In Iran, the act of converting from Islam to any other religion is punishable by death. In America, one of the strongest historical rationales for immigrants seeking asylum has been the fear of religious persecution. Yet on February 9, when Artemis Ghasemzadeh, an Iranian Christian convert, crossed the U.S.-Mexico border, after an arduous trip that…

Host Rachel Gilbert spoke with LFP sportswriter Ryan Pyette about the London Knights celebrating the 2005 team that won the Memorial Cup on home ice 20 years ago — and whether this year's squad might win the national championship, too.

Host Rachel Gilbert spoke with LFP reporter Jennifer Bieman about the London medical office whose call for new patients resulted in more than 100 Londoners lining up in the biting cold in hopes they could finally have a family doctor.

Host Rachel Gilbert spoke with LFP digital editor Patrick Maloney about the coverage by our journalists across the London region on election night, and what to make about the local results.

Host Rachel Gilbert spoke with LFP reporter Jonathan Juha about the home stretch of the Ontario election campaign, and the state of the races in the 10-riding London region.

Host Rachel Gilbert spoke with LFP reporter Norman De Bono about the Ontario election campaign so far, including the high polling numbers for Doug Ford and the looming economic threat of Donald Trump's tariffs.

Host Rachel Gilbert spoke with LFP city hall reporter Jack Moulton about his takeaways from Mayor Josh Morgan's State of the City address, the third of his term.

Host Rachel Gilbert spoke with LFP sportswriter Ryan Pyette about the No. 1-ranked London Knights after the Ontario Hockey League trade deadline and where they rank in the franchise's sterling history.

Host Rachel Gilbert spoke with LFP reporter Jonathan Juha, who reported that the number of Londoners falling behind on their mortgage payments is growing.

A knock at the door. A police search. A rose gold iPhone. Child pornography allegations. Shocking as the charges were against his son, a Woodstock father says the family ordeal that followed shattered his faith in the justice system. Host Rachel Gilbert speaks with reporter Brian Williams about his 7,000-word investigative piece.…

Host Rachel Gilbert spoke with LFP city hall reporter Jack Moulton about city hall's newly published transportation master plan, which lays out a plan for walking, cycling, driving and taking the bus in London over the next quarter-century

Host Rachel Gilbert spoke with LFP justice reporter Jane Sims, now seven weeks into covering the second-degree murder trial of Carlos Guerra Guerra — charged in the 2021 slaying of 18-year-old Josue Silva at a London bush party.

Host Rachel Gilbert spoke with LFP business reporter Norman De Bono, who is examining U.S. President-elect Donald Trump's threat to slap a 25% tariff on imports from Canada — and the toll it could have on Southwestern Ontario's economy.

Host Rachel Gilbert spoke with LFP city hall reporter Jack Moulton about Mayor Josh Morgan and city council getting ready to put the finishing touches on London's $1.4-billion municipal budget for 2025.

Host Rachel Gilbert spoke with LFP reporter Jennifer Bieman about the police probe that has been launched at London Health Sciences Centre, which sources say includes "multiple individuals."

Host Rachel Gilbert spoke with LFP city hall reporter Jack Moulton about politicians voting to maintain a 100-metre buffer between homeless encampments and homes across London, far bigger than the space city staff had wanted.

Host Rachel Gilbert spoke with LFP reporter Norman De Bono about London-raised Hollywood actor Victor Garber, who's set to be honoured at the Forest City Film Festival.

Host Rachel Gilbert spoke with reporter Jennifer Bieman about the suspected fatal overdose of a person at London's supervised drug-use site on York Street near downtown.

Host Rachel Gilbert spoke with Free Press reporter Jonathan Juha about the 8,400-home proposal city politicians are applauding for the old London Psychiatric Hospital lands along Highbury Avenue in east London.

Host Rachel Gilbert spoke with LFP sportswriter Ryan Pyette on the eve of the 2024-25 Ontario Hockey League season about what fans can expect from teams across the OHL, and especially from the London Knights.

Host Rachel Gilbert spoke with LFP digital editor Patrick Maloney about the ongoing reporting, led by Heather Rivers, on the Thames Valley District school board's $39,000 retreat scandal and the looming Queen's Park "operational audit"

Host Rachel Gilbert spoke with LFP city hall reporter Jack Moulton about a developer bringing the spotlight back on London's infamous Towers of Spite nearly two decades later, and city politicians' plans for higher apartment towers and stacked townhouses across the city.

Host Rachel Gilbert spoke with LFP justice reporter Jane Sims about the latest legal drama around Jesse Bleck and a health update on Tristan Roby, the then-teenage cyclist left with a catastrophic brain injury after being struck by Bleck's car.

Fresh off covering the Summer Olympics in Paris, Free Press sports reporter Ryan Pyette spoke with host Rachel Gilbert about the Games and then about the season ahead for the powerhouse Western Mustangs football team.

Host Rachel Gilbert spoke with reporter Jonathan Juha about his story on Statistics Canada figures relating to the effects of inflation on people, with a focus on homeowners, and the perspective of one local social-service agency.

Host Rachel Gilbert spoke with LFP reporter Jonathan Juha about the London builder who has embraced a unique home design they feel may help ease the local housing affordability crisis.

Host Rachel Gilbert spoke with reporter Norman De Bono about the tragic death of 14-year-old Omer Buz, who drowned at Port Stanley during a visit to the beach with his family – just the latest tragedy they've endured.

Host Rachel Gilbert spoke with reporter Jonathan Juha, who wrote about a new analysis suggesting expensive housing is hurting London as a destination for immigrants and people from other parts of Ontario.

Host Rachel Gilbert spoke with LFP's Noah Brennan and Patrick Maloney about Brennan's story on a London youth baseball league forced to erect banners on the fencing behind home plate to curb parental abuse of umpires – some of whom are kids themselves.

Host Rachel Gilbert spoke with LFP reporter Brian Williams, who wrote about NHL star Ryan O'Reilly and the Lake Huron mega-mansion he's selling for $7.9 million.

Host Rachel Gilbert spoke with LFP court reporter Jane Sims, who covered the sentencing of Londoner Jesse Bleck -- five years after he struck teenage cyclist Tristan Roby, who suffered catastrophic injuries, in a hit-and-run crash.

Host Rachel Gilbert spoke with LFP reporter Jonathan Juha, who has written about city hall's proposed plan to curb "renovictions" – which occur when landlords push out renters to allow for lengthy renovations, knowing they won't return and a new tenant can then be charged higher rent.

Host Rachel Gilbert spoke with LFP reporter Jonathan Juha, who reported on figures that show a growing trend in the red-hot local real estate market: Many first-time homebuyers are actually only able to buy because their parents are on the mortgage, too.

Host Rachel Gilbert spoke with LFP sportswriter Ryan Pyette to get a preview of the 2024 Memorial Cup, which will be contested by the London Knights, Moose Jaw Warriors, Saginaw Spirit and Drummondville Voltigeurs.

Host Rachel Gilbert spoke with LFP reporter Randy Richmond about the just-announced coroner's inquest that will examine the deaths of eight men at London's provincial jail, the Elgin-Middlesex Detention Centre, between 2017 and 2021.

Host Rachel Gilbert spoke with LFP city hall reporter Jack Moulton about the open letter from local social agencies that called for an end to Coun. Susan Stevenson's public criticisms

Host Rachel Gilbert spoke with LFP reporter Jennifer Bieman, who has examined the questions that remain after a flaming train spectacularly rolled through London

Host Rachel Gilbert spoke with LFP reporter Norman De Bono, who first broke the story of Volkswagen's electric-vehicle battery plant coming to St. Thomas and continues to examine the EV market, including cooling interest from vehicle buyers.

Host Rachel Gilbert spoke with LFP city hall reporter Jack Moulton about a highrise planned near northwest London's Oakridge neighbourhood and the potential for ever-growing congestion in a community already facing traffic headaches.

Host Rachel Gilbert spoke with LFP sportswriter Ryan Pyette on the eve of the Ontario Hockey League playoffs and examined a key question: Are the London Knights good enough to win the Memorial Cup this spring?

Host Rachel Gilbert spoke with LFP reporter Randy Richmond about his years-long investigation into Londoner Darko Jovanovich, described by one judge as "a con man extraordinaire."

Host Rachel Gilbert spoke with LFP reporter Norman De Bono about his stories examining construction of houses and apartment highrises, and how it's not nearly enough to match London's population growth.

Host Rachel Gilbert spoke with LFP sportswriter Ryan Pyette about a season of change for the London Lightning, who've had an up-and-down year so far in their new loop, the Basketball Super League

Host Rachel Gilbert spoke with LFP city hall reporter Jack Moulton about the 28% year-over-year increase proposed for the 2024 London police budget and the pushback from some taxpayers.

Host Rachel Gilbert spoke with LFP reporter Brian Williams, who has spent months covering the aftermath of a March 2022 apartment fire - which has displaced an estimated 70 residents for two years and counting.

Host Rachel Gilbert spoke with LFP city hall reporter Jack Moulton as city council puts the finishing touches on a municipal budget that will hit London property owners with a relatively huge 8.7% tax hike this year.

Host Rachel Gilbert spoke with LFP court reporter Jane Sims about what lies ahead legally for the five members of Canada's 2018 gold-winning world junior hockey team who are criminally charged in connection with an alleged sexual assault in London.

Host Rachel Gilbert spoke with LFP reporter Norman De Bono, who detailed growing concerns at London's Children's Aid Society over a lack of foster parents -- meaning many local youngsters are being sent far away.