The Lucknow Sentinel
Mike O’Neill is a Lucknow-based author. His Christmas stories appear annually in the Lucknow Sentinel.
London Free Press
“Our goal is to create awareness around school buses when they stop, and what those rules are.”
London Free Press
The Shriners organization is providing $400,000 to support the skeletal tracking to accelerate research (STAR) program
Kincardine News
South Bruce OPP is once again hosting its annual Stuff-a-Cruiser event, collecting toys for local children ahead of the holidays. On Nov. 28, donated toys are being collected at Canadian Tire, located 811 Durham St. in Kincardine, from 11 a.m. until 2 p.m. Last year’s event brought in a massive haul of toys filling two […]
London Free Press
This marks a step toward what Education Minister Paul Calandra has said is a plan to eliminate school board trustees “100 per cent” by year’s end.
London Free Press
A Brantford man who was sent to prison for 10 years has failed in an attempt to get a higher court to change his conviction.
Great Lakes Echo

By Eric Freedman

Empty lots in deindustrialized cities like Detroit may contribute to bird species diversity, says a new study by researchers at MSU and Carleton University in Canada. The study is based on sound recordings collected at 110 sites in 11 Detroit neighborhoods. The study recommends that vacant land management in the city takes a balanced approach that considers the needs of both residents and birds. There are other concerns about vacant land, too, including as sites for solar arrays.

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London Free Press
Kids and families got an early jump on Halloween with the BOOseum event at the London Children's Museum on Wednesday.
Kincardine News
If anyone doubts that our community is wonderfully generous and caring, that person should have been at Knox church on Thursday (Oct. 23) evening and on Friday (Oct. 24). There was an amazing amount of children’s coats and snowpants. There were enough hats, mitts, gloves, scarves, wraps, boots, shoes, sweaters, and hoodies to outfit an […]
London Free Press
Rattled London-area school board trustees – both public and Catholic – are lobbying to save their jobs in the wake of a directive by Ontario's education minister to do away with an “outdated” governance system.