A developer wants to turn a vacant church into a residential property
Council’s planning committee held off Tuesday from voting on the proposed redevelopment of a venerable Richmond St. church amid neighbourhood concerns, particularly around traffic.
View ArticleOrganized crime hits home
The arrests of three London-connected men in a massive, worldwide gambling ring should put to rest the myth outlaw bikers are unsophisticated and only local threats to public safety, police and crime...
View ArticleCosts of Library board’s services will be examined
City hall’s offer to pay professionals to seek efficiencies in London Public Library operations has been accepted by its board, which was also spared service cuts thanks to a special 2013 budget deal.
View ArticleAlleged London torture victim wanted to be more than friends with accused abuser
The central figure is a bizarre torture case agreed this morning she had hoped to have a relationship with one the people she says abused her.
View ArticleIt’s kid’s stuff — or is it?
A few years ago, parents were lamenting kids’ use of Facebook and Twitter, a grown-up playground with possible dangers and pitfalls for youngsters. What does a 12-year-old need to tweet about, anyway?...
View ArticleRourke Desmanche found guilty in shaken baby case, judge believes mother was...
The father of an infant that was shaken to death was found guilty today of manslaughter and assault.
View ArticleBaby boomers blamed for sluggish economic outlook in Ontario
Aging baby boomers will burden the Ontario economy with decades of sluggish growth, warns famed demographer David Foot.
View ArticleA look at London’s newest Catholic high school St. Andre Bessette
Fresh air, natural light, seamless tech and a paperless-as-possible approach will greet students at London’s newest Catholic high school, St. Andre Bessette, when it opens this fall.
View ArticleJustin Trudeau gets rock star treatment at Western
Justin Trudeau brought an upbeat message of social and political engagement to Western University, Wednesday afternoon.
View ArticleAction group targets Watford open house
Opponents of a 92-turbine wind farm Nextera Energy is proposing for north Lambton say they want the company to know they’re not going away.
View ArticleIngersoll drunk driver who blew nearly five times the limit fined
A 46-year-old woman caught driving on Highway 403 with a blood-alcohol level that would render most people comatose was fined $1,500 and ordered to donate $250 to Ontario Students Against Impaired...
View ArticleHwy. 401 corridor forecast to be hit with heavy snow Friday morning
A snowfall warning has been issued for Southwestern Ontario with the Hwy. 401 corridor from London to Toronto expected to be the hardest hit during the Friday morning rush.
View ArticleLondon will gain first craft brewery in many years, this spring
It’s news worth hoisting a pint over.
View ArticleProvince committed $2.2 million a year to run residential eating disorder...
Nine months after Ontario Health Minister Deb Matthews declared London would be first to open a residential program for adults with life-threatening eating disorders, Jan Pryde carried her 26-year-old...
View ArticleLive: Follow London city budget deliberations Thursday
The budget's back on, with two more days of deliberations set to start Thursday morning at London city hall.
View ArticleMany Londoners honoured by receiving Diamond Jubilee Awards, some felt...
The latest two acts in city hall’s theatre-of-the-absurd production of “Medalgate” played out Wednesday at two venues as the first 26 Queen Elizabeth Diamond Jubilee Awards were handed to recipients.
View ArticleSt. Thomas flasher arrested
A 41-year-old St. Thomas man has been charged with committing an indecent act after a man exposed himself to a 10-year-old girl Sunday in St. Thomas, and police believe he may have other victims.
View ArticleWestern Canada success spells local employment
A western Canada company is expanding operations into Blenheim and with it comes 100 jobs.
View ArticleCulinary tourists are the perfect visitors, London conference told
For tourism operators, foodies are like filet mignon.
View ArticleLondon police seize two replica guns in separate busts
With guns drawn, police swooped down on two young men at the entrance of London's busiest shopping mall.
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