Tag: Journalism
London city council: Yes to annual tenant fair, no to public pest control
City hall will not move ahead on a public pest control team, but it will make a tenant fair an annual event, politicians decided Tuesday night. In a series of split votes, city council rejected reviewing the city’s property standards bylaw enforcement protocols in a 12-3 vote, and exploring a publicly funded pest extermination team […]
What’s behind the surge of new Indian restaurants in London?
Move over, butter chicken: A wave of new Indian restaurants in London has hugely expanded the dishes you can sample from the subcontinent.
City council steers new homeless ‘drop-in spaces’ away from main streets
Politicians have voted to further crack down on where the city’s homeless can lay their head, specifically in business districts. Not only will encampments and service depots for their residents have to be located roughly a football field’s distance from any residential property line, but resting spaces also will be barred from the main streets […]
Accused upset, fearful after bush party shooting, friend testifies
The video played for murder trial witness Mackenna Bain showed her talking to a London police officer about a week after Josue Silva was shot to death. By then, Bain already had made a couple of police statements. In the first one, she didnât talk about anything beyond an argument over a spilled drink and […]
Court freezes assets of London financial advisor accused of $2M fraud
A court order has been issued to freeze the assets of a former London financial advisor accused of defrauding more than a dozen clients out of nearly $2 million. London police arrested Robert (Randy) Hawken, 66, on Sept. 12 and charged him with fraud over $5,000 and possessing property obtained by crime valued at more […]
The race for clean energy is local
By Emily Jones and Gautama Mehta, Grist
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The U.S. power grid is at a critical crossroads. Electricity generation, like every other industry, needs to rid itself of fossil fuels if the country is to play its role in combating the climate crisis — a transition that will have to happen even as energy providers scramble to meet what they claim is an unprecedented spike in electricity demand, attributed to the rise of AI.
PHOTOS: Laurier vs St. Thomas Aquinas, TVRA senior girls basketball
The Laurier Rams and St. Thomas Aquinas Flames played in TVRA senior girls basketball at STA in London on Monday. Photos by LFP’s Derek Ruttan druttan@postmedia.com
What’s with London’s freakishly warm fall weather?
London has seen some unusually warm autumn days so far, which have broken records or come close to doing so. Reporter Jack Moulton spoke with Environment Canada meteorologist Geoff Coulson about what’s going on, and what to expect. Q: Last week, even Halloween Day, was surprisingly warm. Have there been a lot of records broken, […]
The fraud investigation at London Health Sciences Centre needs to move quickly to safeguard public trust and staff morale, but the Ontario government also has to act, the Opposition health critic at Q
The fraud investigation at London Health Sciences Centre needs to move quickly to safeguard public trust and staff morale, but the Ontario government also has to act, the Opposition health critic at Queenâs Park said Monday. The investigation grabbed the attention of France Gelinas who said she’s concerned patients and workers, including doctors and nurses, […]
Strathroy council rejects proposed flag ban that irked LGBTQ group
STRATHROY â Politicians here overwhelmingly rejected restrictions proposed by a town council colleague that would have banned non-government flags on municipally owned land, a possibility that rankled LGBTQ community members. In an 8-1 vote Monday night, politicians turfed Coun. Brian Derbyshire’s bid to allow only municipal, provincial and federal flags on flagpoles on municipal properties, […]