April

A London-area public health office at the epicentre of a provincewide measles outbreak is reporting its largest weekly surge in cases of the highly infectious disease since it began recording weekly statistics.

The Canada-U.S. trade war is hurting more than business and industry, driving up costs and reducing funding to non-profit and charitable agencies, according to a London umbrella group for the sector. Of nearly 100 London and area agencies surveyed, 65 per cent said costs will rise and more than 50 per cent said they will […]

A London police employee who a court found was sexually assaulted by an off-duty officer is suing the force for allegedly mishandling the case and not safeguarding details of the investigation from her co-workers. The woman, whose name was protected under a publication ban during the trial of Const. Eldin Omerovic three years ago, has […]

The Traverse City homeless shelter normally closes its doors for the summer at the end of April. But this May, the shelter will stay open.

A new parking zone on Queen Street limits drivers to a three-hour timeframe. “Our Business Improvement Area (BIA) members requested this change to help better serve their patrons,” said Jennifer Lawrie, Kincardine’s manager of legislative services/clerk, in an April 29 news release. “It helps to make sure that there is parking in spaces appropriate to […]

The percentage of London-area voters who cast a ballot in this week’s federal election beat the national average – and of the local ridings, Huron-Bruce was tops at 75.2 per cent. It was an election that produced little change locally: One riding changed hands, with London-Fanshawe won by the Conservatives from the NDP, and there […]

London police have charged a man with arson following a fire that disrupted exams at Western University. Emergency crews were called to campus around 2:30 p.m. on April 24 to reports of a fire at the Social Sciences Centre, where firefighters doused a blaze, police said. Nobody was injured. Investigators ruled the fire suspicious and […]

The driver of a school bus has been charged following a collision involving a young cyclist in Kincardine. Around 3:20 p.m. on April 25, South Bruce OPP were called after a student on a bicycle was hit by a school bus on Russell Street, according to an OPP news release. Police said the student had […]

An Ashfield-Colborne-Wawanosh resident is facing multiple charges after being stopped by police in Lucknow. Just before 1 a.m. on April 27, a South Bruce OPP officer stopped a vehicle travelling along Campbell Street and, through that interaction, the driver was placed under arrest and transported for further testing, according to an OPP news release. The […]

From pubs to a garage-themed eatery, there are many independent burger joints in London where you can get a juicy patty, a side of crispy fries and special sauces injected with flavour. LFP’s Beatriz Baleeiro has a rundown of five places where diners are eating it up: PUB MILOS Go for the beer, but stay […]

Former radio host Andrew Lawton, 35, retained the riding of Elgin-St. Thomas-London South for the Conservatives in Monday night’s federal election following a campaign marked by some inter-party tension and loud protests. He spoke with LFP reporter Brian Williams about his first political victory.  Q. You campaigned unsuccessfully for Ontario’s Progressive Conservatives in the London […]

In an election-night shocker, Conservative candidate Kurt Holman turned his low-profile first run for public office into a huge win by taking London-Fanshawe in Monday night’s federal election, ousting NDPer Lindsay Mathyssen. LFP reporter Jonathan Juha spoke with him in the afterglow of his victory. Let’s start from the beginning. Tell us a bit about […]