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An alleged high-ranking Hells Angels member who was gunned down in a Toronto-area parking lot is remembered for his dedication to his family and biker brothers. Craig McIlquham, 55, of Oakville, died in the hospital April 29 after he was shot outside the Mandarin restaurant at 1881 Fairview St. in Burlington around 8:30 p.m., Halton […]
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Ontario’s police watchdog is investigating after a driver fleeing from police on Highway 401 crashed near Ingersoll. Oxford OPP tried to stop a vehicle around 3:30 a.m. Sunday in the westbound lanes of the 401, but the driver took off, police said. A short time later, the vehicle was involved in a single-vehicle collision on […]
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London’s HMCS Prevost is preparing to unveil a new memorial that commemorates Canadians killed in the Second World War’s longest battle. The Battle of the Atlantic memorial at the fork of the Thames River is being unveiled Sunday afternoon, days before the 80th anniversary of the end of the critical battle on May 8. Our […]
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A 56-year-old is charged after London police say a man assaulted a couple he knew before forcibly taking their dog. It was about 11:30 a.m. on Thursday when city police say a man and woman were walking their dog in the 300 block of Wellington Road – just north of Base Line Road East, and […]
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Provincial lottery officials say they have a tentative answer to the $5-million question that’s gripped Southwestern Ontario: Who bought the uncashed seven-figure ticket that’s set to expire this weekend? It was April 17 when the Ontario Lottery and Gaming Corp. urged the person who bought in Woodstock the winning May 4, 2024 Lotto 6/49 ticket […]
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London police have charged a man with arson following a fire that disrupted exams at Western University. Emergency crews were called to campus around 2:30 p.m. on April 24 to reports of a fire at the Social Sciences Centre, where firefighters doused a blaze, police said. Nobody was injured. Investigators ruled the fire suspicious and […]
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From pubs to a garage-themed eatery, there are many independent burger joints in London where you can get a juicy patty, a side of crispy fries and special sauces injected with flavour. LFP’s Beatriz Baleeiro has a rundown of five places where diners are eating it up: PUB MILOS Go for the beer, but stay […]
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The London Knights and Kitchener Rangers meet on Sunday afternoon in Game 2 of their OHL Western Conference final playoff series at Canada Life Place in London. Follow below for to-the-minute updates by LFP sportswriter Ryan Pyette
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A major academic building at Western University is closed while London police investigate a suspicious fire that has forced the university to move some exams. London firefighters responded at 2:30 p.m. Thursday to the Social Sciences Centre. Firefighters quickly extinguished the blaze but damage was significant and fire investigators were called in, the department said […]
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This is Landon Sim’s annual rite of spring. The London Knights veteran forward is gearing up to face the Kitchener Rangers in the playoffs for a fourth straight year. He knows what to expect: tempers boiling over, increased levels of trash talk, ref-bashing, organizational angst and – if history holds true – some league intervention […]