18-year-old faces six charges in shooting at London hospital

18-year-old faces six charges in shooting at London hospital
London Free Press
An 18-year-old faces six charges, including attempted murder, in a brazen shooting outside the emergency department at Victoria Hospital. Doneil Josiah Levy-Porter, 18, of Brampton is charged in the shooting in which shots struck the hospital and a pickup track crashed into a concrete pillar outside the emergency room on Dec. 14, London police said […]
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How London’s ER overflow affects smaller regional hospitals

How London’s ER overflow affects smaller regional hospitals
London Free Press
Longer wait times at LHSC's two London emergency departments are prompting patients to go to smaller nearby hospitals for treatment
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The year in news: LFP’s 50 most-read stories of 2024

London Free Press
Here are the most-read stories of 2024 from The London Free Press and lfpress.com:
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Police inspector sheds new light on gunfire outside London hospital ER

London Free Press
Investigators believe a man was shot in south London before he fled to the hospital and came under more gunfire from a suspect who followed him, a senior police officer says.
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City council adds 1,500 hectares to urban growth boundary (and maybe more)

London Free Press
London will push on with an expansion to its urban growth boundary, the first significant change in almost 30 years, despite pushback outside the development industry. Politicians gave their approval on Tuesday to expand the boundary, which dictates where residential and commercial development can happen, but were divided on exactly
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London police release photos of suspect vehicle in hospital shooting

London Free Press
London police have released photographs of a suspect vehicle linked to two shootings, one of them outside the emergency room at Victoria Hospital, over the weekend.
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Man hurt in shooting outside London hospital’s emergency room: Police

London Free Press
A man was in hospital with non-life-threatening injuries after a shooting outside of a London hospital emergency room early Saturday, police say. London police responded to a shooting at London Health Sciences Centre’s Victoria Hospital emergency room at about 2:30 a.m., police said in a news release on Saturday morning
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Fearful texts sent from accused’s cellphone heard at bush party homicide trial

London Free Press
A cellphone belonging to the accused in a 2021 bush party homicide was used to search news reports about the fatal attack
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One-time acting CEO exits London Health Sciences Centre

London Free Press
London Health Sciences Centre is losing another top executive, the fourth member of its leadership team to part ways with the hospital in as many months.   Kevin Chan, the hospital’s vice-president of medicine, research and academics and the former acting president and chief executive of LHSC, is stepping down
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ER wait times at LHSC are getting longer. Here’s what you need to know

London Free Press
The region’s largest hospital is making progress on moving emergency room patients to inpatient beds faster, but is warning of longer wait times in its two ERs as flu season gets into full swing.
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LHSC program for teen patients earns praise, sparks interest at other hospitals

London Free Press
London Health Sciences Centre (LHSC) is influencing health programming around the country, even if that programming is meant to distance patients from their care. Read More
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At London's superlab, groundbreaking machine set to speed up test results

London Free Press
London’s medical superlab is getting a multimillion-dollar robot to help it turn around patient lab results faster, the first installation of this model in the world. Read More
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