Category: Midwestern Ontario
CFL Draft: London QB Taylor Elgersma picked 18th overall by Winnipeg
While Taylor Elgersma mulls over some impressive National Football League opportunities, he also now has an option north of the border. The 23-year-old Londoner and Oakridge grad was selected by the Winnipeg Blue Bombers in the second round with the 18th pick in the 2025 CFL draft late Tuesday. The reigning Hec Crighton award winner […]
Q+A: Who is London’s little-known new MP, Conservative Kurt Holman?
In an election-night shocker, Conservative candidate Kurt Holman turned his low-profile first run for public office into a huge win by taking London-Fanshawe in Monday night’s federal election, ousting NDPer Lindsay Mathyssen. LFP reporter Jonathan Juha spoke with him in the afterglow of his victory. Let’s start from the beginning. Tell us a bit about […]
Spring storm topples trees, knocks out power to thousands in London
A spring storm blew across London Tuesday, toppling trees and leaving nearly 12,000 homes and businesses without power. The late-afternoon storm brought rain, hail and powerful winds gusts of nearly 70 km/h that lasted for about an hour before the sunshine returned around 5 p.m. “For a quick storm, there was quite a bit of […]
Heat, technical glitches disrupt London high-profile hockey player trial
So, it’s been hot. The judge knows it. The jury knows it. So do the hockey players in their suits, the lawyers in their gowns and the court staff in their required uniforms. “You may have noticed, it’s a little hot in here,” Superior Court Justice Maria Carroccia said Tuesday afternoon to the jury at […]