‘Scary’ drunk dump-truck driver fined over crash into ditch, hydro pole

London Free Press
“Those aren’t the highest readings I or my colleagues have seen, but they’re certainly among the highest.”
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London ‘innovator in field of disabilities’ awarded Order of Ontario

London Free Press
The head of an organization founded in London more than 35 years ago that helps people with complex needs is being recognized with Ontario’s top civilian honour. Brian Dunne, president and chief executive of PHSS, formerly Participation House Support Services, was among 29 people named to the Order of Ontario for 2024 on Jan. 1. […]
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Brews News: Ten thoughts to close out the year

London Free Press
It's time to raise a pint to the year that was and 10 thoughts from the craft beer world in 2024.
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Climate takes its toll on the ‘cherry capital of the world’

Interlochen Public Radio
In partnership with Grist, a look at how northern Michigan's famous industry is coping with a changing climate.
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London Lightning end losing streak in double-OT thriller

London Free Press
The London Lightning ended a two-game skid with an offensive tilt for the ages.
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Clubhouse fire ‘devastating setback’ for London Cricket Club

London Free Press
Cricket equipment and historical artifacts belonging to one of Ontario’s oldest cricket clubs were destroyed in a fire in a storage container at a sports field in north London. “This is devastating for the whole London cricket community,” said Arun Jentrick, president of the London Cricket Club established in 1856
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Invasive sea lamprey populations spiked during reduced control, report says

Great Lakes Commission
The Great Lakes Fishery Commission said non-native predatory sea lamprey populations spiked due to reduced control during the COVID-19 pandemic. The commission said numbers rose when field crews were constrained […]
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London Lightning ready for long-awaited BSL home opener

London Free Press
What can they do for an encore?
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The Iceman Giveth, The Iceman Taketh

Interlochen Public Radio
This is a tale of two cyclists, one legendary race, and an unlikely rivalry.
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Thames Valley works to grade top official – with few details on his ongoing leave

London Free Press
As the Thames Valley District school board develops a Queen's Park-mandated policy for evaluating its education director, the last top boss remains off work but collecting his paycheque after almost three months.
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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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He sparked a police chase, got stuck in a field and now he’s going to jail

London Free Press
A young Sarnia man charged three years ago with a failed getaway from police after the car he was driving got stuck in a field near Petrolia finally has been sentenced. Dreyten Lawrence, then 20, was charged with flight from police, dangerous driving, stunt driving by racing and driving without a
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