Patrick Maloney
London Free Press
London, ON, Canada
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COVID-19: Infection rate among London hospital staff doubled in past month
The number of employees at London Health Sciences Centre who've tested positive for COVID-19 hit a six-week high on Friday, at 110 – which is twice as many as… → Read More
How Ronnie Hawkins turned a Southwestern Ontario kid into a rock star
At the age of eight, Simcoe native Terry Danko saw music icon Ronnie Hawkins for the first time at the Port Dover Summer Garden. → Read More
Londoner Ty Glover signs contract with NHL's Pittsburgh Penguins
A Catholic Central High alumnus who just completed the U.S. college hockey season will now begin his pro career after signing with the Pittsburgh Penguins. → Read More
New London hospital figures show encouraging COVID trends
London Health Sciences Centre was caring for 143 COVID-19 patients on Monday, a drop of 10 from the most recent previous update and well below the Omicron… → Read More
London hospital's COVID intensive-care patient count rises slightly
There were 134 COVID-19 patients in London Health Sciences Centre on Thursday, a relatively small increase of five, as the number of hospital employees who've… → Read More
London-area COVID vaccine rate ticks up slights; hospitalizations rise
There were 129 COVID-19 patients in London Health Sciences Centre on Wednesday as the community recorded more than 300 new cases amid a barely budging local… → Read More
London hospital COVID patient count hits 107; ICU caseload unchanged
The number of COVID-19 patients being treated at London Health Sciences Centre jumped into triple-digits on Tuesday as the patient count in intensive care… → Read More
London hospitals' COVID ICU patient count doubles overnight to 12
The number of COVID-19 patients in intensive care in London hospitals doubled overnight, to 12 on Friday, as the overall count of patients with the virus… → Read More
Two fully vaccinated, elderly local citizens died of COVID: Officials
Two elderly people who were both fully vaccinated against COVID-19 have died of the virus in recent days, public-health officials in London and Middlesex… → Read More
The latest on London-area COVID-19 vaccination rates
173 new school-related cases are being reported, with the majority in students → Read More
Western University president issues warning to hard-partying students
"If this activity continues, the academic year we have so carefully planned will not happen.” → Read More
March home sales set another London-area record as prices rise again
Nearly 1,300 homes were sold in the London area last month, a 56 per cent increase over March 2020 — the latest staggering statistic to underscore the area’s… → Read More
Nomination period extended for third annual Atlohsa Peace Awards
The nomination has been extended for the third annual Atlohsa Peace Awards, a London event that honours people who are “inspiring social change in the spirit… → Read More
COVID-19 outbreak declared at London elementary school after second case
A COVID-19 outbreak was declared Monday at London’s Sir Arthur Currie Public School after a second case linked to the east-end school was confirmed. → Read More
Well played: London generosity supercharges low-income school's playground fundraiser
One woman’s online effort to raise $20,000 to help buy playground equipment at a London elementary school that’s among Ontario’s poorest — a push that generated $1,000 in three months — skyrocketed past its goal in the 24 hours after The Free Press detailed her cause. → Read More
LFP LIVE: The Art of Crime, an evening with our courtroom sketch artist, already sold out
It took less than a week for the next London Free Press event, LFP LIVE: The Art of Crime, to fill to capacity. → Read More
Noon News Roundup: Western Mustangs, Mitch Marner, Facebook and the homicide trial
Greetings from the LFP city desk on this relatively quiet Monday. It’s officially the last week of summer vacation, here’s what’s going on: THE VERY LATEST: It’s been a beautiful summer, weather-wise. And it looks like it’s going to end appropriately, according to the Labour Day weekend forecast. HEY LFP: Do you have an idea […] → Read More
Noon News Roundup: Michael Buble, London police reward, Porsche and Skyla Clark
It’s been a very busy morning around London. Here’s all you need to know for Thursday so far: THE VERY LATEST: A May 11 shooting at an east-end intersection may have been “road rage,” London police say – sparked when the man who was shot gave the middle finger to an aggressive driver. BEST-READ ON […] → Read More
Rift deepens between public health official, academic over cancer study
SARNIA – The academic whose study found elevated levels of one form of leukemia in Sarnia is firing back at the local public health boss who criticized the methodology, further deepening a rare public rift between two experts on a serious medical matter. At the debate’s core is the study by Dr. Ivan Litvino of McGill […] → Read More
Mix of sun, rain looms Monday after severe thunderstorm watch
A mix of sun and rain looms for London on Holiday Monday after a storm-soaked Sunday that ended with the city and wider region under a severe thunderstorm watch. A Sunday that started off sunny turned rainy and windy in the afternoon and evening – leading to Environment Canada issuing a “severe thunderstorm watch” with […] → Read More