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Here we go again: Londoners react to new COVID restrictions
LFP journalists spoke with several people about the toll it’s taken on them instantly, and where it might go from here:
First-place London Nationals part ways with entire coaching staff
The first-place London Nationals are looking for a new coaching staff.
COLUMN: Closing schools at this point is inexcusable
It’s almost impossible to enumerate the harms of school closures, and the real impact can only been seen years from now
Fire does $350K damage to Southwestern Ontario century home
A New Year’s Day fire did an estimated $350,000 damage to a Norfolk County century home, a fire official says. A neighbour called 911 after spotting the fire at 2005 Old Highway 24, near Wilsonville, a small rural community near Waterford, about an hour’s drive southeast of London. Four Norfolk fire stations responded just before […]
Ontario tightens COVID restrictions, shutters schools for next two weeks
The government says the school closure will last until at least Jan. 17
Hockey night in . . . Scotland? Local player skates along unique career path
Looking for a change after parts of nine seasons in the ECHL and a career spent in North America, Cody Sol’s hockey journey took him to Scotland. The six-foot-four blue-liner from Woodstock already has two goals and eight points in 15 games with Glasgow Clan of the Elite Ice Hockey League, which is tops among […]
Doug Ford to address Ontario at 11 a.m. amid COVID case surge
Ontario Premier Doug Ford has scheduled an announcement Monday morning as the Omicron variant fuels a record surge of COVID-19 cases across the province. He is scheduled to speak at 11 a.m. Health Minister Christine Elliott and Chief Medical Officer of Health Dr. Kieran Moore are also set to appear, along with the CEO of […]
Damage pegged at $200K after late-night barn blaze
Crews from the Chatham-Kent Fire Department battled a late-night blaze on Sunday in Blenheim that destroyed a barn. Officials pegged the damage at about $200,000. The cause was undetermined as of mid-morning on Monday and there were no injuries. Crews from detachments in Blenheim and North Harwich were at the scene of the fire on […]
Elgin man charged in fatal shooting of Londoner in Sparta
A London man has been identified as the victim in a fatal New Year’s Day shooting in Sparta.
WE ASKED: What have 21 months of the pandemic taught you about yourself?
As Londoners head into their third calendar year of the COVID-19 pandemic, with the highly contagious Omicron variant driving new daily infections to record heights, reporter Calvi Leon asked a sampling of people what they’ve learned about themselves during life under the virus crisis. Mary Golding, 41, and Victoria Goodwin, 9 “I really need structure […]