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London Ontario teen with brain cancer heading to Florida to access treatment unavailable in CanadaA London, Ont., teenager with brain cancer and her family will have to travel to the United States to receive a cutting-edge form of radiation therapy that’s not yet available anywhere iCanada. Proton beam therapy is aContinue Reading

London An 18-year-old man from Brampton has been identified as a suspect in a shooting that occurred outside southwestern Ontario’s largest emergency department in December, London police said. Suspect is currently in police custody in another jurisdiction on unrelated charges, London police sayCBC News · Posted: Jan 15, 2025 8:02Continue Reading

London ‘We’re seeing a Hunger Games’ across Ontario: Hundreds in this town line up for a chance at a family doctorHundreds lined up as early as 2 a.m. in the cold Wednesday after word got around that a doctor is setting up a new family medicine practice in Walkerton, inContinue Reading

London Former Woodstock mayor Trevor Birtch has been found guilty of two more counts of sexual assault, with the Ontario Superior Court justice saying he “lied frequently and extravagantly.” ‘I find he lied frequently and extravagantly,’ Superior Court justice says of Trevor Birtch Kate Dubinski · CBC News · Posted:Continue Reading

London Meet Canada’s fanciest pigeon that’s preening to keep championship titleWhen you think of pigeons, you might conjure up images of grey speckled birds pecking bits of food off city streets. But there’s a lot more to the feathered flock. In fact, some pigeons are quite fancy, according to Gary ParsonsContinue Reading

Advocates say domestic violence is increasing in rural Ontario but a lack of adequate transportation and a housing crisis is putting the lives of more women at risk. Multiple rural shelters contacted by CBC News are operating at full capacity heading into 2025 and are turning women and children away. “A lot of women inContinue Reading

London Hundreds of Detroit Lions fans crowded into London’s Canada Life Place on Sunday as part of a watch party event organized by the team. Fans watched as Lions beat out Chicago Bears, setting team record for victories Matthew Trevithick · CBC News · Posted: Dec 22, 2024 6:00 PMContinue Reading

London 3 men from U.K. arrested, charged in killing of Owen Sound, Ont., restaurant ownerThree men who are citizens of the United Kingdom have been arrested and charged in the August 2023 killing of Sharif Rahman, a restaurant owner in Owen Sound, Ont. In a statement, Rahman’s wife says she’sContinue Reading

London Renowned novelist says London board’s teaching ban of his book is like ‘burying our heads in the sand’A prominent Canadian novelist is speaking out after a London, Ont., high school teacher was ordered to stop using one of his award-winning novels in class because of its use of theContinue Reading