The puck drops on the Memorial Cup this Friday in Rimouski, Que., with the London Knights back for a second straight year
Editor’s note: The following story deals with a description of child pornography. A Southwestern Ontario senior who pleaded guilty last September to both having and sharing child pornography was sent to jail despite his lawyer’s argument that he should get an at-home sentence. James A. King, 67, of Simcoe was caught after using Kik, an […]
After more than 58 years behind the wheel, 80-year-old London Transit driver Doug Gardiner has retired. In the process, he set a record for both London Transit and the Ontario Safety League for driving 52 years without a preventable crash. Reporter Jack Moulton spoke with Gardiner about his career and his first few months of […]
As city hall seeks savings to meet Mayor Josh Morgan’s order to cut next year’s proposed tax hike, two politicians have their own idea: Delaying or cancelling bike lane projects. Ahead of Thursday’s meeting of the budget committee, councillors Susan Stevenson and Paul Van Meerbergen are proposing a motion to have city hall staff come […]
SARNIA — A young Windsor man who led various police units throughout Southwestern Ontario on a wild high-speed chase from Grand Bend to his hometown last summer called it an extremely foolish mistake. “I’ve learned a very valuable lesson through all this,” Jakob Monforton said to a Sarnia judge as he was being fined $4,000 […]
One plot of land, two different possible outcomes for northwest London: a new high school or more than 600 units of housing in multiple buildings. LFP reporter Jack Moulton takes a look at a pitch to help round out a subdivision near the city’s northern border. A SECONDARY SCHOOL? Developer Landea Developments Inc. has put […]
Visitors took a step back in time on Monday as they celebrated Victoria Day at Fanshawe Pioneer Village in London. Photos by LFP’s Dale Carruthers dcarruthers@postmedia.com
Western University's bridge team is heading to Philadelphia for the North American collegiate championships, the school's first ever berth in the event.
A London builder is ready to embrace an extensive, and costly, nod to heritage in order to build residential towers in the Oxford Street and Richmond Row area.
Mark Hunter finds great players. Dale Hunter coaches them up. That's as simple as it gets to explain why the London Knights keep winning
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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Western University is hitting pause on plans to invest in downtown London, citing the high cost of renovating former office space.