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It's believed the first photo may have been the one included with this story on jockey Otto Wonderley in our July 31, 1901 edition.

On Halloween 1989, the most bizarre bank heist in city history occurred – one that remains unsolved to this day. Reporter Kelly Pedro re-examined the case in this story, which was first published in the July 3, 2004 editions of The London Free Press Read More

This week, funeral home owner Joseph O'Neill will be involved in the reburial of human remains belonging to a woman, Catherine Mason, and three children – 17 years after they were first disturbed during construction of what's now an apartment highrise at 565 Proudfoot Lane. The public internment is set

With Netflix set to air the animated series Scott Pilgrim Takes Off, we're recalling that it's based on the popular graphic novel series created by London native Bryan Lee O'Malley. This profile of O'Malley was first published in the Aug. 10, 2009 editions of The London Free Press Read More

We asked LFP readers: What do you remember about the massive Aug. 14, 2003 blackout that plunged millions of people across Ontario into darkness 20 years ago this month? Here's a collection of their answers: Read More

London twins Sydney and Chase Brown are both officially NFL draft picks, having been selected by Philadelphia (66th overall) and Cincinnati (163rd overall) respectively. We first wrote about their gridiron greatness years ago while they were high school stars playing for South Collegiate. This story was originally published in the

It was 2004 when St. Thomas native Rachel McAdams became a bona-fide Hollywood star with the release of The Notebook, co-starring Ryan Gosling (who, coincidentally, was bon in the same London hospital as her). McAdams came home for a screening of the film and LFP reporter Carly Weeks was there

The end of David Suzuki's four-decade run hosting The Nature of Things on CBC calls to mind the fact he spent his teenage years in London, and once offered a rather blunt assessment of the city's environmental state. Longtime LFP columnist Ian Gillespie spoke about that with the scientist, academic

2023 marks 15 years since the death at age 81 of legendary London playwright James Reaney. This column on his life and career – written by Ian Gillespie, a longtime LFP colleague of Reaney's son, also named James – was first published in the June 13, 2008 print editions of

Hockey superstar Patrick Kane may be the biggest name in the sport ahead of next month's NHL trade deadline as speculation swirls around his future. But long before the three Stanley Cup wins and pro career that's made him the best U.S. player ever, a 17-year-old Kane came to London