Strike threat looms over colleges in Southwestern Ontario, across province

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London's Fanshawe College and its peers across Southwestern Ontario and provincewide are bracing for a strike that could mark the start of 2025 amid a breakdown in labour talks with the union representing faculty and other staffers.
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‘Huge rivalry’: Windsor Spitfires draw confidence from 3-2 win over No. 1 London Knights

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WINDSOR – It’s a victory the Windsor Spitfires will not allow anyone to diminish in any way, shape or form. The Spitfires were full marks in a comeback 3-2 victory over the league-leading London Knights on Saturday before a crowd of 5,666 at the WFCU Centre. “What a performance the
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Woman, 26, charged after reports of possible drunk driver on Hwy. 401

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A St. Thomas woman faces multiple charges after reports of a possible impaired driver on Highway 401 led to an arrest in London, provincial police say. Ontario Provincial Police say officers responded to reports of a possible impaired driver on the westbound 401 lanes in Thames Centre, east of the
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First-place London Knights get even better, thanks to NCAA rule change

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Erie Otters overage forward Pano Fimis had a message for his younger brother right after signing with the London Knights. “The first phone call we had, he said, ‘December 18 – be ready’,” Andoni Fimis, the Knights’ new defenceman, recalled. “He has it circled on his calendar, too. It’ll be
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Building lag may cost city hall millions in Queen’s Park housing cash

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London is on the verge of losing millions of dollars in provincial funding for missing its housing starts target for 2024, a goal the city could easily hit if builders followed through on all projects approved by council. As of Oct. 31, city hall had issued building permits for 3,282
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PHOTOS: London Lightning 117, Windsor Express 109

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The London Lightning beat their Basketball Super League rivals the Windsor Express, 117-109, at Canada Life Place in downtown London on Sunday. Photos by LFP’s Derek Ruttan
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Letters to the Editor: December 7, 2024

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The recent front page photo provided a smile and was an inspiration to me for the rest of the day.
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Doug Ford promises to get tougher on the homeless. Is it a good idea

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Ontario's premier is pledging new legislation which promises a crackdown on public drug use and encampments and get more people indoors and into treatment, whether it violates their rights or not.
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London-area adds 3,000 new jobs as employment trend stays positive

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The London-area economy added close to 3,000 jobs in November, but the region’s jobless rate still edged up last month as more people looked for work, Statistics Canada reported Friday. In total, the London area, which also takes in St. Thomas, Strathroy and portions of Elgin and Middlesex County, added
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London Lightning ready for long-awaited BSL home opener

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What can they do for an encore?
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London magic mushroom shop still open after chain claims to shut 30 locations

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An illegal magic mushroom dispensary in London remains open weeks after the chain claimed it was shuttering all of its Ontario stores, citing repeated police raids.
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PHOTOS: Western Mustangs vs. Windsor Lancers, university men’s hockey

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The Windsor Lancers beat the Western Mustangs 6-2 in Ontario university men's hockey action on Wednesday night in Windsor.
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