36 h. ago U.K. government empowering police, weighing limits on protests in wake of Manchester synagogue attack

The move comes a day after police arrested nearly 500 people in the latest protest in Trafalgar Square in support of the proscribed group, Palestine Action

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3 d. ago Police watchdog probes as stabbing suspect injured after arrest in London

A man entered the pharmacy on Thursday in the 100-block of Clarke Road and stabbed another man “multiple times”, police said.

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8 d. ago CHARLEBOIS: Why Starbucks can’t own the ‘third place’ anymore

Starbucks’s recent announcement to close about 150 outlets across North America and eliminate 900 jobs may appear to be a straightforward corporate restructuring, but it reveals something deeper: A reconfiguration of the “third place” — the space between home and work. For years, Starbucks successfully positioned itself as the quintessential third place, where consumers could […]

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8 d. ago Watchdog clears London cop in arrest of woman after concerned dad's call

Ontario’s police watchdog has cleared a London police officer of wrongdoing after a woman was hit twice with a conducted energy weapon, or taser, and hospitalized. The probe relates to a Jan. 3, 2025, incident, when officers were called to the area of Wharncliffe Road South and Emery Street West by a father who reported […]

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1 week ago Arrest made after toys offered in attempt to lure two kids: London police

A 38-year-old man previously wanted after two children were offered toys in what London police termed a luring attempt has been arrested. Police have said it was about 6 p.m. on Sept. 17 when a woman supervising two children on Empire Street, near the intersection of Highbury Avenue and Oxford Street, saw an unknown man […]

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1 week ago Starbucks to lay off 900 workers and close some stores in the Canada, US

Starbucks says it plans to close some stores in Canada and the United States and layoff 900 workers, although it isn't clear how many locations will shut down down in total.

Society

1 week ago Starbucks to Close Stores, Cut Jobs in $1 Billion Restructuring

Starbucks Corp. said it will close stores and eliminate 900 jobs in a $1 billion restructuring effort as the company amps up a turnaround plan under new Chief Executive Officer Brian Niccol.

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3 w. ago London teacher charged with sexual assault released after second arrest

Jamie Cain, 43, spent two days in custody before being released again.

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3 w. ago Q+A: Pierre Poilievre on housing, bail reform and U.S. trade war

The Conservatives would repeal the Liberals' catch-and-release bail policy and their house-arrest rules, he said during a visit to London.

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3 w. ago Watchdog clears London police officers in arrest of man after wild chase

Two London police tactical officers used conducted-energy weapons on a fleeing man before he lost consciousness and was taken to the hospital, Ontario’s police watchdog say.

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3 w. ago London teacher charged with sexual assault arrested for breaching release order

He was spotted at a south-end community centre while not in the direct and continuous presence of his surety, police said.

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3 w. ago Teacher charged with sexual assault arrested for breaching release order

He was spotted at a south-end community centre while not in the direct and continuous presence of his surety, police said.

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4 w. ago Close to 900 hundred arrested at London protest in support of proscribed terrorist group

Organizers of the rallies could be sentenced to up to 14 years if found guilty

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