Former radio host Andrew Lawton, 35, retained the riding of Elgin-St. Thomas-London South for the Conservatives in Monday night’s federal election following a campaign marked by some inter-party tension and loud protests. He spoke with LFP reporter Brian Williams about his first political victory. Q. You campaigned unsuccessfully for Ontario’s Progressive Conservatives in the London […]
Lindsay Mathyssen won’t say goodbye. She’s just hitting “pause,” she said Tuesday as the reality sinks in that for the first time in 19 years a Mathyssen will not be the NDP MP for London-Fanshawe. Lindsay Mathyssen, defeated Monday by Conservative Kurt Holman after serving two terms, reflected on her time in office and how […]
More than 250,000 London and area voters cast ballots at advance polls ahead of Monday’s federal election, reflecting a trend that saw high turnout across the country. The advance polls for the federal campaign, held during the Easter long weekend, saw a 25 per cent increase in participation nationally and turnout also was strong across […]
Thames Valley school board officials have a plan to boost grades, improve student literacy and math scores that haven’t kept up with provincial scotres, according to a report released this week.
The second annual Clean Energy Frontier Program awards recognize outstanding contributions to the local economy and clean energy sector
Televised candidates’ debates in London ridings held by Rogers tv have been marred by no-show Conservative candidates. Conservative candidates in four ridings – Adam Benni in London West, Kurt Holman in London-Fanshawe, Stephen Gallant in London Centre and Andrew Lawton in Elgin-St. Thomas-London South – were absent from Rogers tv televised debates recorded recently and […]
Oakridge secondary school principal will be following a bus load of high schoolers as they make their way across the Canada-U.S. border next week.
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Cougars are making a comeback. The iconic wildcat hasn’t had a breeding population in the Great Lakes states since the early 1900s, but now they’re moving east. Experts say they could be back soon. Some people swear they already are.
The Great Lakes Science Center in Cleveland, Ohio is launching a new weekly series of sensory-friendly Sunday morning programming in April, and a new Sensory Space, all designed to make the […]
According to the U.S. Geological Survey Great Lakes Science Center, prey fish numbers in Lake Michigan look slightly better, though smelt biomass remains low throughout the lake. Read the full […]
London researchers have uncovered a potential link between frequent cannabis use and psychosis in young people.