Officials preach caution near rivers, creeks as heavy snowfall melts

London Free Press
Area conservation authorities are warning the public to be cautious around slippery riverbanks as a blast of above-zero weather melts snow dumped on the London region last week.   Environment Canada was calling for a high of 3 C and rain on Monday, followed by above-freezing temperatures through Wednesday before cooling
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Area fathers step up to ensure children’s letters get to Santa

London Free Press
Canada Post strike prompts group of Oxford County dads to help Santa ensure letters to the North Pole are returned before Christmas Eve.
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Tallman: If there’s an afterlife, what should humans hope for?

London Free Press
Humans are meaning-makers; we cannot survive without meaning.
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Letters to the Editor: December 7, 2024

London Free Press
The recent front page photo provided a smile and was an inspiration to me for the rest of the day.
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London Knights captain set to seize second shot at world junior team

London Free Press
Denver Barkey was one of the last cuts for last year's Canadian world junior hockey team. He gets a do-over next week.
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Family continues search for man missing for 16 months: ‘Left guessing’

London Free Press
Loved ones of a missing St. Thomas man continue searching for answers about what happened to him more than a year after he went missing.
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LHSC, St. Joseph’s resuscitate shared executive role

London Free Press
A former London Health Sciences Centre executive is returning to the hospital’s top ranks, a new vice-president role LHSC is sharing with St. Joseph’s Health Care London.  
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Thames Valley school board spent $225K on Navigator PR firm. Why?

London Free Press
The embattled London-area public school board spent more than $225,000 on advice from damage-control consulting firm Navigator in 2021 and 2022, documents obtained by The Free Press show – but officials won't say why.
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Bush bash homicide trial: Witness testifies to seeing accused killer with gun

London Free Press
The plan was Mackenzie Tulloch would drive to London, pick up his then-girlfriend and head right back to Hamilton.
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What to know about city council’s meeting cycle, and one complicated change

London Free Press
Monday marked the first meeting of city council’s refreshed committees including the shrunken community and protective services committee. Reporter Jack Moulton explains the committee system, and why the smaller body already is presenting headaches. WHAT ARE COUNCIL’S STANDING COMMITTEES? City council has four committees that meet on a three-week cycle
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Local group learns about declining forest health in Maitland River watershed

Kincardine News
Erin Gouthro, watershed ecologist with the Maitland Valley Conservation Authority (MVCA), made a return appearance to the Huron Fringe Field Naturalists (HFFN) Nov. 26 to report on a forest health study. Begun in 2021, the work aimed to identify trend lines in forest health data and to fill in gaps
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London Knights score 10 (yes, 10) in Ottawa, roll to 18th straight victory

London Free Press
The London Knights were missing high-scoring Easton Cowan and Kasper Halttunen during their eastern Ontario swing. They still buried 21 goals in three games. The defending OHL champs blew out Ottawa 10-3 for their 18th consecutive win before 3,223 Sunday at TD Place. Sam Dickinson (two goals, five points), Denver
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