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These are examples of cases that have become way too common in the local courts. A 31-year-old man was acquitted Wednesday in a London courtroom after a trial on a charge of pointing a handgun at another man during an argument along the Richmond Row bar strip, largely because the evidence from witnesses at the […]
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A south London school principal called police after a student was seen with an “alleged firearm,” city police say. Officers responding to a school near Millbank Drive and Southdale Road East at about 12:15 p.m. Tuesday learned a student had been at the school with what appeared to be a firearm, then left on foot, […]
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Support for Ukraine in its war with Russia again has thrust London into the global military arena, with the Canadian federal government pledging to send more locally made light armoured vehicles. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau made a sweeping pledge of ongoing support for Ukraine, which this week marked the third anniversary of its invasion by […]
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Multiple people face charges after St. Thomas police seized a sawed-off shotgun from a home. Police say officers searched a home on St. Catharine Street on Wednesday shortly before 3 a.m. Eleven people were arrested and a loaded, sawed-off shotgun was seized, police said. A man and woman, ages 32 and 38, were charged with […]
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A seven-year-old was taken to hospital with serious injuries after being hit by gunfire at a home in the north end of the city, London police say. It was about 4 p.m. on Saturday when London police say officers responded to a home near Blanchard Road and Blanchard Crescent, a residential area southwest of the […]
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One person is in custody after a weapons investigation in the city’s northwest end, London police say. London police, including members of the department’s emergency response unit and canine unit, responded to a weapons call at approximately 3 p.m. Saturday at Lawson Road and Blanchard Road. One person was taken into custody shortly after 4 […]