Now-retired London police Det. Stephen Newton will continue testifying on Wednesday at the trial of five players from Canada’s 2018 world junior hockey team, who are charged with sexual assault. Newton decided against criminal charges in the initial investigation. Follow below for live coverage by LFP reporter Brian Williams
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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 […]
Provincial police seized more than $11 million worth of illegal cannabis from a Southwestern Ontario property.
The much-anticipated sexual assault trial of five players from the 2018 Canadian world junior hockey team is expected to begin Tuesday morning. Jury selection is slated to start at 10 a.m. at the London courthouse for a Superior Court of Justice trial that’s slated to last eight weeks. The charges are linked to a Hockey […]
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An investigation is underway after an April 3 house fire in Huron-Kinloss was deemed suspicious. “Fortunately, no injuries were reported at the time of the incident. The cause of the fire is currently under investigation as it met the criteria for reporting to the Ontario Fire Marshal,” said Huron-Kinloss Fire Chief Jeff Bradley in an […]
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Lanes in both directions of Highway 402 were closed Wednesday morning as Ontario Provincial Police officers carried out a “sudden death investigation,” officials said. The highway was closed between Nauvoo and Forest roads, according to Lambton OPP. It’s part of a morning of havoc on 400-series highways across the storm-hit London region. “It has caused […]
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