Letters to the Editor: November 27, 2024

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Cars don't get stuck in traffic. They are the traffic.
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Police seize 13 vehicles in Quebec as part of classic car theft investigation

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Police recovered more than a dozen vehicles in Quebec as part of an auto theft investigation involving a classic car dealership in Southwestern Ontario. The OPP worked with several police forces in Quebec to conduct 18 searches in the province on Nov. 19, resulting in the recovery of 13 vehicles
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Councillor expelled from meeting after profanity-laced tirade

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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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One arrested, three sought in shooting at London apartment: Police

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London police are searching for three suspects who forced their way into an apartment unit where one of them fired a gun.
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Five Londoners charged in crackdown on Hamilton street gang

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Five Londoners are among two dozen people charged amid a crackdown on a Hamilton street gang linked to shootings across southern Ontario, police say.
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Three players in court as pre-trial motions start in Hockey Canada trial

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Pre-trial motions in advance of this spring’s highly anticipated Hockey Canada sex assault trial began Monday morning in a London courtroom.
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Drug dealer sent to prison as judge laments ‘soul-destroying’ fentanyl

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A drug dealer with a years-long record of relatively small crimes found that trafficking in fentanyl was a “whole new ballgame,” according to a judge.
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Cat killed, damage pegged at $200K after fire at London home

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One cat is dead, and another one was rescued, after a house fire at a home in London’s south end on Sunday afternoon caused $200,000 damage, London Fire Department officials say. London firefighters and emergency crews responded to a blaze in the 400 block of Alston Road, near Nixon Avenue
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Santa Claus parade spectators clash, woman, 62, charged with assault

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A St. Thomas woman is charged with assault over a clash police say involved two people attending the city’s Santa Claus parade and a disagreement over one family’s view being blocked. A 62-year-old from St. Thomas was arrested at the annual parade on Saturday evening, St. Thomas police said in
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Southwestern Ontario politician sues city’s top official in $200K lawsuit

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A Sarnia city councillor is suing the city's top bureaucrat.
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Rookie police officer resigns prior to pleading guilty to impaired driving

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A rookie St. Thomas police officer resigned from the force prior to pleading guilty to impaired driving on Thursday, a police spokesperson says.
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Person forced into vehicle, assaulted, driven against their will: Police

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A Tillsonburg resident is facing multiple charges after a person was forced into a vehicle, assaulted and driven against their will in St. Thomas, police say. According to a St. Thomas police news release, a 911 call was received just after 4:30 a.m. on Thursday regarding an individual forced into
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