A veteran stand-up comedian who’s shared the stage with the Beach Boys and John Candy is back in London this weekend – nearly 50 years after he first performed at his high school here. Glen Foster was a new kid at Sir Frederick Banting secondary school, having moved here from Cambridge, when he decided to […]
The loss of Hudson’s Bay stores at London’s two landmark shopping malls will leave massive holes in the city’s retail space that won’t be easy to fill, experts say. But look for a diverse mix from office to entertainment, culture and community, and even some smaller retail offerings to fill the void, they agree, as […]
If you don’t go away on March Break, the next best place to visit could be The Factory, an indoor family entertainment centre at 100 Kellogg Lane in London billed as the largest in the country. Its zip-lines, trampoline park, ultimate warrior course, arcade, playground and virtual reality zone are getting a good workout this […]
The fast-growing centre is wrestling with how to engage its newcomers in local life. This is Part Two of Postmedia’s How Canada Wins series.
The late Gene Hackman, an Oscar-winning actor found dead last week with his wife, had a close connection to Sarnia.
These are examples of cases that have become way too common in the local courts. A 31-year-old man was acquitted Wednesday in a London courtroom after a trial on a charge of pointing a handgun at another man during an argument along the Richmond Row bar strip, largely because the evidence from witnesses at the […]
The countdown to the opening of London's Hard Rock Hotel is officially on as the hotel has announced it is taking bookings for June
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 […]
For a new London business, the address could not be more historic. It’s the place where the city’s first entrepreneur set up shop. Located in the shadow of two giant downtown highrises, with two more planned that will set a height record for London, the new Vietnamese restaurant also stands ready to cash in on […]
Award winning comic and Tillsonburg native Debra DiGiovanni recently reached a milestone in her decades-long stand-up career.
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Dean Pomerleau learned a valuable lesson shortly after buying the London Nationals. Owning the Greater Ontario Junior Hockey League team doesn’t get you any breaks in kangaroo court. “I had dress shoes on and walked across the carpet,” he recalled. “There were six to eight guys there and they said you owe us 34 bucks. […]
2024 expense tabs are in for London’s mayor and its 14 ward councillors. City hall reporter Jack Moulton breaks down how much they spent and on what. THE BIG PICTURE City councillors are entitled to charge up to $15,000 a year in general expenses such as for office supplies and equipment, gifts and souvenirs for […]