Letters to the Editor: December 14, 2024

London Free Press
Homeless, hopeless
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Essay: A popped tire, a cold night and a prepared producer

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Winter driving mishaps are made easier when you prepare — whether that's with warm clothes or a sledgehammer. Or both.
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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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London resident killed in two-vehicle crash: Ontario Provincial Police

London Free Press
A London resident was killed and another person was injured in a crash west of Woodstock. Emergency crews were called Tuesday at about 11:10 a.m. to a two-vehicle collision on Highway 2 in Zorra Township. Investigators determined two vehicles collided between 31st and 33rd Line, where one driver was taken
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Woman suffers life-threatening injuries after being struck by vehicle

London Free Press
A woman was fighting for her life in hospital after a vehicle struck her Monday night in London, police say. Emergency crews were called shortly after 8 p.m. to Huron and Adelaide streets in northeast London for a collision involving a pedestrian, police said Tuesday. The female pedestrian was taken
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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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Tow operator struck by vehicle that sped off after being pulled from ditch: OPP

London Free Press
A tow operator was struck by a vehicle that drove away without paying after being pulled from a ditch, Ontario Provincial Police say.
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Crash snarled westbound Hwy. 401 for seven hours amid snowstorm

London Free Press
The westbound lanes of Highway 401 east of London were snarled for seven hours on Thursday after a crash involving several vehicles amid heavy snowfall, Ontario Provincial Police say.
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LHSC, St. Joseph’s resuscitate shared executive role

London Free Press
A former London Health Sciences Centre executive is returning to the hospital’s top ranks, a new vice-president role LHSC is sharing with St. Joseph’s Health Care London.  
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Fire-hit Wortley Village building needs engineer’s assessment: City hall

London Free Press
A historic Wortley Village building appears to have dodged a date with a wrecking ball.
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Letters to the Editor: December 4, 2024

London Free Press
King Street will be known as the final battle in our city council and administration's war against the car.
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‘Grandparent scam’ costs Elgin County resident $7,000: Police

London Free Press
An Elgin County resident is out of thousands of dollars after being duped into a believing a caller was their grandchild in need of money for an emergency, Ontario Provincial Police say.
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