The SoHo Community Association in London will hold its SoHo Soaper on Saturday, a downhill race featuring homemade carts and meant to bring the neighbourhood together. LFP reporter Jacob Reid has what you need to know: What is soapbox racing? Soapbox racing dates back to early-1900s Dayton, Ohio, when kids built gravity-powered carts from wooden soap […]
Power outages caused by overnight storms closed two Elgin County elementary schools on Thursday. Straffordville public school and Port Burwell public school were closed, officials with the Thames Valley District school board announced early Thursday. Their on-site EarlyON Centres, child care centres and before and after school programs were not operating at those sites for […]
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North Lake Correctional Facility, near Baldwin, accepted its first immigration detainees Monday, according to Immigration and Customs Enforcement.
Home County Music and Art Festival returns to Victoria Park, as Juno-winning group Bedouin Soundclash headlines the one-day event.
The vehicle sought in connection with a fatal hit-and-run in Hanover last week has been located destroyed by fire in a bush lot near the town, police say. Hanover police Chief Chris Knoll said in a social media post that investigators had recovered a burned 2007 PT Cruiser in a bush lot on Sideroad 25 […]
Firefighters from across Norfolk County worked for more than five hours Friday night and Saturday morning to contain a large fire of about 2,000 discarded railway ties near Mabee’s Corners in Courtland. Norfolk’s deputy fire chief, James Robertson, said the “significant outdoor fire” on Orange Hall Road involved intense flames and heavy smoke, with the […]
Hundreds gathered on the greenspace in London’s Old South on Saturday for Wortley Pride, an annual event celebrating 2SLGBTQIA+ communities. The festival featured music, performances, food trucks and art displays and vendors. The gathering also drew a small group of protesters. More than a dozen police officers kept watch on the sign-carrying demonstrators and a […]
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In Elk Rapids, Charlevoix and Petoskey protesters carried signs and gathered in high traffic areas. Thousands gathered in Traverse City.
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The London Children's Festival kicked off Friday, featuring carnival rides, bouncy castles, face painting, live music and food.
A former NHL player is holding a free camp for youth hockey players in London, saying he wants to give back to the city and support the next generation of players.