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 […]

Great Lakes Now Michigan

Who is working to preserve and restore wetlands in Metro Detroit? | Great Lakes Now

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Who is working to preserve and restore wetlands in Metro Detroit?

By Erica Hobbs, Planet Detroit

This article was republished with permission from Planet Detroit. Sign up for Planet Detroit’s weekly newsletter here.

Wetlands don’t often come to mind when thinking about major metropolitan cities like Detroit. Bogs, marshes, vernal pools, and swamps contrast starkly with the city’s skyscrapers, roads, and industrial plants, and up to 90 percent of the area’s wetlands along the Detroit River have been lost since European settlement.

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London Free Press Olympics

London’s leveled-up NASH Cup will now provide Olympic squash springboard

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The NASH Cup has leveled up at an interesting time. The 16th annual Professional Squash Association stop in London is now considered a ‘Copper’ world tour event with more points available and US$25,000 purses for both the men’s and women’s draws. That boost has happened as the sport prepares to take part in the Olympics […]