London Free Press

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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#38516

Canada

#993

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#82

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  • 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.

  • 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.

  • 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.

  • 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.

  • 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.