Bruce County Memories: Farmerettes were the unsung heroes on the home front

Bruce County Memories: Farmerettes were the unsung heroes on the home front
The Lucknow Sentinel
It was 1940, a time of national emergency. At the start of the Second World War, Hitler’s army ruthlessly swept across western Europe. Britain suffered devastating bombing raids and food shortages due to German blockades. Canadian farms would have to supply hundreds of thousands of tons of food to feed
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The Last 1st Hussar: Vet’s death a loss for storied London regiment

The London Free Press
The last known 1st Hussar from London who fought in the Netherlands and Germany during the Second World War has died.
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Cornies: King dutifully reminds us of our common bonds

The London Free Press
By coming to Ottawa for a mere two days at a critical moment in Canadian history, the monarch reminded Canadians of the ties that bind them
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Farm couple’s donation adds a wing to Montreal Aviation Museum

The Lucknow Sentinel

The museum, run by 40 volunteers, is located in the old stone dairy cattle barns on the Macdonald College campus

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Pearson: Time to decide on homes for all

The London Free Press
Canada was growing, following the Second World War. It was strong and full of hope.
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Huron-Bruce candidates woo voters at Port Elgin meeting

The Lucknow Sentinel

From tariffs to taxes to defunding CBC and abortion rights, approximately 200 people heard from Huron-Bruce candidates at a meeting April 10 in Port Elgin.

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Dyer: After Trump’s smashing of world order, what’s next?

The London Free Press
Trump's "tariffs on everybody" policy offers a glimpse of what may come: the U.S. against the world, with Russia its only great power ally
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Ice-cream maker cheered for Trump tariff approach: ‘Canadian-first’

The London Free Press
An Ontario ice cream manufacturer is freezing its prices, a response to the U.S. trade war it says is the greatest threat to Canada’s sovereignty since the Second World War.  Chapman’s Ice Cream, the largest independent ice cream manufacturer in the country, is vowing not to increase prices for customers for the remainder of 2025 as U.S. […]
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Dyer: With Burma on the brink, fragmentation looms

The London Free Press
Burma, also known as Myanmar, has no foreign enemies threatening it. What it needs is an impartial police force, not a corrupt, cruel army.
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Dyer: Donald Trump turning the world away from peace

The London Free Press
The bedrock on which the entire post-1945 system was built is the inviolability of borders.
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London veteran, 102, ‘would go gladly’ if called to serve again

The London Free Press
A Second World War veteran turning 102 years old, with more than 30 great-grandchildren, said she would do it all again.
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Pearson: Resilience best way forward for Canada

The London Free Press
Let's get on with the business of family and community life.
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