Firefighters from across Norfolk County worked for more than five hours Friday night and Saturday morning to contain a large fire of about 2,000 discarded railway ties near Mabee’s Corners in Courtland. Norfolk’s deputy fire chief, James Robertson, said the “significant outdoor fire” on Orange Hall Road involved intense flames and heavy smoke, with the […]
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Flurries of last-minute changes in alliances often happen just before great powers go to a great war
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A planned expansion of a northwest London business district is being scaled back and delayed
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Canada’s aggressive new military rhetoric was on Monday welcomed by an analyst as well as workers at London’s General Dynamics Land Systems Canada plant. The city’s military industrial base may play a key role in Canada’s renewed commitment to national defence. Prime Minister Mark Carney’s pledge to boost military spending by $9 billion this fiscal year could […]
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A building in London’s SoHo neighbourhood that was built in 1921 and once housed Western University medical students is getting a new lease on life as highly supportive housing units, with the help of an anonymous donor who pledged $4.8 million in capital funding and up to $1.1 million in matching funding in support of […]
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A pedestrian is dead in Ingersoll after being struck by a train, Ontario Provincial Police in Oxford County said on Monday morning. Police closed Mutual Street North (between Carnegie Street and Wilson Street) and Thames Street South (between Carnegie Street and Oxford Lane) amid the investigation and the OPP was warning drivers to avoid the […]
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As city hall looks to limit next year's tax hike, there's limited appetite to cut services either within the city hall or from agencies funded by the city
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A senior London police officer is accused of assaulting the same woman in Toronto and Ottawa over a three-month period, according to court documents.
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A London man faces charges after a string of copper thefts from downtown over a five-month period.
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Politicians of many colours and levels frequently like to toss an old favourite into the election promise mix. They promise to get tough on crime.
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Nearly a year after retiring, Vinay Sharma has received a national award for industry leadership for his work as chief executive at London Hydro.
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Oversight legislation making it easier for Queen's Park to take over school boards obscures key education funding issue, critics contend.