London Free Press

What helped local eateries survive COVID? It wasn’t location, location, location

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Restaurants in and around London that were “flexible” in what they served and how it was delivered fared better during the pandemic regardless of location, a just-released study of COVID-19’s toll on local eateries found. Research by a Western University team studied the impact through 2020, the first year of the COVID-19 pandemic, on more […]

London Free Press

‘Forever gone’: Mother details searing pain of losing son killed at bush party

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Dylan Schaap’s defence lawyer said what happened at a bush party where a promising Western University student was shot to death was “a combination of horrific immaturity coupled with horrific stupidity.” But assistant Crown attorney Jennifer Moser added to lawyer Aaron Prevost’s blunt assessment. “Horrifically criminal,” she said. What haunts Josue Silva’s mother are the […]

Owen Sound Sun Times

Wiarton BIA board will continue with two new members

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Wiarton’s Business Improvement Association board will remain to promote beautification, maintenance and promotion of downtown Wiarton.  South Bruce Peninsula council voted Tuesday to accept the second of two expressions of interest from people to sit on the board of seven. Difficulties filling the vacancies had raised the possibility of shelving the BIA for a year.  […]

London Free Press

Appeal hearing held for London police officer convicted of sexual assaults

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A London police officer has appealed his sexual assault convictions, asking that a court scrutinize a judge’s analysis of witness credibility and the inclusion of what it says was “bad character” evidence at his trial. Lawyers for Eldin Omerovic, 27, made their arguments at a summary conviction appeal hearing on Thursday before Superior Court Justice […]