The London region was greeted by heavy and wet snow on Wednesday morning.
Schools in Middlesex, Oxford and Elgin counties are closed following an overnight dump of heavy snow that coated area roads, with more snow on the way. The Thames Valley and London District Catholic school boards said Wednesday morning all schools outside London are closed. London schools are open and buses are running, the boards said. […]
2025 marks a new record for cases of gunfire in London in a single year after police say there were six shootings in a 72-hour period.
By Eric Freedman
Flashing light on warning signs near curves can slow drivers and reduce the odds of a crash during winter weather conditions, says a new study by Michigan State University engineers.
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Deliberations for London’s 2026 municipal budget update got underway Thursday morning, with city politicians endorsing more roads funding, and paying off a Middlesex-London health unit debt related to its relocation. At the city hall debate, city council members, meeting as the budget committee, voted to add back in a little more than $100,000 in annual […]
He is also facing charges of breaching court order from a previous sexual offence conviction.
By Eric Freedman
Empty lots in deindustrialized cities like Detroit may contribute to bird species diversity, says a new study by researchers at MSU and Carleton University in Canada. The study is based on sound recordings collected at 110 sites in 11 Detroit neighborhoods. The study recommends that vacant land management in the city takes a balanced approach that considers the needs of both residents and birds. There are other concerns about vacant land, too, including as sites for solar arrays.
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Despite Premier Doug Ford publicly swatting down an attempt by some Ontario mayors to preserve the speed cameras the province has signalled it will ban, London politicians will be looking for their colleagues to support another push. LFP’s Jack Moulton reports. What is this new effort? Coming to politicians for Tuesday’s city council meeting is […]
By Eric Freedman
A Wisconsin bear hunting guide has been barred for a year from hunting on federal land. Timothy Collar’s crime: illegal bear baiting in the Chequamegon-Nicolet National Forest.
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By Eric Freedman
Motorcycles and deer don’t mix. And motorcyclists are especially vulnerable to injury or death when they do, according to a recent study of a decade’s worth of crashes in Michigan.
Two bullet holes were visible Thursday on the garage door of a southwest London home that police say was the target of an overnight shooting. After being alerted to the damage on Tuesday at 8 a.m., investigators used surveillance video to determine a dark-coloured sedan parked on Pack Road at about 3 a.m. and at […]
The Ontario Provincial Police in Huron County were investigating a crash that killed one person and sent another to hospital with critical injuries on Saturday morning. London Road from Crediton Road to Mount Carmel Drive, Huron Park Road and Whalen Line were shut down for much of the day Saturday after the collision between a […]