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Jury hands down eight recommendations at inquest into death of Londoner Mario...

London police took a broadside hit from a coroner’s jury Wednesday for letting a “sweet, loving” husband kill himself in a video-monitored and frequently-checked police cell.

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Woodstock selected as slots site

Almost all the cherries are lined up for slot operations to continue in the Friendly City and other select sites across the province.

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London woman fights to save frogs from bulldozer

For the sake of frogs and other wetland species, a London woman is trying to stop the city's work on a storm sewer pond.

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Crown: Torture victim ‘whipped like Jesus’

She was found sitting in a chair on a third-floor south London apartment balcony, shaking, rocking back and forth, staring off in the distance.

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London city council holding first serious debate on potential service cuts...

The rubber hits the road in London’s 2013 budget talks Thursday, when city council holds its first serious debate on more than 50 potential service cuts needed to help council deliver the third of...

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Live: London city council rejects $1M affordable housing cut

It didn't take long for city council's road to a third-straight tax freeze to hit a million-dollar detour.

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The Political Beat: Jan 23

Reporters Patrick Maloney and Chip Martin looks at this week in politics. This week: the annual state-of-the-city address, trouble with two real estate developments, what will be the final decision on...

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London police deploy swarm of officers, lay drugs and guns charges

Five people face charges in a drugs and weapons in a bust that shut down a portion of Adelaide Street North Wednesday night, police said.

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Cold snap increase icewine crop by about 50%

The bone chilling cold that's gripped Southern Ontario this week was exactly what Bill George and his colleagues have been waiting all winter for.

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Trial delayed after accused in torture trial beaten at Elgin-Middlesex...

One of two people accused of torturing a woman with cerebral palsy was beaten up by fellow inmates at a London jail this morning.

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You say cut, I say freeze; still a long way to zero

As they turned their minds toward another city budget and a third straight London tax freeze, some city council members acted Thursday as though the word “cut” was a four-letter one.

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London police Chief Brad Duncan responds to recommendations from Mario Hamel...

Londoner Mario Hamel, 55, was arrested by city police about 1 a.m. Nov. 25, 2010 and taken to the police station cells.

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St. Thomas couple arrested in drug bust

A St. Thomas couple got a rude awakening early Friday.

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St. Joseph's Hospital in London expanding urgent care centre hours

St. Joseph’s Hospital will expand its urgent care hours March 1 in a move that will give thousands more access.

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Chris Harvey appointed CEO of London Boys & Girls Club

Chris Harvey has been appointed as the new CEO of the Boys & Girls Club of London, taking over from Don Donner, who has led the organization for the past 35 years.

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The real budget sparks in London’s drive for a third straight tax freeze...

Though heavy-duty decisions loom Friday, Londoners concerned about a political push to zero at all costs can breathe easier after the first serious budget debate.

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Ash trees, bike lanes survive budget cuts

Don't count out a third straight tax freeze just yet, London – but banking on one looks more and more like a risky bet, too.

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Fanshawe College president Howard Rundle retiring

Howard Rundle, the longest serving president of Fanshawe College has announced his retirement after 17 years on the job.

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London area doctor facing lawsuits agrees to stop practicing medicine

A London area doctor who faces a mountain of lawsuits has agreed to stop practicing medicine.

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Extendicare to replace PeopleCare as London's Dearness Home operator

Another change is imminent at London-owned Dearness Home where the private operator is on the way out to be replaced by a behemoth with a promising track record.

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