Student home struck by bullet
London Police Service received a call at approximately 3 a.m. on Saturday concerning a bullet hole launched into a garage door at a Thurman Circle residence.
Kite flying provides perfect pandemic therapy
When the COVID-19 pandemic hit in March 2020, Francois Larouche saw his gigs as a professional guitar player quickly dry up. But thanks to a chance encounter in a Quebec park last summer, Larouche has discovered a new passion in flying kites. “Kite flying has been like a godsend,” Larouche said on Saturday afternoon where […]
Pitcher’s gem puts London Majors closer to first championship since ’75
Owen Boon has thrown a lot of gems in his London Majors career. His latest might have been his finest – and it put London into the Intercounty Baseball League championship series for the first time in seven years. The veteran righthander struck out 16 in a complete-game five-hitter to blank the Brantford Red Sox […]
Election 519: What you need to know before you vote
In this Southwestern Ontario voting day primer, reporter Jennifer Bieman looks at the lay of the land heading into Monday’s vote and essentials for voters across the 10-riding London region.
Public art installation in Owen Sound about hope and healing
When Metis artist Tracey-May Chambers began her #hopeandhealingcanada installations earlier this year, her main goal was about reconnecting as Canada and Ontario began to reopen from the pandemic. Since then her installations have remained symbols of connectivity, but have also become about creating a dialogue about the difficult subjects of past and present racial discrimination […]
Excitement high as in-person business achievement awards return
The London Chamber of Commerce’s business achievement awards will return as an in-person gala next Wednesday. “Everybody’s masked, everybody’s distanced, everybody will produce proof of double vaccination at the door,” said the chamber’s Graham Henderson, who replaced Gerry Macartney as chief executive of the organization in March. The event takes place downtown at RBC Place. […]
One COVID-19 case reported in Grey-Bruce on Sunday
One new COVID-19 case was reported in Grey-Bruce on Sunday, in The Town of the Blue Mountains. With the new case, there are 26 active cases in the two counties, according to the Grey Bruce Health Unit’s situation report, which includes case counts and vaccine data as of midnight on Saturday. There are 39 active […]
London-Middlesex reports 23 new COVID-19 cases Sunday
The Middlesex-London Health Unit (MLHU) confirmed a total of 23 new COVID-19 cases, a slight increase from the 17 recorded cases Saturday.
‘Taste of Huron’ program to be re-launched
Huron County’s Economic Development Team is re-launching the Taste of Huron promotion.
Licensing all rental units in London too costly, not needed: City staff
A battle over the state of housing in London is heading back to politicians on Tuesday as city staff recommend against expanding licensing rules to cover all rental units. Advocacy group ACORN and a pair of city councillors pushed earlier this year to license all of London’s rentals – right now, there are 47,000 apartment […]