suspects at the scene of a vehicle fire early Friday. Before the fire near Commissioners Road and Highland Heights that broke out around 12:40 a.m., video surveillance showed two people in a vehicle pull into a
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Police seek suspects after five vehicles stolen from rural property

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CEO seeks strangers who spared him a cold, lonely death along Hwy. 401

London Free Press
Alone and shivering in the dark, his car failing, Colombian student William Corredor feared he'd freeze to death. Spying a farmhouse off Hwy. 401, he made for its light – and found rescue, a new outlook on life and an unforgettable story. Four decades later, the Miami software CEO wants
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Driver killed, two injured in 401 crash: Police

London Free Press
One person is dead and two others were sent to hospital after two vehicles crashed Tuesday afternoon on Highway 401 at Putnam Road, Middlesex OPP said. Read More
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Life-threatening injuries in Hwy. 401 crash near London: Police

London Free Press
One person was rushed to hospital with life-threatening injuries after a two-vehicle crash on Highway 401 southwest of London Wednesday morning. Read More
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Police investigating death at Highway 401 service centre

London Free Press
Provincial police are investigating a death at a highway service station near Woodstock. Read More
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