An unusually snowy winter for London, and pure joy at Boler Mountain

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It’s been a banner season for Boler Mountain. The London ski hill opened on Dec. 14, a week ahead of schedule, and has been packed ever since, thanks to an unseasonably snowy winter. “Mother Nature has been very kind this year,” said Greg Strauss, a member of Boler’s management team. “It’s been a fantastic season.” […]
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Ontario election: Group urges voters to turn homeless crisis into key issue

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A grassroots group of municipal politicians is urging voters to make homelessness a provincial election issue, with the equivalent of a city larger than Sarnia living on the street across Ontario.  Calling the encampments that have cropped up in municipalities big and small in recent years a “human rights crisis,” the Ontario Coalition for the […]
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Dyer: Donald Trump turning the world away from peace

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The bedrock on which the entire post-1945 system was built is the inviolability of borders.
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It’s a Family Day weekend full of snow as storm hits London, region

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London is in the path of a Family Day weekend winter storm that was expected to drop as much as 30 centimetres of snow on the region, Environment Canada says. The national weather agency issued a winter storm warning for London and much of Southwestern Ontario that started Saturday morning and was expected to last […]
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Pearson: Elected officials face existential struggle

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When politicians become slaves to their party and can no longer collaborate with those of other views, they become redundant to citizens
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Every day is Flag Day: Maple Leaf a hot commodity as trade war looms

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Business, and patriotism, is booming for one London flag store ahead of the anniversary of Canada's red-and-white, but also amid a trade row with the United States.
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Baranyai: Ford’s impact on education defiles Davis’s legacy

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Attacks on education funding and delivery have provoked waves of job action, and destabilized the college system built by his own party.
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LIVE: Ontario provincial election leaders’ debate to take place in North Bay

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North Bay will host Doug Ford, Bonnie Crombie, Mike Schreiner and Marit Stiles in a leader's debate Friday. Watch for our live coverage.
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Stock: A veteran’s letter to Canada’s flag on its 60th birthday

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As Donald Trump calls into question Canada's legitimacy, a veteran with a personal connection to Canada's flag reflects on its 60th birthday
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Schools closed, crashes mount as snowstorm lashes London region

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School buses were cancelled for both major London-area school boards and multiple morning crashes were reported on both Highways 401 and 402 Thursday after an overnight snowstorm swept across the region. Shortly before 6 a.m. Thursday, officials announced on social media that all school vehicles for both the Thames Valley District school board and London […]
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Letters to the Editor: February 13, 2025

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If CUPW and the federal government don't reach a contract settlement before May 22, we may experience another postal strike.
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Snow (and plenty of it) looms for London region: Environment Canada

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Significant snowfall is being expected to fall between Wednesday afternoon and Thursday morning.
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