Classes cancelled, a state of emergency declared, power grid preparations and hand-wringing about crowds. It’s all eyes on April 8, with the countdown on to a rare total solar eclipse whose path of totality will skirt Southwestern Ontario. Momentous, but lasting mere minutes at its height, it promises a collision of science and hype. Our Jennifer Bieman reports.   Read More

A total solar eclipse of the sun will make the sky go dark over Southwestern Ontario, and far beyond, for a few minutes on April 8. Preparations are underway for the mid-afternoon phenomenon, including the Thames Valley and London Catholic school boards rescheduling a professional activity day to that Monday, so kids will be home when the suns disappears. Our Beatriz Baleeiro looks up – way up – to find everything you need to know about the looming eclipse Read More