It started, Michael McLeod’s defence lawyer said, with “a white lie.” It’s ended up in a London courtroom where five 2018 Team Canada junior hockey players are on trial over sexual assault allegations that David Humphrey called “preposterous.” Humphrey, the first of the five defence legal teams to give a closing argument, described the 27‑year‑old […]
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 […]
A Cambridge resident faces charges, including of operating a vehicle while impaired, following a weekend car-train collision in Oxford County, police say. The Saturday morning collision occurred about 5:30 a.m. in Blandford-Blenheim, a largely rural township northeast of Woodstock, Ontario Provincial Police said. Police said a 38-year-old had minor injuries from the collision and was […]
A London high school student is nearly finished building from wood a custom electric Mercedes-Benz G-Class SUV, informally known as the G-Wagon, after the project hit an unexpected roadblock.
London’s unemployment rate went up by half a percentage point for a second straight month in May, Statistics Canada reported Friday, as the ongoing trade war between Canada and the U.S. continues to take a toll on the local economy. The London region, which also takes in St. Thomas, Strathroy and portions of Elgin and […]
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One man swept up in an Ontario-wide crackdown on online luring brought snacks to a meeting he thought was with a child.
A local childcare provider says she’s getting the runaround when it comes to subsidized rates through the Canada-Wide Early Learning and Child Care (CWELCC) system. “There are no spaces left to expand (under the CWELCC system) according to what the government divvies up to every county,” Joan Finlay, owner of Unique Minds Childcare Inc. in […]
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.
Man held in custody in London's largest-ever fentanyl bust has lengthy criminal record
With the trade war with the U.S. spooking buyers, London’s housing market continued its slump in May, with only 722 homes changing hands
One Londoner describes being “terrified” when tactical officers raided a neighbour’s home as part of a five-month investigation
The season had kicked off with High Point Farms dispersing March 21 where 75 lots brought $390,250 for a $5,200 average