Tag: Western
London’s leveled-up NASH Cup will now provide Olympic squash springboard
The NASH Cup has leveled up at an interesting time. The 16th annual Professional Squash Association stop in London is now considered a âCopperâ world tour event with more points available and US$25,000 purses for both the menâs and womenâs draws. That boost has happened as the sport prepares to take part in the Olympics […]
Judge gives plaintiffs a week extension as algal bloom grows again – Great Lakes Commission
Ohio-based plaintiffs seeking strict limits on agricultural runoff allowed into Lake Erie streams and tributaries have been given until Monday to tell a U.S. District Judge how they would like […]
PHOTOS: Western Invitational university golf tournament
Some of the best university golfers in Ontario were at the St. Thomas Golf and Country Club on Monday for the Western Invitational, which drew 60 men and 40 women from 11 schools. Photos by LFP’s Derek Ruttan druttan@postmedia.com
Pickets delay girl’s appointment at Western University’s Elborn College: Father
A London man is calling for striking Western University workers to cool the rhetoric on the picket line after an incident involving his wife and three-year-old daughter.
PYETTE: Western Mustangs must put ultra-rare loss behind them, and fast
This isnât the season to fall short. The Western football team realizes that and itâs why a greater sense of urgency is expected after looking ordinary in a 43-28 loss to Wilfrid Laurier Saturday in Waterloo. When the Mustangs lost to Montreal in the national semifinal last fall, head coach Greg Marshall believed the 2023 […]
COLUMN: Charles Barkley laments Londoner Christine Simpson’s Sportsnet exit
I didnât expect Charles Barkley to call back. He doesnât know me. But he knows Christine Simpson. And he returned my cellphone message because he cares about his good friend. Simpson, a London native, was let go by Sportsnet the other day in a move announced first by her and later confirmed by the network. […]
Western Fair mural marathon leaves lasting mark on Old East Village
Twenty-five street artists. A 10-day festival. One lasting impact on Old East Village.  Giant murals now grace three of the four sides of Queens Park, the green space on the northwest corner of the Western Fair Racetrack â the result of a marathon effort by Canadian and international street artists during this yearâs Western Fair. […]
Western Mustangs lose first conference game since 2021 – to London-raised QB
WATERLOO â That wasnât anywhere close to good enough. The Western football team fumbled and bumbled their way through an awful first half before ultimately taking it on the chin 43-28 against fellow heavyweight Wilfrid Laurier before 2,943 Saturday at University Stadium. Kiss good-bye their national No. 1 ranking, the shot at a third straight […]
How are booze sales at London corner stores? Here’s what we found
A week after corner stores began selling booze in Ontario, licensed shops in London say itâs been great for business as six-packs fly off the shelves, mostly to college and university students.