One person was taken to hospital with unknown injuries while another used a bedsheet to escape the flames following a Sunday morning blaze at an apartment building in London’s White Oaks neighbourhood, fire officials say. As many as 50 people were displaced due to the fire, which broke out around 10 a.m. on the fifth […]
Facing a “critical housing shortage” for its clients, Community Living Wingham and District (CLWD) has launched a $500,000 housing campaign to build long-term living spaces to address the need. “We are experiencing a severe backlog of clients seeking accommodation,” explained Jim Dore, CLWD president in a May 21 news release announcing a donation of $50,000 […]
In a matter of weeks, more than 250 knives have been seized at London Health Sciences Centre emergency departments.
A senior London police officer is facing charges after a three-month investigation into allegations related to an incident in Ottawa on the Family Day long weekend. Insp. Ryan Scrivens, 48, has been suspended with pay since February. On Wednesday, London police said Scrivens has been charged with assault causing bodily harm and assault. “The community […]
London’s vegan fast food franchise is set to hit convenience store shelves across Canada.
London’s police chief credits targeted enforcement and community engagement for a nearly 50 per cent reduction in gun violence in the city.
London police responded faster to calls last year after five years of steady increases the chief called “totally unacceptable,” new figures show.
Ryan Gauss has been elected chairperson of London’s police board. Gauss, longtime chief of staff to London Centre Liberal MP Peter Fragiskatos, replaces Ali Chahbar, who resigned from the board this month, citing personal health reasons. Board member Nancy Branscombe nominated Gauss to become chairperson of the seven-member board that oversees policing in the city […]
The London-area health unit at the epicentre of a provincewide measles outbreak is reporting more than 100 new infections in a week for the first time since the outbreak began in October. Southwestern Public Health reported 104 new measles cases in Elgin and Oxford counties, Woodstock and St. Thomas since May 8 on Thursday. The […]
Woodstock police officer Det.-Const. Eric Dopf avoided termination after pleading guilty to two professional misconduct charges
An 18-storey residential tower will rise, after all, from what’s now an open pit on Ridout Street after the developer struck a deal with city hall avoiding legal action. Tricar Group had sued the city over delays in development permits, but a changing of the guard in the city’s planning department has resulted in speedier […]