Londoners remember the Afzaal family
Marking the two year anniversary of the alleged terror attack that took the lives of four members of the same family, the board has announced an Anti-Islamophobia Strategy.
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Muslim community seeks healing and safety amid lingering shadows of alleged terrorist attack
On this day in 2021, four out of five members of a London, Ont. family were killed while they were out for a walk and struck by a vehicle, in an apparently deliberate attack.
Tenants go face-to-face with landlord following rights rally
Members of a London, Ont. social justice group, tenants, and supporters marched into the downtown offices of a prominent city landlord Tuesday. The ACORN tenant union delivered a list of demands to an executive with Old Oak Properties.
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Charges pending after crash involving tractor trailer sends one to hospital
An investigation is underway after a crash between a car and a transport truck on Tuesday morning. It happened around 9 a.m. on Highbury Avenue near Ron McNeil Line, north of St. Thomas.
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One person in custody after 11 businesses vandalized in Kincardine, Ont.
One person has been charged after a vandalism spree in downtown Kincardine left 11 businesses with considerable damage. Business owners arrived Tuesday morning to find the front windows smashed out in a number of businesses along Kincardine’s downtown Queen Street.
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SIU investigating after man injured during arrest in Old South
The province’s Special Investigations Unit (SIU) has invoked its mandate after a man accused of assault and property damage was injured during his arrest by London, Ont. police over the weekend.
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Fatal motorcycle crash in Lambton County
One person has died after a motorcycle crash in Lambton County. The crash happened June 2 just before 9:30 p.m. and officers responded to a ditch on Shiloh Line in Petrolia.
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Construction underway at Fanshawe and Richmond
Drivers should expect lane restrictions on both roads with work to be happening until December.
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‘Neighbours are paying the price’: Lithium battery pack leads to fire on Base Line Road
CTV cameras captured the moment London, Ont. firefighters discovered a sparking lithium battery pack in a charred apartment at 122 Base Line Rd. W. Sunday.
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Testimony of drug use highlights impaired driving causing death trial
There was emotional testimony on Monday from the husband of the woman killed in a crash in south London, Ont. almost four years ago. Paul Kay testified about the last moments in the life of his 68-year-old wife, Penny.
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Should cars be banned, even seasonally, from historic Blackfriars Bridge?
City staff recommend a compromise that may not satisfy many Londoners who cross Blackfriars bridge on foot, bicycle, or in their vehicles.
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Fire bans in effect for Middlesex, Elgin counties
As unseasonably warm and dry conditions persist across the region and wildfires burn across northern Ontario and Quebec, local municipalities have enacted fire bans in order to mitigate the risk. Here is what residents in Middlesex and Elgin counties should know.
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Fatal crash claims life of 16 year old near Tavistock
A 16-year-old resident of Tavistock, Ont. has died after a single vehicle crash in Perth East Township on Sunday.
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London police request public’s help locating two suspects
Police are asking for the public’s help in locating two suspects who they allege nearly crashed into a pickup truck, assaulted the driver and stole his vehicle late last month in east London, Ont.
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City council expected to approve 44 affordable supportive housing units in London, Ont.
The Strategic Priority Policy Committee reviewed a plan from city staff to bring affordable housing to 403 Thompson Rd in the Glen Cairn neighbourhood.
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Previously wanted man arrested Monday morning by London police
A man wanted for his alleged connection to a shooting incident in downtown London, Ont. late last month has been arrested, London police announced on Monday.
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Candidates interviewed for vacant seat on London Police Services Board
On Monday, city council held a lengthy meeting behind closed doors to conduct individual interviews with five finalists selected to fill the vacant seat on the London Police Services Board (LPSB).
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Hundreds of teens participate in firework violence
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U.S. teen-built airplane takes flight in Florida
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What will happen to the Blackfriars Bridge?
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Steeple collapses while engulfed in flames
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Base Line Road fire investigation continues
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Impaired driving trial gets underway
![The trial of Shawn Norris, who’s accused of impaired driving causing death in 2019, got underway. CTV’s Nick Paparella reports.]()
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To infinity and beyond
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Supportive housing units to open by fall
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Bridge repair impacts Walkerton
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Canada's special rapporteur on foreign interference David Johnston calls the allegations swirling around his objectivity 'quite simply false,' and said Tuesday he plans to push ahead with his work, launching public hearings next month
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The lawyer representing a woman who alleges she was sexually harassed by a former Northwest Territories premier says her client would likely have to end her lawsuit if a judge determines the trial should be moved to Quebec.
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Charges dropped against Alberta woman accused of mailing animals
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Internal docs suggest Trudeau wants China blocked from Pacific Rim trade deal
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PGA Tour and European tour agree to merge with Saudis and end LIV Golf feud
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