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• Vehicles, porch, fence torched in late-night arson spree in east London: Police
  A London man is facing several charges including multiple arson-related counts after a series of middle-of-the-night fires along three east-end streets, police say.
• 100 health-care activists ride train from London for Queen's Park protest
  About 100 members of the London Health Coalition were riding together, eventually joining an expected crowd of thousands for the rally.
• Potential deadly dangers, ways to avoid them as motorcycle season revs up
  “As a motorcyclist, you have to assume that no one can see you, that you are invisible."
• LFP Letters to the Editor: May 28, 2026
  For one Free Press reader, tag switching will not happen as long as their carry-on never leaves their sight.

Mitchell

• Mitchell girl looking forward to debut on big stage
  Even though Sadie Furtney’s not cast as one of the seven dwarfs in an upcoming Huron Country Playhouse performance of the famous Disney tale, there’s no question which dwarf she’d be — Happy.  Ask anyone who knows her.  The nine-year-old daughter of Chad and Ashley Furtney of Mitchell is getting her first taste of the big stage as a member of the children’s chorus for […]
• Sirens for Life blood drive underway
  A friendly competition among first responders that’s aimed at saving lives is officially underway.  Called Sirens for Life, a blood drive kickoff event was held at the West Perth community centre in Mitchell on May 26 assisted by Canadian Blood Services. Over the next three months, until Aug. 31, first responders from Perth County will be competing in a blood drive event for the second time, […]
• Leia's adventure a happy tale for Mitchell family
  A four-day, three-night vacation sounds like something you’d win on a game show.  But for Leia, a cocker spaniel, it was anything but a holiday, especially for her owners Shayne Scharf and Brittany Fox.  The Mitchell couple, along with family, neighbours and friends, spent an exhaustive few days earlier this month searching for Leia, who inadvertently slipped […]
• 16U Astros host six-team opening tournament
  A season-opening 16U baseball tournament hosted by the Mitchell Astros saw the home side win one of their three games played in a rain-shortened event May 22-24.  In the May 22 opening game, Mitchell couldn’t keep up with Bradford’s AA squad in a 14-4 loss. The visiting Tigers scored five runs on four hits in the bottom […]

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