Tag: Friday
Meaford film festival features award winners starting Friday
The three-day Meaford International Film Festival will present six award-winning movies at Meaford Hall starting Friday. The event features a MIFF Red Carpet Gala Thursday night, Sept. 19, hosted by “Collingwood premier drag queen,” Enya Dreams. There will be a live auction, live performances and a chance to mingle with local celebrities and community members, […]
Vehicles dazzle under the sun at Cobble Beach Concours d’Elegance
The sun was shining on the more than 100 unique, exotic and rare vehicles at the 10th annual Cobble Beach Concours d’Elegance on Sunday. And the vehicle that sparkled the most in the eyes of the judges at this year’s show was a one-of-a-kind 1947 Bentley Mk VI Coupe with a body made by renowned […]
Court asked to lift protections for gray wolves, allowing hunting in Great Lakes region – Great Lakes Commission
The Biden administration on Friday asked an appeals court to revive a Trump-era rule that lifted remaining Endangered Species Act protections for gray wolves in the U.S. Read the full […]
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 […]
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 […]
Queen’s Park to audit Thames Valley school board amid stadium retreat fallout
The provincial government is launching a sweeping probe of the regionâs largest school board, under fire after The Free Press uncovered a three-day retreat that sent 18 administrators to Toronto’s baseball stadium hotel â costing nearly $40,000. In a forceful statement Friday evening, Education Minister Jill Dunlop announced a comprehensive review of the cash-strapped Thames […]
School board brass should repay some stadium hotel retreat costs: Critic
Critics are blasting an âincredibly disappointingâ move by administrators at the regionâs largest school board to spend nearly $40,000 on a Toronto ballpark hotel retreat, with one taxpayer advocate calling on the staff to pay back part of the expense. Â Following a request from elected trustees, the Thames Valley District school board revealed Thursday […]
How are booze sales at London corner stores? Here’s what we found
A week after corner stores began selling booze in Ontario, licensed shops in London say itâs been great for business as six-packs fly off the shelves, mostly to college and university students.
South London crash involving pedestrian caused critical injuries: Police
One person suffered critical injuries in a collision Friday afternoon between a pedestrian, identified by a neighbour as a child, and an SUV in south London. London police said on X that one person suffered life-threatening injuries in the crash and was taken to hospital. Commissioners Road was closed between Adare Crescent and Ridout Street […]
London man sought in shooting at townhouse complex: Police
A 28-year-old man is being sought in a shooting at a townhouse complex that left a man with critical injuries, London police said Friday. A man was taken to hospital with life-threatening injuries after he was shot at a townhouse complex on Boullee Street, north of Cheapside Street, about 4:20 p.m. Wednesday, police said. The […]