A collection of news and notes from across the Southwestern Ontario sports scene
St. Patrick’s Day isn’t until Monday, but that didn’t stop thousands of people from getting an early start on Irish-themed celebration Saturday. The German Club on Cove Road hosted Tis All Irish, an all-day event organized by the London Irish cultural Society and London Irish Folk Club, that drew around 600 people to the Cove […]
You can blame the European colonial powers for redrawing the borders in the region in 1918-20 after the collapse of the Ottoman empire.
The Bay is the last department-store survivor of an ongoing "retail apocalypse" that swallowed Eaton's, Sears Canada and Zellers
Forecast heavy rain and frozen ground could result in flooding this weekend in the London area, Environment Canada says.
There may be some good news for Londoners weary of winter weather: It's likely going to be a warmer-than-average spring.
U.S. President Donald Trump took aim at Canada’s dairy industry Friday, signaling he will implement steep tariffs on Canadian dairy. Though the dairy tariff threat is “noise” from the Oval Office, it’s a sign U.S. access to the Canadian market will be a battleground for the Trump in the future, one Canadian agri-food expert says. […]
Provincial police urged drivers in the London region to stay off the roads as blowing snow created white-out conditions while the largest local hospital prepared for a crush of injured patients Saturday afternoon. OPP in Middlesex, Huron and Perth counties asked drivers to avoid unnecessary travel with flurries and gusting winds sending snow flying across […]
The death of an infant in a community near Sarnia is being investigated by the OPP. Lambton EMS and other emergency services responded to a report of an unresponsive infant at a home on St. Clair Street in Point Edward on Saturday at about 1:25 a.m., Lambton OPP said Monday. Point Edward is a village […]
London summer music festival Rock The Park will start with a bang on its opening night when Hozier hits the stage at Harris Park. The Irish singer will headline the festival’s first night on Tuesday, July 8, RBC Rock the Park announced Wednesday. Canadian pop-rock band Marianas Trench from Vancouver and Canadian indie pop band […]
Three days of advance polling in Ontario’s Feb. 27 election open Thursday. Here’s all you need to know if you want to cast your ballot ahead of time. Jonathan Juha reports. THE BIG PICTURE With one week to go in Ontario’s snap election, its first mid-winter vote in 44 years and the first early election […]