London Free Press

The London Free Press is a daily publication located in London, Ontario, Canada, and it boasts the highest circulation of any newspaper in Southwestern Ontario. Originally named the Canadian Free Press, the newspaper was established by William Sutherland and started its journey as a weekly paper on January 2, 1849. In 1852, it was acquired for $500 by Josiah Blackburn and Stephen Blackburn, who rebranded it as The London Free Press and Daily Western Advertiser. By 1855, Blackburn transitioned the publication from a weekly to a daily format.

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London-area jobless rate jumps to 6.9% amid ongoing trade war

9 hours ago | lfpress.com | Jonathan Juha

London’s unemployment rate went up by half a percentage point for a second straight month in May, Statistics Canada reported Friday, as the ongoing trade war between Canada and the U.S. continues to take a toll on the local economy. The London region, which also takes in St. Thomas, Strathroy and portions of Elgin and Middlesex counties, shed 1,700 jobs last month, the federal agency’s latest snapshot of the local labour market showed.
London mortgage delinquencies on the rise: 'Shock factor'

12 hours ago | lfpress.com | Jonathan Juha

The number of power-of-sale listings in London is creeping up, local industry watchers say, just as a new report shows the number of homeowners falling behind on their mortgage payments rose by more than 30 per cent in the past year. According to Equifax’s consumer credit trend report, the London area’s delinquency rate – when mortgages are more than 90 days past due – jumped to 0.27 per cent in the first quarter of 2025, up from 0.2 per cent a year earlier.
Drug dealer gets house arrest for ex-girlfriend's fatal overdose

23 hours ago | lfpress.com | Jane Sims

Despite years of experience with illegal drugs, Joshua Biernacki didn’t believe he or his former girlfriend would ever be seriously harmed by them. He told the author of a pre-sentence report that he and Deborah Beer “never thought about the serious consequences … (and) never thought that this could happen to us.” But tragically it did. Beer, 28, was found dead of a heroin overdose on Nov. 7, 2021, slumped in the closet of the bedroom she shared with her young daughter, a needle still in her arm.
Guilty plea sheds light on 'big city crime in small Ontario city'

1 day ago | lfpress.com | Jane Sims

ST. THOMAS – The mystery surrounding Victoria Dill’s violent death last summer has lingered since she was found gunned down near her burning Hiawatha Street home. Dill, 39, was only the second homicide victim in St. Thomas in the last nine years and her death and a suspected arson on July 3, 2024, sent shockwaves throughout the community.
Teens charged after drive-by pellet gun shootings: London police

1 day ago | lfpress.com | Jonathan Juha

Three teenagers are facing assault charges in connection with several cases of people being shot at in drive-by style with pellet guns, London police say. Two 17-year-old males and one 16-year-old male, whose identities are protected under the Youth Criminal Justice Act, were arrested and charged with assault with a weapon following a probe into four cases reported to police involving the firing of pellet guns last week, police said.
Mom's 'long journey' ends as woman sentenced for fatally shooting son

2 days ago | lfpress.com | Jane Sims

It took years for Levi Brown’s mother to complete the long journey through the criminal justice system as she sought justice for her only child. But it was only during the final, plodding steps through court when Cheyanne Metatawabin took responsibility for shooting Brown, 36, that Michele Brown said she found a small bit of comfort.
Tariff fears chill London-area housing market in peak season

2 days ago | lfpress.com | Jonathan Juha

Think of it as the hot buying season that wasn’t. With the trade war with the U.S. spooking buyers, London’s housing market continued its slump in May, with only 722 homes changing hands, the London St. Thomas Association of Realtors (LSTAR) reported. That marks a 15.4 per cent drop in homes sales from the same month last year in the London-area market, which includes London, St. Thomas, Strathroy, and Middlesex and Elgin counties.
Budget-minded city council reconsiders service-cut options it once rejected

2 days ago | lfpress.com | Jack Moulton

City politicians are now open to hearing about more potential service cuts to bring down next year’s tax hike – a partial reversal from a committee decision to reject many of the ideas. Council voted Tuesday to ask city staff to report back on three cost-saving measures: reducing road repairs, stopping the green bin pilot in apartment and condo buildings, and halting blue box collection for some ineligible small businesses – all of which were previously dismissed.
London police probing pellet gun drive-by shootings in Westmount area

3 days ago | lfpress.com | Jonathan Juha

A London man who lives with post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) says some of his symptoms have resurfaced after he was shot by a group of teenagers using a pellet gun, one of at least four incidents London police say were reported in the Westmount area in recent days.
City pledges $1.4M to 'recycle' long-vacant office building into homes

3 days ago | lfpress.com | Jonathan Juha

City hall has struck a deal with London landlord Shmuel Farhi to turn a now-vacant office building into a residential project in the heart of downtown. In total, 41 units will be built in the building at 685 Richmond St., at the corner of Richmond and Mill streets, which has been vacant for the past five years. The building is located directly north of the Ceeps.