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Spitfires hire Walters as head coach a day after his OHL suspension is lifted
It’s a hire that is sure to raise a few eyebrows. The Windsor Spitfires named Greg Walters head coach on Tuesday just a day after the Ontario Hockey League reinstated him from a more than six-month ban for breach of the league’s code of conduct. “Knowing Greg’s work in the league over the years, his […]
London Western team racks up six golds, 13 medals at track nationals
The London Western track and field club won six golds and 13 medals overall at the Canadian championships this past week in Montreal.
Funeral set for ‘pioneer’ who helped build London’s Muslim community
When Hanny Shousher arrived in London in 1949 as a 19-year-old from Lebanon, he spoke no English and there were two other Muslim families in the city. When he died at 94 on Saturday, he left behind two mosques and an Islamic association he helped build, and a community in the region of about 35,000 […]
PYETTE: London Knights’ hockey factory hums again for 55th straight NHL draft
The numbers donât lie. The London Knights produced another two NHL first-round picks in Sam Dickinson (Sharks) and Sam OâReilly (Oilers). They had four players picked this weekend in Vegas â including Jared Woolley (sixth round, 164th overall to the Kings) and William Nicholl (seventh round, 196th overall to the Oilers). That makes a world-leading […]
NHL draft: Two Knights, Londoner Jett Luchanko picked in Round 1
Sam Dickinson will be teammates one day in San Jose with No. 1 pick Macklin Celebrini. Sam OâReilly is on track to join Connor McDavid and the Edmonton Oilers down the road. Londoner Jett Luchankoâs selection by the Philadelphia Flyers was, in true Vegas fashion, presented by famed fight announcer Michael Buffer. It was all […]
Sims: Woman killed in hit-and-run had found refuge at St. Thomas cafe
During the coming days, the Grace Café in St. Thomas will have Carissa Georgeâs photo on their front coffee counter, so the people who knew her can pay their respects.
Q+A: Local Order of Canada inductees Joe Miskokomon, Susie Matthias
The Order of Canada has been bestowed on two people in the region, one for her dedication to the arts and the other for his lifetime of work with Indigenous people.
Western University: On-campus protesters building ‘more permanent’ base
Western University pledged to take action as an on-campus encampment protesting Israel nears the two-month mark with students bringing in new materials to build a fortified barricade, school officials say. Officials on Friday cited “egregious abuse” in the University Community Centre â adjacent to the pro-Palestine encampment, in place since May 8 â and other […]
London Knights’ Sam Dickinson on NHL draft: ‘I’m the best defenceman’ available
There are a lot of great defencemen available in the National Hockey League draft starting Friday in Vegas.
Education Ministry fires back at Thames Valley trustees in budget battle
Ontarioâs Ministry of Education disputes allegations it has underfunded the regionâs largest school board by $30 million after trustees approved a controversial budget with a $7.6-million deficit.