Mark Carney hails astronaut Jeremy Hansen: Canada ‘couldn’t be more proud’

Mark Carney hails astronaut Jeremy Hansen: Canada ‘couldn’t be more proud’
The London Free Press
Prime Minister Mark Carney on Wednesday told Southwestern Ontario astronaut Jeremy Hansen that “Canadians couldn’t be more proud of you personally” as Artemis II’s historic mission to the moon enters its final days. Hansen – born in London and raised in Ailsa Craig and Ingersoll – along with NASA astronauts
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Jeremy Hansen, Artemis II’s lunar flyby: When, how to watch

Jeremy Hansen, Artemis II’s lunar flyby: When, how to watch
The London Free Press
Ingersoll astronaut Jeremy Hansen and his colleague aboard the Artemis II are set on Monday to make human history as they reach a point farther than anyone has ever travelled from Earth, according to NASA. Hansen, a 50-year-old Ingersoll District collegiate institute alumnus, is one of four astronauts on the
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Local farmer’s camera skills carry him to Artemis II launch: ‘Mind-blowing’

Local farmer’s camera skills carry him to Artemis II launch: ‘Mind-blowing’
The London Free Press
As Ingersoll native Jeremy Hansen rocketed into space, one farmer from another Southwestern Ontario town was there to capture it all. Artemis II marks the first crewed flight around the moon in more than 50 years, with Hansen making history on the 10-day journey as the first non-American to go
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Astronaut Jeremy Hansen’s message to Canada as Artemis II launched

Astronaut Jeremy Hansen’s message to Canada as Artemis II launched
The London Free Press
Before Wednesday’s historic launch of the Artemis II, the Canadian Space Agency broadcast a recorded message from Jeremy Hansen, the Southwestern Ontario astronaut who is a member of the crew on the 10-day mission around the moon. Here’s what the 50-year-old Ingersoll native said in comments that mixed both French
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Rocket carrying Jeremy Hansen blasts off for historic lunar journey

Rocket carrying Jeremy Hansen blasts off for historic lunar journey
The London Free Press
Four astronauts blasted off aboard a massive NASA rocket Wednesday on a long-anticipated journey around the moon, the first crewed lunar flyby in more than 50 years. With an intense roar that reverberated far beyond the launchpad, the enormous orange-and-white rocket carried three Americans and one Canadian away from Florida’s
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Ripley horticulturalists go green for March meeting

Ripley horticulturalists go green for March meeting
The Lucknow Sentinel
The Ripley and District Horticultural Society (RDHS) embraced St. Patrick’s Day celebrations at the March 17 meeting with most participants sporting green clothing and accessories. Passersby could be forgiven for thinking the Ripley-Huron Community Centre had been invaded by leprechauns as about two dozen participants were rather short in stature
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London weather: Rain, rain and more rain (then maybe some snow)

London weather: Rain, rain and more rain (then maybe some snow)
The London Free Press
Environment Canada’s rainfall warning for London remained in place on Wednesday morning, calling for heavy rain throughout the day. The national weather agency first issued an alert Monday that significant rain was looming. For Wednesday, the forecast called for as much as 40 millimetres (1.5 inches) more to fall. That’s
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Forest City honoured as Canada’s forest capital for 2026

Forest City honoured as Canada’s forest capital for 2026
The London Free Press
The Forest City is now the forest capital. Officials with the City of London celebrated on Wednesday the city’s designation as the 2026 Forest Capital of Canada – an honour handed down from the Canadian Institute of Forestry, and celebrated with the unveiling of a plaque at city hall. The
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