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Jury selection begins in kidnapping case

Jury selection began Tuesday for a scheduled eight-week trial for two London men facing multiple gun and robbery charges.

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With Graham Pollett’s retirement, some health board members are looking to...

He presided over an expanding public health regime in London and fought efforts by politicians to rein it in.

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Website opens health stats to community

Want to know how many kids are immunized in our region? How many smokers are killed by lung cancer or how many seniors fall and are hospitalized?

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Charity gala helps cover non-OHIP-covered cancer expenses

They sit in the back of many women’s closets, collecting dust.

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Michigan woman pays for wrong turn

A suspected drunk driver from Michigan who made a couple of wrong turns before being arrested at the Blue Water Bridge has been sentenced to 19 days in jail.

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New season of talks about what makes London great begins Tuesday

It’s an opportunity to listen to Londoners talk about some of the great things in their city.

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Smoking bylaw moving ahead

London council kept the door open Tuesday to banning smoking in city-owned outdoor places.

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Henderson eats crow, mayor talks tough

A politician under fire for insults hurled at city staff publicly apologized Tuesday as Mayor Joe Fontana talked tough about preventing similar outbursts in the future.

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Vaccination rate for health-care workers below chances of winning instant...

It’s easier to win with an instant-lottery ticket in London than be treated in an area hospital by someone vaccinated against the flu.

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Farmers fear the long-term fallout of the E. coli scare

A massive recall of beef processed in Alberta meant more sales in the last week for Ontario cattle producers, but the scare has left the local industry worried about its future.

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London's John Labatt Centre officially marks 10 years in the downtown with a...

A decade after the John Labatt Centre opened, ushering in a new beginning for the downtown core, dignitaries officially unveiled Budweiser Gardens.

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London police investigate stabbing on Marconi Blvd.

London police are investigating a stabbing that left a 19-year-old man injured in the early hours of Wednesday morning.

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Real estate reps stunned colleague arrested in case

News that a Delaware man is accused of attempted murder has shocked the real estate circles in which he travelled.

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Lake Huron nears record low level

Lake Huron is approaching low water levels not seen in nearly half a century, say officials.

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Police briefs

Police seized drugs worth more than $300,000 from a southeast London home and charged nine people.

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Centre set to open at Knollwood public school

Families in London will have one more place to go for early learning support when a new family literacy centre opens at Knollwood Park public school.

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Upwards of 300,000 new jobs can be created in region

Local food clusters — to help fruits of the land get from Southwestern Ontario farmers to nearby consumers — could help tap into some of the $18-billion bounty of food that’s otherwise imported into...

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Mentally ill senior dogged by government screw-ups

He’s struggled with mental illness for 50 years, schizophrenia that left him battling paranoia, but this time it’s not his imagination delivering threats — it’s his government.

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Value of farmland rising sharply

Farmland values jumped more than 16% in Ontario in the first half of this year, according to Farm Credit Canada.

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EMD workers will gain recall rights at Cami, GM

The way Paul Meunier sees it, it’ll be a good Christmas for his family.

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