Tag: London Free Press
Southwestern Ontario criminal fails in bid to shake off dangerous offender tag
A Sarnia man’s appeal of his seven-year prison sentence and dangerous offender designation has been rejected by three judges in Ontario’s Appeal Court. Ronald Craig Hope, then 57, was arrested in May 2018 shortly after Sarnia police said he was wanted on charges including uttering threats to cause bodily harm and criminal harassment. He was […]
Ontario election: Who’s running (and who isn’t) in the 10-riding London region
London-area candidate vacancies early in the provincial election campaign are a sign of bigger picture political dynamics and are unlikely to hurt parties’ chances, political watchers say. Just three of the 10 London-area ridings have a full slate of candidates from the four major parties – Progressive Conservative, Liberal, New Democrat and Green – more […]
‘Good rivalry’: Spitfires notch another win over No. 1 London Knights
For one night, the Windsor Spitfires took the London Knights off cruise control. Erasing a three-goal deficit, the Spitfires rallied for a 4-3 victory on Sunday to become the first OHL club to knock the Knights off twice this season. “You can’t get frustrated by any game,” Knights defenceman Jared Woolley said. “It’s a long […]
SEE IT: Sports fans in Vancouver, Toronto rain down boos on U.S. national anthem
In what can only be described as an unprecedented show of Canadian surliness and national unity, fans at Sunday night’s Vancouver Canucks and Toronto Raptors home games rained down boos during the pre-game performance of the U.S. national anthem. One day after President Donald Trump announced 25 per cent tariffs on all goods coming from […]
New ranking gives high marks to Western University’s Ivey business school
Western University’s business school is among the best in Canada, according to a new list – and it comes amid what the ranking firm’s top official calls a difficult year for all post-secondary schools across the nation. CourseCompare rankings are promoted as being primarily “rooted in job readiness,” said chief executive Robert Furtado, who ranks […]