Middlesex-London moving to orange-restrict level as of Monday
The Middlesex-London region joining its neighbours in Elgin, Oxford, Huron and Perth counties in the orange-restrict level under Ontario's COVID-19 response framework.
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Arson charge for 20-year-old London, Ont. man
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Boyede sentenced to life for murder of Josie Glenn
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