London city hall: Looking ahead to priorities, possible pitfalls of 2025

London Free Press
300 Dufferin Ave. was a busy spot in 2024, between setting new ward boundaries, a new four-year budget, new building height limits and going ahead with an expansion to London’s urban growth boundary. Things won’t be much quieter in 2025 and city hall reporter Jack Moulton takes a look at
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Baranyai: Words of the year telling

London Free Press
Of all the year-end superlatives – best movie villains, worst trends, Time's person of the year, my favourite is the word of the year.
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Brews News: Pale ales get gussied up for the holidays

London Free Press
People hear the words “craft beer” and think it’s all about hoppy IPAs.
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Sifton wants to add 900 to 1,300 homes to a 19ha (50-acre) site at 1511 Clarke Road,  at the southwest corner of Clarke and Kilally roads, said Phil Masschelein, senior vice-president at Sifton.

London Free Press
Sifton Properties may double the number of homes it will build in a residential area nudging up against Fanshawe conservation area by adding a mix of apartment towers and townhouses near an already approved subdivision. Sifton wants to add 900 to 1,300 homes to a 19-hectare (50-acre) site at 1511
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Cornies: An accidental career turned into a lasting legacy

London Free Press
It was undoubtedly Barbara's warm personality, cheery disposition and ability to connect with strangers that persuaded the late Tony Bembridge to offer the 22-year-old a job in news features.
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Beer Store adding digital menus to drive-thrus, including one in London

London Free Press
Digital menus will display sales, promotions and new beer choices, allowing customers to make beer selections from their vehicles
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Prospects Challenge: CHL 6, U.S. national team 1

London Free Press
The inaugural game of the CHL USA Prospects Challenge quickly turned into a recruitment brochure for major junior hockey. The collection of Canadian Hockey League NHL draft blue-chippers took control with a three-goal second period in a 6-1 waxing of the United States under-18 team before 4,769 Tuesday at Canada
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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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Out of the woods: One London woman’s escape from homelessness

London Free Press
From a tent in the woods, to a roof over her head, to a role in a homelessness forum, Tanya Burke has come far. Her journey isn't over yet.
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How an infamous Great Lakes shipwreck became trendy on TikTok

How an infamous Great Lakes shipwreck became trendy on TikTok
Great Lakes Echo

By Clara Lincolnhol As the gales of November approach, social media users are channeling an infamous Great Lakes shipwreck as tongue-in-cheek inspiration for a new fall aesthetic. It began with a video comedian Django Gold posted to TikTok in September. “Brat Summer is over. It’s time for Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald Fall,” Gold says […]

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How an infamous Great Lakes shipwreck became trendy on TikTok

How an infamous Great Lakes shipwreck became trendy on TikTok
Great Lakes Echo

By Clara Lincolnhol As the gales of November approach, social media users are channeling an infamous Great Lakes shipwreck as tongue-in-cheek inspiration for a new fall aesthetic. It began with a video comedian Django Gold posted to TikTok in September. “Brat Summer is over. It’s time for Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald Fall,” Gold says […]

The post How an infamous Great Lakes shipwreck became trendy on TikTok first appeared on Great Lakes Echo.
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