Tag: Quebec
Chin brothers beat the odds as hockey stars in anti-Chinese era
An upcoming article highlights the Chin brothers’ extraordinary rise to hockey fame at the height of anti-Chinese discrimination in Canada. “We live in a different time,” writer Debbie Jiang commented on racism in sports. “The colour barrier wasn’t broken until Larry Kwong played for the New York Rangers in 1948.” Jiang said, although in present […]
Easton Cowan’s ‘insane’ 52-game point-scoring streak, in context
London Knights star Easton Cowan is on the verge of history, with his point-scoring streak now at 52 regular-season games â three shy of the OHL record of 55. He could break it next Thursday, in Peterborough, and LFP sportswriter Ryan Pyette has put the stunning streak in context alongside other legendary scoring runs. 52 […]
Why does fast-growing London rank 47th in Canada in housing starts?
A new report highlights just how inadequate Londonâs pace of home construction has been over the last six years, ranking the city â one of the nation’s fastest-growing â 47th in Canada.
A calf season influenced by hunting, kijiji, and faraway
On a Tuesday at Hoard’s Station more than 100 regulars and not so regular customers gathered for the weekly sale
Brews News: Costco’s craft beer selection limited, variable
Costco warehouses in Ontario have entered the fray of suds sales in a big way.
Remembrance Day: Why some get the day off, but you don’t
While Canadians will take part in ceremonies and moments of silence, by noon it will mostly be business as usual in London.
Spooky Lake Superior: The SS Kamloops
Spooky Lakes: 25 Strange and Mysterious Lakes That Dot Our Planet is a new book by Geo Rutherford. Below is an adapted excerpt from her New York Times best seller, all about Lake Superior. Follow Geo on TikTok or Instagram for more content on spooky lakes.
Oudshoorn: Poverty, addiction, mental illness not causes of homelessness, success is
Visible homelessness persists at crisis levels within London.
Baranyai: Indigenous foster care urgent priority
Itâs a shattering indictment: 16 years after then-prime minister Stephen Harper formally apologized for Canadaâs residential school system â time enough for a generation to reach driving age â there are more Indigenous children and youth in foster care than there were in residential schools at any given time.
Great Lakes most unwanted: Top 10 invasive species
Long after the Halloween season has ended, some of the Great Lakes’ most infamous invasive species remain a scary sight: blood-sucking parasites with suction-cup mouths, thousands of rotting fish carcasses washed ashore and sharp mussel shells that puncture the feet of unsuspecting beachgoers.
At least 188 nonnative aquatic species have been introduced to the Great Lakes, and over a third have become invasive, meaning they can have negative health, ecological and socioeconomic impacts when introduced to new ecosystems.