A teenager faces charges after a suspect in a beer theft assaulted a St. Thomas police officer, police say. Police were called on Wednesday at about 8:30 p.m. to a convenience store, where an individual took two cases of beer without paying, St. Thomas police said on Thursday. The suspect was located a short distance […]
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Central Elgin is establishing a planning department to prepare for a population surge driven by Volkswagen’s massive electric vehicle battery plant scheduled to open in neighbouring St. Thomas in 2027. A largely rural municipality bordering St. Thomas, Central Elgin announced Tuesday it starting a “transformative initiative” by seeking a planning manager, senior planner and planning […]
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London Food Bank’s spring food drive had a strong first weekend, with more food collected four days into the drive than last year.
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Ashley Bourget said she’d had enough. “I’m done with this because I told you now what happened 100 times and I’m fed up so I’m going to go. If you need me you know where I live,” she said as she stood up to leave the London police interview room. “Now I look like a […]
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A new restaurant serving Afghan food has a menu inspired by the country’s long history.
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WOODSTOCK – A Woodstock bar owner says she won’t fight a proposal by Ontario’s alcohol regulator to ban the sale of booze at the bar for two months after the agency investigated the death of a patron who allegedly was served 17 beers. The Alcohol and Gaming Commission of Ontario said Thursday it had issued […]
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Thirteen school trips to the U.S. approved by the Thames Valley District school board! Who sits on this board?
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Alex Campeau was the tallest player selected in the first round of the Ontario Hockey League draft. But the 6-foot-4 centre from Cornwall, who was London’s 23rd-overall pick Friday, combines that size with a skill set he hopes will remind people of one the most exciting current Knights stars. “I really model my game after […]
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Hit hard by U.S. tariffs and slow sales, Cami Assembly is cutting 450 jobs and shutting down for several months.
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Set the tone. It’s a famous phrase in hockey and the London Knights have lived up to it in their first five playoff games this spring.
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Hundreds have signed a petition demanding a safe "last resort" alternative for women to give up their babies in London as police search for the parents of a newborn abandoned on an east-end doorstep.