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OFSAA: 3,000 athletes, 850 schools, one giant track and field meet
Ontario high school athletes are descending on London for their three-day provincial track and field championship starting Thursday. Noah Brennan previews some of what they – and fans – should expect. THE BIG PICTURE With nearly 3,000 participants from 850 schools, the Ontario Federation of School Athletic Associations (OFSAA) championship is one of the largest […]
‘River district’ rises, showing promise of downtown London: Builder
There is a new neighbourhood rising in a corner of downtown London getting attention from retail businesses. The river district, where Thames and York streets intersect and where the Riverwalk apartment tower stands, is the name Adam Carapella, vice-president of Tricar Group, has given the neighbourhood that’s close to the core and the fork of […]
Londoner mourned after being killed in crash en route to visit parents
The Londoner killed in a two-vehicle crash that led to charges against a 21-year-old man was only minutes from his parents’ home
Accused said he wanted gun ‘to kill somebody,’ grandson testifies
Michael Panovski wanted to know why his grandfather wanted a gun. “To kill somebody, to use it,” was the answer that came from Boris Panovski at his Scarborough apartment where he had invited his grandson for lunch in the spring of 2014. The grandfather was asking his grandson to get him some information about where […]
Former trustee Joyce Bennett remembered for dedication to students
Remembered as a strong advocate for marginalized students, Londoner Joyce Bennett, one of Southwestern Ontario’s longest-serving school trustees, has died at the age of 82. Bennett was a school trustee, first with the London school board and later the Thames Valley District school board, for 33 years. “She had no agenda but worked only to […]