It was the $5-million mystery that gripped people across Southwestern Ontario: Who bought the winning lottery ticket that nearly hit its one-year expiry date before being cashed in? The question appears to have a happy answer. But high-profile lottery mega-wins don’t always have such positive endings. LFP’s Brian Williams looks back on other fascinating Southwestern […]
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The bizarre case of doula-duper Kaitlyn Braun took another turn Friday as a Hamilton judge slowed a plan to sentence the woman to prison for her quick return to defrauding those in the world of pregnancy support.
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We had two last week and I'm sure there are more to come. I am talking about cold nights, when the temperature drops below 5 C.
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Auditors digging into the Thames Valley District school board’s finances found several compensation infractions, their final report says
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At least two Southwestern Ontario Catholic school boards say they've sent officials to a three-day conference at a luxury hotel and casino in Windsor
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A Chatham-Kent OPP officer became emotional at times testifying in court Thursday about what led to a Brantford man being shot on Highway 401 in July 2021.
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The London-area health unit at the epicentre of a provincewide measles outbreak is reporting more than 100 new infections in a week for the first time since the outbreak began in October. Southwestern Public Health reported 104 new measles cases in Elgin and Oxford counties, Woodstock and St. Thomas since May 8 on Thursday. The […]
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Woodstock police officer Det.-Const. Eric Dopf avoided termination after pleading guilty to two professional misconduct charges
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An 18-storey residential tower will rise, after all, from what’s now an open pit on Ridout Street after the developer struck a deal with city hall avoiding legal action. Tricar Group had sued the city over delays in development permits, but a changing of the guard in the city’s planning department has resulted in speedier […]
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The year was 1979, and three musicians arrived in London with one goal: To write, produce and perform their own music.