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Hands-on help: High school students build shelters for London’s homeless

Thu, 11/13/2025 - 07:00 London Free Press

Teams of students from local high schools are taking part in a project to build 2.4-metre by 3.7-metre (eight-by-12-foot) temporary shelters.

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Man’s ‘Around the Lake in 8 Days’ bike ride raises $25K for charity

Wed, 10/01/2025 - 08:00 Great Lakes Echo

By Camila Bello Castro
A Chicago man biked around Lake Michigan in eight days, battling self-doubts and a major thunderstorm and raising $25,000 for the Michigan Credit Union Foundation, which advocates and promotes the credit union movement by providing educational opportunities and consumer awareness.

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Strike by Ontario college support workers enters third week

Fri, 09/19/2025 - 16:32 London Free Press

A strike by about 10,000 support workers at Ontario colleges has entered its third week with no end in sight.

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Troubled London-area school board’s budget going online-only. Why?

Tue, 06/24/2025 - 20:44 London Free Press

Under provincially appointed supervisor Paul Boniferro, the Thames Valley District school board says it will release a budget soon - on its website.

Minimum wage campaign gearing up for referendum push

Tue, 06/17/2025 - 06:57 Interlochen Public Radio

If successful, the referendum would repeal bipartisan compromise legislation that passed in February.

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Supervisor running Thames Valley school board breaks silence

Mon, 06/16/2025 - 16:42 London Free Press

The ministry-appointed supervisor in charge of the embattled Thames Valley District school board has broken his public silence

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