Thames Valley buys $10M plot in southwest London, eyes future school

Thames Valley buys $10M plot in southwest London, eyes future school
London Free Press
The region’s largest school board has snapped up a $10.45-million property in southwest London with plans to build a new elementary school.
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Mom rips six-year prison sentence for drunk driver who killed boy

Mom rips six-year prison sentence for drunk driver who killed boy
London Free Press
ST. THOMAS – A drunk driver who crashed onto a sidewalk here, killing an 11-year-old boy and injuring several others, was sentenced on Friday to six years in prison.
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How Southwestern Ontario is losing its winter (and why that should worry you)

How Southwestern Ontario is losing its winter (and why that should worry you)
London Free Press
Parts of Southwestern Ontario are losing more than two weeks of sub-zero days each winter due to climate change, a new report says. In London and Middlesex County, there are an average of nine additional above-freezing days each December to February, a trend that may lead to more ice storms and flooding, one renowned climate […]
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Man charged following reports of gunfire from ATV

London Free Press
A man faces charges following a weapons investigation southwest of St. Thomas.
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Brothers donate part of 150-year family farm to conservation agency

London Free Press
A family whose Elgin County farm goes back 150 years has donated part of the land to a conservation authority facing environmental challenges.
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London man accused in woman’s death also faces charges of trafficking cocaine

London Free Press
A London man charged with manslaughter in the death of an Elgin County woman was initially charged with trafficking cocaine, according to court records.
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Residents relieved as politicians vote to keep operating rural trailer park

London Free Press
Residents of a municipally run seasonal trailer park are breathing a temporary sigh of relief after politicians in their rural Elgin County community voted to keep operating it – at least for now.
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London man, 27, charged with manslaughter after prior police raid

London Free Press
A 27-year-old London man has been charged with manslaughter following an investigation into other crimes in West Elgin, Ontario Provincial Police said on Friday.
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Land ho! Big machine’s long voyage to Southwestern Ontario finally reaches shore

London Free Press
An enormous shipment bound for an Elgin County tool and die company has finally arrived at a Lake Erie beach town after a three-month voyage that began more than 12,000 kilometres away.
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Police seize 6,000 pot plants after alert from Health Canada

London Free Press
Police seized thousands of pot plants and more than 300 kilograms of cannabis from a property southwest of St. Thomas.
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Man, 21, charged after two truck driver struck by vehicle pulled from ditch

London Free Press
A 21-year-old London man is facing several charges after a tow truck driver in Huron County was injured when a vehicle removed from a ditch sped away. Huron County Ontario Provincial Police and paramedics responded to reports of a pedestrian being struck on Airport Line between Huron Street and Thames
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‘Grandparent scam’ costs Elgin County resident $7,000: Police

London Free Press
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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