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Thames Valley District school board cancels winter sport season

The Thames Valley District school board has officially cancelled its high school winter sport season.

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Goderich teen dies after drowning

A 14-year-old girl who was pulled from a YMCA pool during a birthday party in Goderich has died.

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London Committee briefs

Insurance costs rise

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More squalls forecast for Huron and Perth Counties

In a warning updated at 4:45 a.m. Wednesday, Environment Canada is calling for more snow squalls across Huron and Perth counties today.

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Parents mull school-switching for sports and clubs

Would you sign on for Catholic education for your kid to save their after-school sports and clubs?

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Low flu shot rate at Dearness Home in London tackled

Staff at London’s Dearness Home will begin work Wednesday with a talk on how to improve flu-shot rates that are by far the lowest in the London area.

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City girds for battle with developers

Outside help must be retained to help the city defend the Southwest Area Plan that some big hitters in development argue is poor planning and indefensible, planning committee decided Tuesday.

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Petrolia Line home destroyed in Tuesday blaze

Stephen Anderson knows all too well the devastation of watching your home go up in flames.

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Novel idea wins support

A city councillor is suggesting city hall could be treated as a charity case by people with spare money.

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Idle No More supporters hope prayer will have an impact

There have been roadblocks, protests and flash mobs -- why not try prayer?

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Via Rail service cuts protested

Holding a "Retain The Train" sign, Elizabeth Ainslie braved -15C or colder weather Tuesday evening outside Stratford's Via Rail station.

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Fake lululemon clothing looked and fit like the real thing

A local woman cried in Sarnia’s Superior court as a jury acquitted her of multiple charges of selling lululemon clothing at house parties knowing it was fake.

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Step-daughter not satisfied at coroner's inquest

London police cadet Brianne Sinclair had a friendly chat with Mario Hamel as she led him to cell 18 about 1:15 a.m. Nov. 25, 2010.

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Fire cause determined

A crack in a wood-burning chimney is to blame for a St. Clair Township fire that destroyed a Petrolia Line home, early Tuesday.

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Witness in sexual assault case testifies she slept in closet

She has a sweetness about her that, given the violence she's is expected to describe, is remarkable.

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Woman killed in Lambton County crash

A woman was pronounced dead at the scene of a two-vehicle crash east of Petrolia Wednesday evening.

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We asked: About donating money to city hall

Free Press journalist Mike Hensen asked Londoners at Covent Garden Market on Wednesday about Coun. Dale Henderson’s suggestion that Londoners worried a tax freeze would mean program cuts could donate...

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Former patients of suspended psychiatrist Stanley Dobrowolski asked to...

London police are asking former patients of suspended psychiatrist Stanley Dobrowolski to contact them after finding disturbing videos of women on his computers.

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A chartered accountant is angry at rezoning bid in London's SoHo neighbourhood

Fincore Canada faces yet another speed bump in its drive to create a $300-million, twin-­towered, 26-storey “wellness centre” on the southern edge of downtown London.

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No need to worry about cattle in the cold

Now that winter seems to be back here in our region, and as you drive around the Chatham-Kent countryside, do you see any cattle out in the fields on these cold days? Do you think they might freeze to...

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