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The reconstruction of a much-loved Old South coffee shop and bakery destroyed by fire two years ago has begun, with its owners eyeing a fall opening.   The new Black Walnut Bakery and Cafe, at the corner of Wortley Road and Craig Street in London’s Wortley Village neighbourhood, is beginning to take shape as construction […]
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If you were hoping for a London-Saginaw rematch, forget it. The first-place Knights will face No. 5 seed Erie in the second round of the Ontario Hockey League playoffs. The Otters dispatched the defending Memorial Cup champion Spirit in five games thanks to a series-clinching 6-3 victory Saturday at the Dow Event Center. The series […]
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A Middle Eastern grocery store and bakery has added a café – filling a gap in the London food scene for the Muslim community while introducing its cuisine to others, its owner says. Walking into Viola Gourmet is like diving into a Middle Eastern folktale, with the business resembling a chapter from the book 1001 […]
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The London region’s unemployment rate improved in March as the local economy added 2,200 new jobs, a strong showing that doesn’t yet reflect the impact of the trade war between Canada and the U.S. The region’s jobless rate now sits at 5.9 per cent, down from February’s 6.6 per cent, Statistics Canada reported Friday. Including […]
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Nearly three dozen driver’s licences were seized and more than 500 offence notices were issued by London police during a month-long blitz of taxis and ride-share services. Police say over the course of March, officers working in their road safety section alog with city hall bylaw officers conducted a safety campaign targeting on-demand transportation services […]
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Tariffs landed with a thud in Ontario’s industrial heartland Thursday, shuttering one major automaker and spreading uncertainty among smaller automotive parts suppliers across the London. The U.S. held to its pledge to punish manufacturers shipping goods south of the border, charging a 25 per cent tariff on automobiles, tariffs on some automotive parts in addition […]
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OWEN SOUND – On a team full of stars, it’s the rookie 10th-round pick who punched the London Knights’ ticket to the second round of the OHL playoffs. Noah Read’s hat trick led the way as the London Knights topped the Owen Sound Attack 8-4 in front of a sold-out crowd at the Harry Lumley […]