ST. THOMAS – A raging fire in a vacant factory sent thick black plumes of smoke into the air and drew onlookers from across the city on Monday. The fire at the former Weatherhead Co. of Canada Ltd. plant at 100 Woodworth Ave. began at about 4 p.m. About 50 to 60 St. Thomas firefighters […]
A 50-year-old man facing charges of manslaughter and arson is the third person charged in the death of a St. Thomas woman last summer, police say. Victoria Dill, 40, died in hospital after she was found with a gunshot wound near the scene of a fire at an apartment at 20 Hiawatha St. in St. […]
One person has been arrested following a homeless encampment fire that was deemed an act of arson, London police say.
The reconstruction of a much-loved Old South coffee shop and bakery destroyed by fire two years ago has begun, with its owners eyeing a fall opening. The new Black Walnut Bakery and Cafe, at the corner of Wortley Road and Craig Street in London’s Wortley Village neighbourhood, is beginning to take shape as construction […]
A fire that damaged a Tesla car parked at Masonville Place has been ruled suspicious, London police say. Firefighters were called to the north London mall around 11:30 p.m. Monday and doused a vehicle fire, the London fire department said. Investigators determined the fire is suspicious and the street crime unit is leading the probe, […]
St. Thomas police are seeking public assistance identifying a person in connection to an arson investigation, police say.
A London man who led police on a wild, drug-fuelled chase through parts of Southwestern Ontario, forcing one cruiser off the road and smashing into another, has been given a lifetime driving ban and ordered to repay an insurance company more than $27,000. Trevor Goessell, 39, was also given a time-served sentence of nearly 30 […]
There was a time in Freeman Hill’s life when he helped build make-believe courtrooms in Toronto for a future wife of a British prince.
Two men accused of setting 11 fires in Norfolk County were still behind bars on Thursday and awaiting bail hearings.
Police are investigating an arson at a business in east London that caused about $100,000 in damage.
The commander of the Norfolk OPP says there could be more charges related to a rash of arsons that had the community “living in fear.” Insp. Andrew Tait said strong investigative work led to the arrest of two Norfolk County men who have each been charged with 11 counts of arson in a series of […]
Two Norfolk men each face 11 counts of arson in connection with a series of suspicious fires in and around the county over the last three months.