During the COVID-19 pandemic, when disruptions to life and work took hold, the sea lampreys took hold, too. We need to fortify our Great Lakes — and the $7 billion-plus […]
A beloved restaurant in southwest London’s Byron area is closing due to a “perfect storm” of U.S. tariffs and a need to downsize, its owner says. The upscale Italian eatery, Bocconcini, located at Boler Road and Southdale Road West, will be serving its last customers on April 27 after six years in business. “I’m trying […]
Pope Francis died on Easter Monday at the age of 88 at his home in Vatican City following a stroke that led to heart failure. He had been ill since February when he was diagnosed with double pneumonia. Since a portion of his lung was removed in his early 20s, he had suffered frequent respiratory […]
The much-anticipated sexual assault trial of five players from the 2018 Canadian world junior hockey team is expected to begin Tuesday morning. Jury selection is slated to start at 10 a.m. at the London courthouse for a Superior Court of Justice trial that’s slated to last eight weeks. The charges are linked to a Hockey […]
London-area conservation officials are eyeing an expansion of its incubation lab for endangered baby turtles and seeking donor funds to make it happen this spring.
There is healing in coaxing food from the earth, unparalleled by any meditation app or "news holiday" one might turn to for a moment's peace
The yellow blooms of the forsythia are proof the soil has warmed enough that the grass is actively growing.
Attention, Woodstock shoppers. It’s a good time to check that old lottery ticket you bought. Ontario’s lottery and gaming regulator is urging the winner of the May 4, 2024 Lotto 6/49 draw to come forward and claim their $5 million prize, with less than two weeks to go before the ticket expires. The […]
Oxford OPP were searching on Friday for a suspect after a hit-and-run crash northeast of Woodstock left a cyclist with serious injuries. Police and paramedics were called to a fail-to-remain collision on Blandford Street in Innerkip at about 11 p.m. Thursday. A vehicle struck a cyclist and fled the scene before officers arrived, Oxford OPP […]
A 24-year-old faces charges, including impaired operation, after a boat capsized near a boat launch in Port Stanley, Ontario Provincial police say. The boat overturned near the launch on Carlow Road in the beachside community about 40 kilometres south of London at about 5 p.m. on April 13, Elgin OPP said. Police, paramedics and Central […]