Tag: Canada
New home prices in London drop, buyers gain clout: ‘Tight market’
Higher interest rates that created lacklustre demand and slowed home sales in London also appear to be forcing prices on new homes to drop, the latest market snapshot from Statistics Canada shows. According to the federal agencyâs latest new housing price index â representing changes over time in the selling price of new residential houses […]
Q+A: Scorzy â one man, a quarter-century as the London Knights mascot
He’s on the ice and in the stands at home games, playoff match-ups and special events, hyping up Knights fans and earning a solid following of his own. He’s Scorzy, the mascot of London’s beloved junior hockey team. The 41-year-old Dominoâs Pizza franchise owner has been behind the mask of several Knights mascot costumes for […]
Honouring our Local Veterans ceremony brings family together
West Coast artist Helen Downing-Hunter was just a newborn when the RAF Lancaster her father James Downing was piloting crashed in July 1944 while conducting nighttime air operations against Stuttgart, Germany, during the Second World War. But now, some 80 years later, it is through her late father’s war heritage that she has reconnected with family in Owen […]
VW in St. Thomas: One mega-factory, one big proposal to power it
A proposed transmission line from London would power VW’s new St. Thomas factory with enough electricity for a city the size of Windsor.
London Knights earn 4-1 road win over Saginaw Spirit
The London Knights gained a measure of Memorial Cup revenge on Saturday night with a road win over the Saginaw Spirit, the defending national junior hockey champions who prevailed during a visit to Canada Life Place one week ago. The Knights improved their record this season to 7-4Â with a 4-1 victory at Dow Event […]
OUA football playoffs: Western Mustangs 46, McMaster Marauders 10
The Western Mustangs beat the McMaster Marauders 46-10 in Ontario University Athletics football playoffs on Saturday at Alumni Stadium, punching their ticket to face the Guelph Gryphons at home on Nov. 2. Photos by LFP’s Derek Ruttan druttan@postmedia.com
LFP ARCHIVES: A ghostly Grand Theatre legend
In the spirit of the Halloween season, we’re reflecting on what’s arguably London’s most notorious ghostly legend â that the Grand Theatre is haunted by its original owner, Ambrose Small. This story was first published in the Oct. 30, 2009 editions of The London Free Press The ghostly gossip surrounding the Grand Theatre isn’t going […]
Amid latest London jail death, inquest into seven previous fatalities sputters
Even as another fatality at Elgin-Middlesex Detention Centre was reported Friday, the province launched a legal battle that threatens to derail the inquest into the deaths of seven other men. The Ministry of the Solicitor General wants to curb the inquest’s examination of staffing levels, family supports and programming at EMDC, and in those efforts, […]
Brews news: Regional brewers win awards
If youâre in London and have time to visit just one craft brewery, the choice is clear, at least if you want to taste award-winning beers fresh in the taproom.