Rookie police officer resigns prior to pleading guilty to impaired driving

London Free Press
A rookie St. Thomas police officer resigned from the force prior to pleading guilty to impaired driving on Thursday, a police spokesperson says.
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Chin brothers beat the odds as hockey stars in anti-Chinese era

The Lucknow Sentinel
An upcoming article highlights the Chin brothers’ extraordinary rise to hockey fame at the height of anti-Chinese discrimination in Canada. “We live in a different time,” writer Debbie Jiang commented on racism in sports. “The colour barrier wasn’t broken until Larry Kwong played for the New York Rangers in 1948.”
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Living wage in Grey-Bruce $23.05 per hour, report says

The Lucknow Sentinel
It costs more to live in Grey-Bruce than anywhere else in the province outside of Toronto, according to the 2024 Ontario Living Wage Network’s latest report. A resident of the Grey, Bruce, Perth, Huron, Simcoe region needs to earn $23.05 hours per 40-hour work week to make ends meet this
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Great Lakes Maritime Academy to receive tugboat for training

Great Lakes Commission
Northwestern Michigan College’s Great Lakes Maritime Academy is receiving a donated vessel, the Robinson Bay tugboat. The tugboat will give students more hands-on learning opportunities. Read the full story by […]
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OPP seek driver after rollover crash that flattened vehicle

London Free Press
Romayne Smith Fullerton was walking her dog with a friend in a wildlife preserve southwest of St. Thomas Tuesday morning when she heard an “enormous thump.”
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Landon Sim suspended five games for calling player ‘Mennonite’

London Free Press
London Knights overage forward Landon Sim was suspended five games by the Ontario Hockey League on Monday for referring to an opposing player as a Mennonite. The 20-year-old was ejected and assessed a game misconduct at the end of the first period of London’s 5-1 London win at Sault Ste
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Insurance deal saves high school swim team’s season: ‘Thankful’

London Free Press
An Elgin County high school’s swim team will be motoring ahead after an insurance dispute between the province and the region’s largest school board threatened to cancel the season. The swim team at East Elgin secondary school in Aylmer will be back in the water in the coming weeks after
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Truck licensing and registration remain an ag industry uphill battle

The Lucknow Sentinel
Efforts continue to modify the existing Commercial Vehicle Operator Registration rules for larger trucks
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West Coast Catering celebrating 5 years in Kincardine

Kincardine News
A local chef and entrepreneur is celebrating five successful years in business, but he said, he couldn’t have done it alone. “We have incredible chefs and people working with us,” said Chef Alex Lussier, owner of West Coast Catering, highlighting his 36 employees. “It makes it a very energetic business
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