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After years on the transplant list, a matching heart never came for Wes Johnson.

Nothing degrades a rope or frustrates its use like a frayed end. While thin polypropylene rope ends can be fused with a “butane backsplice”—melting fibres with a lighter—this isn’t practical … Continued

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A London minor hockey team has been disbanded and three coaches are suspended pending a league investigation, the head of the group that oversees the sport locally says. A West London Hawks U15 team – which means its players are no older than 14 – has been broken up, with two players and three coaches […]

Ontario Provincial Police briefly asked Woodstock residents in the area of Huron Street and Ingersoll Avenue to shelter in place due to an investigation into a “potentially armed” person on Thursday morning. It was about 7:30 a.m. on Thursday when the OPP issued a warning over social media. “Police are actively investigating an incident involving […]

More than 500 student-athletes from 36 schools competed at the Western Ontario Secondary Schools Athletic Association (WOSSAA) swim meet, held Wednesday at the Canada Games Aquatic Centre in London. The top performers are bound for Ontario’s OFSAA championships, set for next month in Windsor. Photos by LFP’s Mike Hensen mhensen@postmedia.com

By Julia Belden

An Alanson-raised author whose book on Ernest Hemingway’s ties to Northern Michigan explains the region’s influence on the novelist’s work. The book “Picturing Hemingway’s Michigan,” has just been released in paperback.

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"There will be a reduction in production. We have to reduce people, but we're not going anywhere"

This busy stretch is off to an ugly start for the London Knights. The defending Memorial Cup champs suffered two losses in the past 48 hours to Midwest Division rivals – Tuesday in Kitchener and Wednesday at home to Guelph, 4-2 before 9,000 at Canada Life Place. Guelph has won two of the three meetings […]

A Free Press reader says a proposed bus-pass pilot plan for Clarke Road discriminates against all other schools, ages and citizens.

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Interim director Bill Tucker says the board will soon post the position and hopes to have a successor in place by year’s end.

The site at Holy Trinity St. Stephen’s Memorial Church is set to open Feb. 17 after council approved $250,000 to expand warming spaces.