Tag: Western
Western University professor remembered as champion for youth mental health
A groundbreaking scholar and a champion for youth mental health who was considered a rising star at Western University has died. Claire Crooks, a recipient of the Order of Ontario, died June 28 following a battle with gastric cancer. She was 50. A registered psychologist, Crooks, an education professor, established the centre for school mental […]
Q+A: London musician creates AI tool to help write songs, lyrics
Western University music school graduate Jeff Lupker has developed an artificial intelligence tool, dubbed Staccato AI, that generates lyrics and melodies. It’s hit the right notes with Silicon Valley investors, has partnered with music label AMG and has a motto that sums up the goal: “Think of it as an AI Lennon to your McCartney.” […]
Operation Manoomin: Restoring Wild Rice along the Detroit River | Great Lakes Now
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Manoomin (mah-NOO-mehn) or wild rice was once very common in coastal marshes along the Detroit River and has always been sacred to First Nations.
Dyer: Without Biden, no end in sight to Israel’s assault on Gaza
The Palestinian death toll in the Gaza Strip since last Octoberâs Hamas attacks on Israeli settlements will reach 40,000 people in the next week or so.
Man wanted in north London shooting arrested
A wanted Toronto man has been found and arrested in connection with a shooting last year near University Hospital, police said Friday
We’re outnumbered by zebra mussels. Where they may be headed next – Great Lakes Commission
The Great Lakes are full of zebra mussels, one estimate puts their population in the Great Lakes alone at 750 trillion. While projects are underway to try and reduce their […]
PHOTOS: Ontario Summer Games open in London
About 3,500 young athletes, cheered on by family and friends, took part in the opening ceremony for the Ontario Summer Games at Western University’s Alumni Stadium on Thursday night. The athletes from across the province, ages 12 to 18, are competing in 18 sports at venues across the city and beyond. Photos by Derek Ruttan
Toronto man wanted in shooting at north London home
London police have identified a Toronto man wanted in a shooting last year at a home near University Hospital. Police found evidence of gunfire at a home on Corley Drive, southwest of Windermere and Western roads, on Oct. 28, 2023, around 4 a.m. Nobody was injured. Investigators obtained an arrest warrant for Tadas James Bickus, […]
Move over, Paris: London’s got Game(s), too
Four days, 18 sports, 3,500 young athletes and â who knows? â maybe even some future Olympians. The Ontario Summer Games begin Thursday in London. Reporter Noah Brennan takes you through what you need to know. THE BIG PICTURE The four-day event, running Thursday through Sunday, involves athletes from across the province, ages 12 to […]
‘Containment breached’: How an oil spill in northwest Toronto made its way to Lake Ontario | Great Lakes Now
By Emma McIntosh, The Narwhal
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