Terry Fox Run: Londoners explain their reasons for running
Runners flocked to Springbank Gardens in London on Sunday for the 44th annual Terry Fox Run, an event that raises money for cancer research. Inspired by Fox’s 1980 Marathon of Hope, the event attracted hundreds of participants and raised more than $83,000 in donations for the Terry Fox Foundation. Photos by LFP’s Jennifer Bieman jbieman@postmedia.com
Union backs Queen’s Park audit of Thames Valley school board after retreat scandal
The provincial audit of region’s largest school board in the wake of an executive travel controversy is a welcomed step that can help restore public faith in a critically important institution, one union leader says. Ontarioâs education minister announced a sweeping audit of the Thames Valley District school board executive operations after a three-day retreat […]
FBI: Trump was target of assassination attempt at his Florida golf club | Bridge Michigan
Suspect in custody; former president is safe after second attempt on his life in recent weeks….
London Knights send jaw-dropping 14 players to NHL rookie camps
Owen Willmore will reunite with an old net mate as part of the Ottawa Senators rookie camp. The London Knights over-age goaltender has joined the Sens for the six-team NHL prospects challenge, which started in Buffalo on Friday. The 19-year-old will share the crease with two-time OHL champ Michael Simpson, the Londoner who backstopped the […]
Western Fair mural marathon leaves lasting mark on Old East Village
Twenty-five street artists. A 10-day festival. One lasting impact on Old East Village.  Giant murals now grace three of the four sides of Queens Park, the green space on the northwest corner of the Western Fair Racetrack â the result of a marathon effort by Canadian and international street artists during this yearâs Western Fair. […]