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Top of mind in this local election? A $24B nuclear waste repository

ByThe London Free Press

When they go to vote Monday, residents of a small community in Bruce County will be doing more than just choosing a new council. They’ll also be sending a message about whether the rural community of 6,000 is willing to allow a dumping ground deep underground for Canada’s radioactive nuclear waste. South Bruce, two hours […]

Can a freedom convoy-backing local mayor win re-election?

ByThe London Free Press

Mayoral candidates are making their final pitches to voters in a Southwestern Ontario township where COVID-19 restriction tensions fuelled a highway blockade earlier this year, but don’t expect pandemic politics to be a ballot-box issue for most citizens, one political watcher says. Incumbent Jackie Rombouts drew fire earlier this year for her anti-lockdown stances and […]

Teen faces charges after verbal dispute leads to attack

ByThe London Free Press

A teen is facing charges after two people were assaulted with an “edged weapon” in Tillsonburg Thursday night, police said. Several people were involved in an argument on Young Street in the town southeast of London that escalated into a physical confrontation, Oxford OPP said Friday. Police were called about 10 p.m. Two people were […]