Tag: Chippewas of the Thames First Nation
Fentanyl dealer who dodged manslaughter charge gets house arrest
The smudging ceremony in the courtroom before Craig French was sentenced for fentanyl trafficking aimed to honour ancestors and cleanse bodies and minds. The ceremony is rarely seen in the Superior Court of Justice. Before it began, there was an explanation how the Indigenous ceremony was considered to be âsacred medicine and enlightenmentâ for all […]
Downsizing: What’s driving the tiny home trend?
Amid a nationwide housing affordability crunch and an explosion in homelessness, a modest solution: tiny homes.
Unsanctioned pot shop reopens in new trailer on Wellington Street
An unsanctioned pot shop raided by police in the summer has reopened in a new trailer just metres away from one that previously housed the business.
Area schools mark National Day for Truth and Reconciliation
As Canada marks its fourth National Day for Truth and Reconciliation, Londonâs schools plan to honour survivors and children who never returned from the nationâs Indigenous residential schools. Both Mondayâs federal holiday and Orange Shirt Day are Sept. 30. Canadians are encouraged to wear orange in remembrance of the children who survived and those who […]
Five charged in raids on Indigenous pot shops in London, nearby First Nation
Five people face charges following a series of police raids on unsanctioned pot shops in London and the Chippewas of the Thames First Nation.