A pelican, a snapping turtle and a metaphor for making London better

A pelican, a snapping turtle and a metaphor for making London better
London Free Press
What does one civic leader's anecdote about a seabird struggling to lift off say about London's prosperity? More than you might think.
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‘Poop’ pills to be tested in London for treatment of pancreatic cancer

‘Poop’ pills to be tested in London for treatment of pancreatic cancer
London Free Press
London researchers are launching a clinical trial to see if pills containing beneficial microbes from poop can help save the lives of pancreatic cancer patients undergoing chemotherapy. Scientists at Lawson Research Institute, the research institute at St. Joseph’s Health Care London, and London Health Sciences Centre Research Institute (LHSCRI), are launching a Phase 1 clinical […]
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‘Death Club’ offers community, support for those processing loss

Interlochen Public Radio
In Traverse City, a group of people meet regularly at a brewery to talk about something people generally don’t want to discuss: death.
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Lifetime driving ban for London man who rammed police cruiser in wild chase

Lifetime driving ban for London man who rammed police cruiser in wild chase
London Free Press
A London man who led police on a wild, drug-fuelled chase through parts of Southwestern Ontario, forcing one cruiser off the road and smashing into another, has been given a lifetime driving ban and ordered to repay an insurance company more than $27,000. Trevor Goessell, 39, was also given a time-served sentence of nearly 30 […]
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Pearson: Elected officials face existential struggle

Pearson: Elected officials face existential struggle
London Free Press
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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$7.2M boost for London-based Alzheimer’s, cancer studies

$7.2M boost for London-based Alzheimer’s, cancer studies
London Free Press
London researchers studying how molecular imaging can improve cancer care and the detection of Alzheimer's have received a major boost
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Terminally ill sexual predator sentenced to five years in prison

London Free Press
A man with terminal cancer who has already lived longer than expected has been sentenced to more than five years in prison on a raft of sexual abuse convictions involving a child.
Cancer

High-end spa closing after 20 years as owner faces cancer fight: 'Grateful'

London Free Press
A posh north London day spa is closing its doors after more than two decades in business as its longtime owner battles cancer. Read More
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Family's $5M gift enhances Children's Hospital childhood cancer treatment

London Free Press
Officials with the fundraising arm of London's Children's Hospital are cheering the largest ever donation in its 100-year history, a $5-million gift intended to help childhood cancer patients. Read More
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Family of man with rare cancer hoping for 'Christmas miracle'

London Free Press
Tamara Bull was out running errands in her hometown of Tillsonburg when two strangers waiting in line at a walk-in clinic told her they're praying for her family. Read More
Cancer, Tillsonburg

Park: Integrated, team-based care best way to deliver health care

London Free Press
A few years ago, my father asked me to look at what he thought was a bruise that wouldn’t go away. He was able to see his family doctor, who has known our family for decades. Within a week he had a biopsy. Within two weeks he was scheduled for
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Car dealership gives London hospital $1M to fight prostate cancer

London Free Press
A London car dealership has donated $1 million to fight prostate cancer. Read More
Cancer, donations, LHSC
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