Category: Midwestern Ontario
LIVE: London Knights vs. Niagara IceDogs
The Ontario Hockey League-leading London Knights (29-6-1-0) play the Niagara IceDogs (23-11-1-1) at Canada Life Place on Friday night. Follow in the comment section below for live updates from LFP sportswriter Ryan Pyette
Ontario college faculty union gives notice of labour action Jan. 9
The union representing Ontario’s college faculties says it could begin some form of labour action next Thursday. The Ontario Public Service Employees Union will be in a legal strike position as of Saturday but has to give five days’ notice before embarking on a strike. OPSEU said it gave the necessary notice Friday. The union […]
Thames Valley board selling surplus properties to trim $16.5M deficit
The cash-strapped Thames Valley District school board plans to sell surplus properties to cut its mounting $16.5-million deficit, its leader says. âWe have a few properties of vacant land across the district under consideration,â said Bill Tucker, the board’s interim director. The board will meet in sessions closed to the public to discuss selling the […]
SIMS: Josue Silva and his friends deserved fun, not bloodshed, at ill-fated bush bash
These were good kids. Smart kids. Kids with dreams and ambitions.
Gunman guilty of murder in fatal shooting of teen at London party
Carlos Guerra Guerra has been found guilty of second-degree murder in the shooting death of 18-year-old Josue Silva at a July 2021 bush party in southwest London. He was also found guilty of assault with a weapon on Logan Marshall, Silva’s best friend. Guerra Guerra, now 23, had pleaded not guilty to both charges. Jurors […]
Rollover collision into hydro pole leads to charges
ASHFIELD-COLBORNE-WAWANOSH – A 16-year-old driver from Ashfield-Colborne-Wawanosh has been charged after a rollover collision on Sunday, Dec. 15. The Huron OPP said officers received a report of a rollover collision into a hydro pole on Lanesville Line in Ashfield-Colborne-Wawanosh just after 4:40 a.m. After speaking with the driver, officers alleged the driver’s ability to operate […]
Snow squall warning issued as London region braces for wintry blast
Southwestern Ontario is bracing for the first significant snowfall of the new year.
New crosswalk overhead lights installed in Goderich
GODERICH – Huron County OPP are reminding motorists and pedestrians using crosswalks to pay attention and be safe. Goderich residents have likely seen the new overhead lighting system on Bayfield Road at the intersection of Bennett Street East. “This busy pedestrian crossing has been at this location for a long time due to the high […]
Here’s why London-area home sales hit three-year high in 2024
A stronger second half of the year, spurred by dropping interest rates, helped boost London’s housing market.
Trail Talk: Spending the holidays on the trails
Huron County hiking aficionados take to the trails on Christmas Eve and Boxing Day