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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.
Pearson: Single act of defiance saved the world
It was 62 years ago this month when I looked out our kitchen window in Calgary to see our neighbour operating a backhoe, digging a hole in his backyard.
Oudshoorn: Poverty, addiction, mental illness not causes of homelessness, success is
Visible homelessness persists at crisis levels within London.
Baranyai: Indigenous foster care urgent priority
Itâs a shattering indictment: 16 years after then-prime minister Stephen Harper formally apologized for Canadaâs residential school system â time enough for a generation to reach driving age â there are more Indigenous children and youth in foster care than there were in residential schools at any given time.
Dyer: No matter who wins U.S. election, voters will see little gain
Donald Trump knows he could lose the U.S. election in two weeksâ time and he thinks he knows why. âYou have one issue, you have the issue of abortion,â he said recently on Fox and Friends. âWithout abortion, women love me.â
PHOTOS: London Knights 4, Brantford Bulldogs 3 (OT)
Sam Dickinson’s overtime goal lifted the London Knights to a 4-3 win over the Brantford Bulldogs at Canada Life Place in London on Friday night. Photos by LFP’s Derek Ruttan druttan@postmedia.com
Q+A: Victor Garber on coming home, embracing film festival honour
London-raised actor Victor Garber, 75, is being honoured with a lifetime achievement award at the Forest City Film Festival this weekend, with screenings of two of his films, Legally Blonde and Titanic, and a brunch celebrating his Hollywood career. He spoke with LFP reporter Beatriz Baleeiro about coming home and embracing the honour. Q: How […]
London city hall starts new anti-hate campaign: ‘Action and allyship’
London city hall is rolling out a new public awareness campaign to combat hate, a provincially funded pilot program that could be a model for other communities. Â