Councillor expelled from meeting after profanity-laced tirade

London Free Press
An outspoken city councillor who recently launched a $200,000 lawsuit against the city of Sarnia and its top bureaucrat was expelled from a virtual city council meeting Tuesday by Mayor Mike Bradley following a profanity-laced tirade. Coun. Bill Dennis wasn’t present when the meeting resumed following his outburst in which
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Modest growth in London area home prices, sales in 2025: Forecast

London Free Press
London's housing market is projected to pick up pace in 2025, but don't expect a return to the craze of the pandemic years
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Inquest into seven deaths at London jail delayed again by province

London Free Press
The province is making another attempt to limit the scope of a coroner's inquest into seven London jail deaths.
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Just 6 votes behind, Democratic candidate requests recount in Leelanau County

Interlochen Public Radio
Republican Will Bunek’s razor-thin margin is also the linchpin in a Republican majority on the Board of Commissioners.
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Baranyai: Canada plays role in giving Afghan women hope

London Free Press
For girls and women in Afghanistan, suffocating under ever-more repressive restrictions, hope is in very short supply.
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Brews News: Craft brewers roll out holiday favourites

London Free Press
Brewers are ripping open bags of barley and pushing hop-forward beers to the background in favour of stouts.
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Fires – one suspicious – disrupt classes at two London-area high schools

Fires
London Free Press

A fire Friday morning that forced hundreds of students and staff to be evacuated from a London-area high school is suspicious, police said.

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London Knights returnee Kasper Halttunen looks to heat up fast (literally)

London Free Press
“I didn’t pack any winter clothes with me there,” the 19-year-old Finnish winger said.
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A calf season influenced by hunting, kijiji, and faraway

The Lucknow Sentinel
On a Tuesday at Hoard's Station more than 100 regulars and not so regular customers gathered for the weekly sale
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Out of the woods: One London woman’s escape from homelessness

London Free Press
From a tent in the woods, to a roof over her head, to a role in a homelessness forum, Tanya Burke has come far. Her journey isn't over yet.
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Sentencing delayed as former Woodstock mayor seeks mistrial

London Free Press
Instead of facing a sentencing hearing next week, the former mayor of Woodstock wants a do-over of his first sexual assault trial.
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Landon Sim suspended five games for calling player ‘Mennonite’

London Free Press
London Knights overage forward Landon Sim was suspended five games by the Ontario Hockey League on Monday for referring to an opposing player as a Mennonite. The 20-year-old was ejected and assessed a game misconduct at the end of the first period of London’s 5-1 London win at Sault Ste
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