Tag: youth
London trio, ages 15, 14, and 13, charged in business break-in: Police
Three teens are facing charges following an overnight break-in at a London business, police say.
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.
Q+A: Victor Garber on coming home, embracing film festival honour
London-raised actor Victor Garber, 75, is being honoured with a lifetime achievement award at the Forest City Film Festival this weekend, with screenings of two of his films, Legally Blonde and Titanic, and a brunch celebrating his Hollywood career. He spoke with LFP reporter Beatriz Baleeiro about coming home and embracing the honour. Q: How […]
Owen Sound asking for public’s city concerns and solutions
Do you have concerns about what you see in the city but don’t think anyone wants to hear about it? A series of seven facilitated consultations Nov. 8 -10 at the Harry Lumley Bayshore Community Centre might be for you. But it’s not just a place to crab — people will put their heads together […]
Teenage suspects charged after London school break-in
Two teenage boys are facing charges after a school in south London was broken into, leaving about $2,000 in damages, London police say. Police responded about 11 p.m. Thursday to the area of Chiddington Avenue and Compton Crescent, where the Sir George Etienne Cartier public school is located, after receiving reports from an area resident […]
What’s driving spike in ‘anti-social’ conduct in London-area classrooms?
Disturbing behaviour by students in London-area school classrooms are at all-time high, according to Thames Valley District school boardâs top official. Bill Tucker, the London-based board’s interim education director, spoke bluntly to trustees this week about what’s happening with students â including a child in his own family â as young people struggle to overcome […]
Teen struck while crossing Hwy. 10 north of Markdale
A Toronto resident has been charged after a teen was struck while crossing Hwy. 10 at a school bus that had its lights activated and stop sign extended. Just before 8:30 a.m. on Oct. 11, Grey Bruce OPP received a report that a pedestrian was struck on the highway north of Markdale, it said in […]
Growing south: London-based Tahini’s Restaurants moving into U.S. market
A London-based Middle Eastern restaurant, one of Canada’s fastest-growing food franchises, has broken ground on two new locations south of the border.
Woodstock city council rejects free transit promotion for youth
Woodstock city council isnât on board with a recommendation to allow students to ride public transit for free next month.
Boy, 14, charged in knifepoint robbery in south London: Police
A 14-year-old Londoner is facing several charges after a robbery in the city’s south end, and police are asking for help identifying two more suspects.