Yesterday, London Police charged two men in relation to a shot fired on Ernest Avenue over the weekend. Police responded to a 9-1-1 call reporting a suspicious noise believed to be a gun shot on late Saturday evening. When officers arrived on-scene, they discovered that a bullet had been fired …
Read More »Gun Amnesty Program Yields Dozens Of Firearms
A total of 69 guns and more than a dozen kilograms of ammunition were turned in during a province-wide Gun Amnesty Program during the month of April. The program allowed London residents to voluntarily surrender unwanted or illegally-owned firearms, weapons, accessories or ammunition. Led by the Ontario Provincial Police, in …
Read More »On The Beat: May 2nd
Here are your local headlines for the morning of May 2nd: 19th Annual Fringe Festival Has Official Launch Pollution from Canadian refineries an ?embarrassment? compared to U.S. 2 May 2018 at 5:00am London’s weather, traffic and gas prices for Wednesday 2 May 2018 at 4:36am London public golf courses optimistic …
Read More »Launch Kicks Off 19th Annual London Fringe
Let the games begin! The London Fringe returns for it’s 19th annual live arts festival in just four weeks time, but tonight they held a launch at Fringe Headquarters, to get this year’s event officially underway. The programs, the passes, the advanced tickets, the posters, the lawn signs… are all …
Read More »Suspects From Ernest Avenue Shooting Arrested
London Police have arrested two men in connection with an investigation late Saturday night, in relation to a 9-1-1 call reporting a suspicious noise believed to be a gun shot at 1588 Ernest Avenue. When the police arrived on-scene, there was nobody home and no injuries were reported, but police …
Read More »Businesses Can Again Apply For Temporary Sound Permits, Appeal Lifted
From the City Of London: An Ontario Municipal Board appeal of a change to the City of London’s zoning by-law has been lifted, making it possible for businesses to apply for a temporary sound permit. The change to the by-law, introduced in 2017, will now allow for local businesses to …
Read More »On The Beat: May 1st
Welcome to May London, here are your local headlines for Tuesday, May 1st: London’s weather, traffic and gas prices for Tuesday 1 May 2018 at 4:35am City politicians support supervised consumption sites after legal direction 1 May 2018 at 4:02am Meet the people who can make hundreds of dollars off …
Read More »Lightning Schedule Released For NBL Finals, Tickets Now Available
The London Lightning will begin their National Basketball League of Canada’s Championship round against the Halifax Hurricanes starting next Sunday, the league announced today. It is the third consecutive time the two teams have met in the finals, with each team having won one. Halifax finished the season first overall, …
Read More »Mayor Receives Host City Award From JUNO President Allan Reid
In a ceremony at Museum London this morning, Mayor Matt Brown received a special host city award, from Allan Reid, president and chief executive of the Canadian Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences, the group that organizes the JUNO Awards. The 48th annual JUNO Awards will be held in London, …
Read More »Intersection Closure – Talbot Street at Dundas Street
From the City of London: Starting Tuesday, May 1, Talbot Street will be closed at Dundas Street for up to 16 weeks. Ridout Street will remain open for northbound and southbound traffic. Richmond Street will also remain open with lane reductions. Alternate Routes: · Northbound motorist and cyclist through-traffic: Richmond …
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