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The London Free Press is a daily newspaper based in London, Ontario, Canada. The London Free Press began as the Canadian Free Press, founded by William Sutherland in 1847. It first began printing as a weekly newspaper in 1849. In 1852, it was purchased for $500 by Josiah Blackburn, who renamed it The London Free Press and Daily Western Advertiser. In 1855 Blackburn turned the weekly newspaper into a daily.

The London Free Press currently has an average daily circulation of about 115,000. It is the largest newspaper in Southwestern Ontario outside of Toronto and is Western Ontario's main regional newspaper.