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The increase, which was unanimously approved by city council, was half of...

Politicians have voted to give the London fire department half the 2014 budget increase it had requested.

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Plan could be way of the future

For nearly 90 years children played in its schoolyard, but as the children grew up and too few took their place, the Thames Valley District school board closed Manor and Highland Park public school.

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No matter how you calculate it, Ontario math scores aren’t adding up.

A London elementary school was among the top ranked in an annual report card of the province’s schools.

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People, places and events happening in and around London.

The London Oldtimers Sports Association held its Winter Lunch at the Victory Legion in London last week.

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Kincardine Township man killed in crash

A 66-year-old Kincardine Township man has been identified as the driver killed in a crash between an SUV and transport truck in Brant Township Saturday.

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Most 911 calls to South Bruce OPP accidental or kids playing with a phone

Only 2% of the 911 calls received by South Bruce OPP last year were for real emergencies, police said.

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Ruling expected on whether children in ultra-orthodox Jewish sect will be put...

An ultra-orthodox Jewish sect that's landed in Chatham will find out today if 14 of their children will be placed in Quebec foster care.

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Sarnia incident being investigated by OSPCA

A cat was found Sunday in Bright's Grove with 17 pellet shots in its head.

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Sentencing to take place on February 10

Oxford OPP Const. Timothy Healey pleaded guilty to five weapons-related charges Monday morning but will not be sentenced for another week.

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Mark William Hawkins ID'd as driver of snowmobile found dead

Police have released the identity of a snowmobiler found dead in a Middlesex Centre field Monday morning.

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Ontario judge orders Lev Tahor children placed in foster care in Quebec

Fourteen children belonging to Lev Tahor, an ultra orthodox Jewish sect, have been ordered placed in foster care in Quebec.

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Two school buses collide west of London

Police were investigating an after school crash between two school buses in Middlesex County Monday.

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London site for street people has been bought by the Salvation Army

A centre for London’s young street people has been sold and will close for good Feb. 7 after its board couldn’t raise enough money to reopen.

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Wrong-way rescue prompts investigation by Oxford County

While no one was hurt, Oxford County’s emergency services wants to find out exactly how one of its ambulances ended up travelling the wrong way on Highway 401.

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Eleanor Schnall’s ruling adds to growing judicial frustration with impact on...

A London judge has declared Ottawa’s mandatory new victim fine surcharges “cruel and unusual punishment,” throwing down another judicial gauntlet to the law.

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Overloaded wards likely contributing to spread of dangerous superbugs, says...

The head of infection control in London hospitals believes overloaded wards likely lead to more superbugs.

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London city council heralds Mackie’s budget style

For all the teeth-gnashing and head-bashing budget debates can produce, politicians have had nothing but praise for one city-funded agency and its newly appointed leader.

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Hospitalization complicates budget

A health scare will keep a London politician away from budget debates for the second straight week, an absence that could complicate city council’s 2014 spending decisions.

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St. Thomas couple bilked out of $1,900 in phone scam

John and Denise Gall have barely begun coping with the loss of their son Rick, who died in mid-January after a lengthy battle with cancer.

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‘Wayne being Wayne’ An appeal with bit of irony

The outrageous and outspoken ringleader of an outlaw biker massacre is seeking a new trial because his own outrageous words were used against him.

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