London Free Press

The iconic metal sculpture that adorned the front lawn of the cultural institution downtown for 36 years, is now in storage, and being assessed for restoration having endured vandalism and the element

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London’s iconic White Rhino sculpture has been moved indoors at Museum London and may never return to its outdoor perch. The metal artwork has adorned the downtown museum’s lawn for 36 years but it is now in storage and being assessed for restoration after years of vandalism, museum executive director Julie Bevan said. “After 36 […]

Great Lakes Now

White throated sparrow takes first place in fattest bird competition

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White throated sparrow takes first place in fattest bird competition

This article was republished here with permission from Great Lakes Echo.

By Clara Lincolnhol, Great Lakes Echo

A very round white throated sparrow is the heavyweight champion of the 2025 Wisconsin Fat Bird Week contest.

The bird, coined the “spherical white-throated sparrow,” won by a landslide, receiving 72% of the vote in the final round against its nearest competitor, a “rotund ruby-throated hummingbird.”

The winner made it through eight rounds in the single-elimination, March Madness-style bracket competition against seven other birds.

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London Free Press

London’s military industrial sector may play a critical role in strengthening  Canada’s renewed commitment to defence, as Prime Minister Mark Carney’s pledge to increase military spending by $9 billio

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Canada’s aggressive new military rhetoric was on Monday welcomed by an analyst as well as workers at London’s General Dynamics Land Systems Canada plant. The city’s military industrial base may play a key role in Canada’s renewed commitment to national defence. Prime Minister Mark Carney’s pledge to boost military spending by $9 billion this fiscal year could […]