University student’s hard work didn’t go up in flames, thanks to a London...
They rescue people, dogs and cats all the time. Homework? Not so much.
View ArticleAshley Smith’s death by self-strangulation in a Kitchener prison in October...
Ashley Smith spent all of nine days at the St. Thomas psychiatric hospital.
View ArticleEnvironment Canada issues weather alert for London and most of Southwestern...
A major ice storm that could create hazardous road conditions and knock out power lines is expected to hit London Saturday afternoon, Environment Canada says.
View ArticleCoffee and clothing handouts at Men’s Mission and Rotholme Women’s and Family...
It’s a small gesture but two Londoners hope it will warm those struggling with homelessness.
View ArticleFraud investigations skyrocket in London in 2013
Fraud investigations have skyrocketed in London this year, with mass marketing frauds up a whopping 550%.
View ArticleCLAC union members counted on unused holiday pay for Christmas
About 35 employees at Copper Terrace Long-Term Care Home in Chatham are feeling like the Grinch has stolen their Christmas.
View ArticleWaldo’s opens it doors Boxing Day to those in need while Londoner Carrol...
A dinner at a fancy London restaurant is certainly a treat.
View ArticleDesiree Gallagher’s wish to leave hospital for Christmas was granted
All Desiree Gallagher wants is to go home for Christmas.
View ArticleNancy Swinkels opened a website in a bid to hold fraudsters accountable
Fraudster watchdog Nancy Swinkels calls three guilty pleas to fraud by a Woodstock lawyer once linked to a long-standing Southwestern Ontario investment scam “exciting.”
View Article"Every angel belongs to an actual child." - Carrol Deyell-Miners
Carrol Deyell-Miners knows what it’s like to have nothing.
View ArticleAround $10,000 of ham stolen from truck in London
With Christmas approaching, many little piggies are going to the market.
View ArticleA London family’s fear for their mother in embattled South Sudan takes a...
No decorations, no tree, but suddenly there is great joy to replace the worry in a south London home.
View ArticleA study that exposed monkeys to alcohol seems to hold up the theory we are,...
Give monkeys access to booze 22 hours a day for more than a year and they’ll act very much like the primates we see in the mirror each morning: Many drink responsibly, but about a third became drunks.
View ArticleInstead of losing hospital privileges, medical staff who refuse the shot must...
A year after physicians at a London hospital suggested requiring docs to get a flu shot or lose their ability to work there, that proposal has been parked, The Free Press has learned.
View ArticleTen years later, the little girl’s loss still haunts her family
Kathie Brett quite often finds herself way over there, on some imaginary plane, an alternate reality where her granddaughter isn’t still a pretty toddler in a blue dress, chubby little legs peeking out...
View ArticleThe 100 most read news stories on the London Free Press website in 2013
The good, bad and the inspiring.
View ArticleThe Political Beat: Year in review
Free Press reporters Chip Martin and Patrick Maloney discuss what happened at London city hall in 2013.
View ArticleMedia lawyers arguing publication ban on Lev Tahor case in Chatham
Arguments are being heard in a Chatham courtroom Monday over a sweeping publication ban involving members of the Lev Tahor Jewish group embroiled in a family court matter.
View ArticlePotpourri of unique gifts for the hard-to-please person — and they are free
For last-minute types looking to score free Christmas gifts on Kijiji, the selection in London might be worth a look.
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