A courier charged in a crash that killed a seven-year-old boy outside his south London home is allowed to drive while on bail despite police telling The Free Press they believe a ban on driving was necessary.





Provincial police closed a Southwestern Ontario beach after a swimmer went missing in Lake Erie over the weekend. Emergency crews were called Sunday shortly after 3 p.m. to Port Burwell beach for a report of two swimmers in distress, Elgin OPP said. One swimmer was pulled to safety and taken to hospital with non-life threatening […]





A passenger on a London Transit bus suffered serious injuries when it collided with a London police cruiser in downtown London on Wednesday. The collision involving the bus and the marked police cruiser occurred at about 1:50 p.m. in the area of Queens Avenue and Talbot Street, London police said. One passenger on the bus […]





The Township of Huron-Kinloss is joining the Walkerton community in mourning the loss of a Walkerton teacher and four students who died as a result of a crash near London on Friday. “The Township of Huron-Kinloss has lowered its flags to half-mast in heartfelt solidarity with our neighbours in Brockton following the tragic motor vehicle […]






WALKERTON – Evidence of the sorrow and anguish being felt in the town of Walkerton could be seen on almost every street on Sunday. It was Friday night when a collision near London killed four teenage student-athletes and their teacher/coach from Walkerton District Community School, which houses students from Kindergarten to Grade 12 in this […]





Ontario’s police watchdog has closed its investigation into a collision involving a cruiser and a snowplow that injured two snowmobilers north of Wingham three months ago. Ontario Provincial Police in Huron County shut down the southbound lanes of London Road during a winter storm on Feb. 17. An officer had pulled over and activated the […]





Ontario’s Ministry of Labour is investigating a workplace mishap after a 23-year-old worker from West Grey was transported by Air Ornge to a trauma centre in London with serious injuries Tuesday.  A ministry spokeswoman said in a brief statement that the worker, who was employed by JT Excavating, was injured by a piece of machinery […]






Oxford OPP were searching on Friday for a suspect after a hit-and-run crash northeast of Woodstock left a cyclist with serious injuries. Police and paramedics were called to a fail-to-remain collision on Blandford Street in Innerkip at about 11 p.m. Thursday. A vehicle struck a cyclist and fled the scene before officers arrived, Oxford OPP […]