Tag: Western University
Pickleball booms, and a new London facility opens its doors: ‘Amazing sport’
Having just come off the court at Londonâs newest pickleball facility, Kathleen Steele is sweating up a storm â but she’s not too out of breath to talk about Smash. âItâs a great atmosphere,â said Steele, who has played pickleball for 12 years in and around London. âIâve already run into so many people I’ve […]
‘Innocent joke’ preceded fatal gunshot at large bush party: Witness
While hiding in the bushes in the darkness, they heard the pop. Then, everywhere there was chaos. Rachel Johnson, testifying Tuesday at the second-degree murder trial of Emily Altmann, 22, and Carlos Guerra Guerra, 23, described the scene at a southwest London bush party after a gunshot rang out and Western University student Josue Silva, […]
Southwestern Ontario town’s rapid growth sparks 400-home proposal
A nearly 400-home development proposal in booming Strathroy-Caradoc has received the next step of approval from Middlesex County politicians. Hereâs a look at the proposed subdivision and the growing municipality. THE BASIC BACKGROUND A seven-hectare subdivision on a 19-hectare property south of Second Street has been granted draft approval by Middlesex County, clearing the path […]
Witness admits to making mocking video before fatal bush-party shooting
A video from a London bush party where a teen was later shot dead, which a 21-year-old posted on social media, shows her own face and then a group of women, one of them with a purse. Emily Altmannâs defence lawyer, Nathan Gorham, asked several times why Isabella Restrepo made that short clip and why […]
Play on? Video games may actually help boost your brain: London researchers
Video games may boost your brainpower, but donât expect them to improve your mental health, a new study by Western University researchers says. The research is part of Westernâs Brain and Body Study, a collaboration with Science and Industry Museum for the Manchester Science Festival. The online study, which analyzed cognition and its links to […]