“It was a difficult and emotional decision, but necessary to ensure Willie’s Café has a chance to survive and flourish."
Police continue to investigate the property damage and are seeking the public’s help identifying another suspect.
By Victoria Witke
Christina Petalas, a doctoral student McGill University, studies herring gulls to learn about plastic pollution near the St. Lawrence River. Across two studies, she found plastic additives in every bird sampled, which could have human health consequences.
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A Free Press reader doesn't think the new, tall bus shelters offer any protection from the weather.
By Eric Freedman
A horse-drawn carriage. A runaway horse. A crash. Sounds like an old-fashioned drama – not a bizarre 21st-century event. But that’s what happened three years ago when a visitor was injured while riding in a horse-drawn omnibus at Greenfield Village. The Court of Appeals has refused to reinstate her negligence suit against The Henry Ford and the driver.
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The woman used a hammer to break electronic locks on the front door of the RBC Place London, police say.
No one was injured, and London police are investigating the case as a hit-and-run.
By Mia Litzenberg
Climate change is creating new challenges for Great Lakes coastal communities. To tackle these hazards, the Niagara Peninsula Conservation Authority launched the Lake Ontario Coastal Resilience Pilot Project last summer. Over the next four years, the project aims to engage communities in developing a coastal resilience plan.
The post New Lake Ontario initiative tackles climate hazards alongside Lakes Huron and Superior projects first appeared on Great Lakes Echo.
No injuries were reported in either incident, police said.
London police are investigating damage to a 27,000-volt wire that sparked a small fire and knocked out power to about 5,000 London Hydro customers Friday morning. The suspected attempt to steal copper was condemned by the utility’s chief executive and municipal leaders, who said the act put the lives of first responders and hydro workers […]
Two bullet holes were visible Thursday on the garage door of a southwest London home that police say was the target of an overnight shooting. After being alerted to the damage on Tuesday at 8 a.m., investigators used surveillance video to determine a dark-coloured sedan parked on Pack Road at about 3 a.m. and at […]
The blaze at a section of Marwood International Inc's Plant 3 caused an estimated $10 million in damage, a fire official said.