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Picket lines at Western as blue-collar strike starts amid student arrival
Students moving into Western University residences this weekend will first be greeted by pickets at the school’s Richmond Street main gates after its blue-collar workers went on strike Friday morning. Members of CUPE Local 2361 went on strike at 12:01 a.m. Friday after the union and the school failed to reach a last-minute deal. At […]
London lawyer disbarred, ordered to pay $64K in legal fees
A London lawyer has lost his licence to practice and must pay $64,800 in legal fees “owing to his total disregard for the judicial process,” a tribunal has ruled.
Baysox force a winner-moves-on Game 6 with last-inning dramatics
The Owen Sound Baysox and New Lowell Knights will go the distance in their North Dufferin Baseball League semifinal series. Down 3-2 in the last-chance-bottom-of-the-seventh-inning, Owen Sound speedster Robert Doyle stood on third base and broke for home as soon as he saw Nick Hodgson’s breaking ball bounce in front of home plate. Doyle called […]
Oxford group targets prevention in face of drug overdose increase
To raise awareness of what it calls an âalarming increase in drug overdoses globally,â a regional organization has prioritized key areas of focus as it looks to expand support for at-risk people living in Oxford County. The Oxford Mental Health and Addictions Action Coalition â founded in 2022 and comprising members from several community organizations […]
Western University bracing for job action as strike deadline looms
No talks are scheduled as a strike deadline for about 330 caretakers, landscaping staff and trades workers at Western University looms. If an agreement is not reached, and the workers go on strike or are locked out by the university, thousands of students and their families will have to navigate picket lines when they begin […]
Nibi Chronicles: A conversation about Ojibwe history in Fur Trade Nation | Great Lakes Now
Editor’s Note: “Nibi Chronicles,” a monthly Great Lakes Now feature, is written by Staci Lola Drouillard. A direct descendant of the Grand Portage Band of Ojibwe, she lives and works in Grand Marais on Minnesota’s North Shore of Lake Superior. Her two books “Walking the Old Road: A People’s History of Chippewa City and the Grand Marais Anishinaabe” and “Seven Aunts” were published 2019 and 2022, and she is at work on a children’s story.
Jail sentence sought for London Airbnb host convicted of voyeurism
The couple couldnât understand why their Airbnb host was so adamant he get back the âvery importantâ cellphone charging cube they had mistakenly taken from a London home.
Sauble ski club will carry on after equipment theft
The Sauble Beach Cross Country Ski and Snowshoe Club decided Wednesday at an emergency meeting to carry on after nearly all of its equipment was stolen. Insurance will partially cover the stolen snowmobile but not any of the other equipment, which leaves about a $20,000 to $30,000 shortfall, said Jo-Ann Sheridan, along-time club member who […]
Goderich resident faces weapons and drug charges
GODERICH – A Goderich resident faces drug and weapons charges after police recently seized more than $20,000 worth of illegal drugs, weapons, cash and offence-related property. According to Huron OPP, a search warrant was executed in Goderich on Thursday, Aug. 29, that reportedly resulted in the seizure of drugs, money and weapons. Police said they […]
IBL playoffs: London Majors, Barrie Baycats set for semifinal showdown
The London Majors knocked out the Hamilton Cardinals in four games.