A ‘brutal’ daily lottery decides who gets in, who gets left out at London shelter

London Free Press
The names are drawn and the lucky 30 have a warm place to stay the night. The rest, well, who knows for sure?
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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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City council’s code of conduct: One politician, four probes in the past year

London Free Press
Here's how city council's code of conduct works, and who's been in the spotlight.
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Lucknow volunteer working to restore hundreds of local headstones  

Lucknow volunteer working to restore hundreds of local headstones  
The Lucknow Sentinel
A local woman’s passion for preservation has led to the restoration of 271 headstones — and counting — at South Kinloss Cemetery in Lucknow.   “A lot of these were pioneer children. They died here and then their parents picked up and moved on, so there’s no one left for them,” explained Cherie Brogreen. “I […]
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Lucknow volunteer working to restore hundreds of local headstones  

Lucknow volunteer working to restore hundreds of local headstones  
The Lucknow Sentinel
A local woman’s passion for preservation has led to the restoration of 271 headstones — and counting — at South Kinloss Cemetery in Lucknow.   “A lot of these were pioneer children. They died here and then their parents picked up and moved on, so there’s no one left for them,” explained Cherie Brogreen. “I […]
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Mary Sabuda – Maritime Transportation Policy Analyst

Great Lakes Commission
Mary Sabuda covers maritime transportation policy at the Great Lakes Commission. In this role, she works to advance policy and funding priorities related to navigation
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Judgment day for Susan Stevenson for ‘bullying’ city staffer

London Free Press
London’s mayor and deputy mayor are critical of a colleague’s “bullying” of a senior city staffer, but disagree on a watchdog’s recommendation to dock her pay – which would be a first in recent memory. City council will consider Tuesday a report from the city’s integrity commissioner that found Ward
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Accused over thumbnails: Inside one family’s digital nightmare

London Free Press
A knock at the door. A police search. A rose gold iPhone. Child pornography allegations. Shocking as the charges were against his son, a Woodstock father says the family ordeal that followed shattered his faith in the justice system. Brian Williams reports. CHAPTER 1: THE SEARCH WARRANT A knock at
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Bruce Power donating $95K toward Sunnybrook cancer treatment study

Kincardine News
Bruce Power is providing a total of $95,000 in funding over the next three years to Sunnybrook’s Cancer Adaptive Ablation Therapy Program. Through a partnership with Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre, the funds are being used to study the future of stereotactic radiosurgery, a method of destroying tumours without surgery, using medical-grade cobalt-60 produced at Bruce […]
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Donors fund added emergency beds at Children’s Hospital: ‘So grateful’

London Free Press
More sick kids will get treatment faster as child emergency services are being expanded at London Health Sciences Centre. The hospital is adding eight beds and two treatment rooms to its Children’s Hospital emergency department, expanding emergency care to 30 beds from 20, hospital officials announced on Wednesday. The expansion
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Fentanyl dealer who dodged manslaughter charge gets house arrest

London Free Press
The smudging ceremony in the courtroom before Craig French was sentenced for fentanyl trafficking aimed to honour ancestors and cleanse bodies and minds. The ceremony is rarely seen in the Superior Court of Justice. Before it began, there was an explanation how the Indigenous ceremony was considered to be “sacred
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Funding ‘challenges’ force Craigwood Youth Services to close

London Free Press
A London-based agency that has provided care for troubled adolescents and their families in the London region for 70 years is closing, it announced Monday. Craigwood Youth Services cited “significant funding challenges” and changes in how youth services are delivered in the province as factors in its decision. “This has
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