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Letters to the Editor: June 14, 2025

Letters to the Editor: June 14, 2025
Sat, 06/14/2025 - 06:58 London Free Press
A Free Press reader thinks too many London councillors seem "all too eager to silence anyone who asks questions pertaining to transparency and accountability."
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Cornies: London architect led ‘golden age’ of school design

Cornies: London architect led ‘golden age’ of school design
Sat, 06/14/2025 - 00:26 London Free Press
Many of us, especially in those rural towns, got the chance to learn in buildings that were trailblazers in school design
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Hockey Canada trial: Players failed to confirm woman’s consent, Crown says

Hockey Canada trial: Players failed to confirm woman’s consent, Crown says
Fri, 06/13/2025 - 17:06 London Free Press
A Crown attorney criticized the suggestion that drinking, dancing or flirting signals sexual availability in her closing argument
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Plan to put housing on city parking lots gathers steam

Plan to put housing on city parking lots gathers steam
Fri, 06/13/2025 - 07:37 London Free Press
City staff are recommending the city pursue housing development on a parking lot in Old East Village and two lots at Ridout and Horton
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Ex-lifeguard launches non-profit to combat rip current dangers

Ex-lifeguard launches non-profit to combat rip current dangers
Thu, 06/12/2025 - 19:52 London Free Press
“If you go for a walk in the woods, it’s good to know what could hurt you,” he said. “Going to the beach is no different – we should know the dangers and how to spot them.”
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Striking WSIB workers rally in London to back contract demands

Striking WSIB workers rally in London to back contract demands
Thu, 06/12/2025 - 18:43 London Free Press
The union president and an NDP MPP joined a London picket line as a strike by 3,600 WSIB workers enters its fourth week
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Hockey Canada trial: Woman in ‘no-win’ situation, Crown says

Hockey Canada trial: Woman in ‘no-win’ situation, Crown says
Thu, 06/12/2025 - 16:55 London Free Press
The Crown prosecuting five former junior hockey players accused of sexually assaulting a woman took aim at defence criticisms of her
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Why one neighbour is still ‘on high alert’ as homeless camp is dismantled

Why one neighbour is still ‘on high alert’ as homeless camp is dismantled
Thu, 06/12/2025 - 11:46 London Free Press
A nearby resident of a Woodstock homeless encampment erected more than two years ago is “cautiously relieved” dismantling of the site is underway.
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Ontario surprise shaves nearly a point off London’s projected tax hike

Ontario surprise shaves nearly a point off London’s projected tax hike
Wed, 06/11/2025 - 19:34 London Free Press
London politicians met Wednesday in the final advance meeting of their budget committee, finding some surprise savings through a legal interpretation by Queen's Park.
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‘Tunnel Vision 101’ led to charges against world junior players: Defence

‘Tunnel Vision 101’ led to charges against world junior players: Defence
Wed, 06/11/2025 - 16:52 London Free Press
A lawyer for one of the five former world junior hockey players being tried for sexual assault took aim at Hockey Canada, London police
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Hockey Canada trial verdict date set as defence questions woman’s credibility

Hockey Canada trial verdict date set as defence questions woman’s credibility
Tue, 06/10/2025 - 21:06 London Free Press
The lawyers representing five hockey players on trial for sexual assault called their accuser’s evidence “an exercise in fact-finding frustration.”
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Letters to the Editor: June 7, 2025

Letters to the Editor: June 7, 2025
Sat, 06/07/2025 - 06:58 London Free Press
A Free Press reader says the $125M plan to redevelop London city hall is "not an investment, it's a growing debt burden."
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