The nominations were officially closed as of yesterday afternoon, and here are your local candidates for City Council in alphabetical order by ward, with incumbents in bold text: Mayor: Vahide Bahramporian, Paul Cheng, Ali Hamadi, Ed Holder, Dan Lenart, Nina McCutcheon, David Millie, Jordan Minter, Mohamed Moussa, Carlos Murray, Sean …
Read More »On The Beat: July 28th
Here are your local headlines for the morning of July 28th: Hyrdo station fire leads to explosions, thousands without power in Toronto 28 Jul 2018 at 7:10am ‘We’re a prop’, servers upset for being asked to shill for their employer on … 28 Jul 2018 at 4:00am Toronto Mayor John …
Read More »Man Arrested For Smashing Police Headquarters Door, Has Been Arrested Again
The Stratford man that was charged with attempting to break in to police headquarters, has been arrested again. This time accused of assault with a weapon and break and enter. At about 4:00pm yesterday afternoon, the man was discovered hiding inside a unit in a high-rise apartment building on Talbot …
Read More »Marijuana To Be Sold In Private Stores?
According to an article in the Globe And Mail, the Ontario government will reportedly allow private stores to sell marijuana once it becomes legal on Oct. 17th. The new system would mimic the proposed Alberta model, which will allow for privately run cannabis stores to sell marijuana with licences granted …
Read More »Two Teenagers Arrested After School Break-In
Two youths were arrested after a school on Viscount Road was broken into and vandalized yesterday afternoon. Yesterday at approximately 4:30pm, the custodian of the school located at 617 Viscount Road, was working inside when he heard loud noises coming from the second floor. The police were contacted, and officers …
Read More »Man Arrested After Trying To Break Into London Police Headquarters
Early this morning, a 42-year-old man was arrested after trying to break into police headquarters. At around 1am, the man was seen breaking the front window of a store at 437 Adelaide Street with an object. The man left that scene and was later observed hitting the front door of …
Read More »Police Looking For Help In Home-Invasion Style Robbery
At approximately 12:30 am this morning, London Police were called to a residence on Upper Avenue in relation to a home invasion-style robbery. Two men entered a home occupied by the adult residents, under the guise that they had a mutual friend. One of the suspects was armed with a …
Read More »On The Beat: July 25th
Here are your local headlines for the morning of July 25th: Mental health survey finds violent, anti-social behaviour down sharply among … 25 Jul 2018 at 6:13am Tentative deal reached between Unifor and Great Canadian for staff at 5 Ontar… 25 Jul 2018 at 5:57am London’s weather, traffic and gas …
Read More »London’s Own Voices.com Hits Milestone Half Million Registered Users
Today, London technology giants Voices.com announced that they had reached an epic milestone of 500,000 registered users. That’s half a million users buying and selling voice services right here in London, Ontario. It’s staggering. The company now has customers in 160 countries – there are only 195 countries* on the …
Read More »60-Year Old Man Charged In Hamilton Road Bank Robbery
A 60-year-old man is facing charges after robbing a bank yesterday afternoon. At approximately 2:15 pm, the man entered a bank located at 950 Hamilton Road and demanded money from the employee, before fleeing the area with an undisclosed amount of currency. No weapon was observed, and no one sustained …
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