Breadcrumb Trail Links Local News ‘I just saw a wall of wind and water coming at us.’ This house at Waterloo and Hyman streets near downtown London suffered serious damage when two trees came apart during Saturday’s storm. Photograph taken on Sunday May 22, 2022. Mike Hensen/The London Free Press Article content About 100 Londoners … Read more
A suspected case of monkeypox is being investigated in Toronto and public health officials are advising people who may have come in contact with the virus. According to Toronto Public Health, the first suspected case of monkeypox in the city is in an adult male in their 40s, who is currently recovering in hospital. While … Read more
A 19-year-old man was killed near a nightclub in South Vancouver early Monday morning, according to police. Officers were called to Southwest Marine Drive near Hudson Street around 3:30 a.m. after receiving multiple 911 calls about a “fight that broke out on the street between a large group,” according to a statement from … Read more
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An email encouraging members of the Canadian Armed Forces to consider contacting Habitat for Humanity if they can’t find affordable housing is casting a spotlight on a growing challenge facing many military personnel and their families. The email was sent by a senior officer at 19 Wing Comox to other members at the Royal Canadian … Read more
The statue of Sir John A. Macdonald at the foot of Queen’s Park has been covered for almost two years. It was first unveiled in 1894 and created by Hamilton MacCarthy to commemorate Canada’s first Prime Minister, according to the Ontario Legislature’s website. The statue was damaged in the summer of 2020 during Toronto protests … Read more
Breadcrumb Trail Links News Local News A fierce-looking hawk is on duty to keep your lunch safe from aggressive seagulls Will De Haven with Poki, whose job it is to scare seagulls and other birds away from the area around the Granville Island Public Market so people can eat their meals without being accosted by … Read more
Toronto police say they made more than a dozen arrests after chaos broke out at an east-end beach on Sunday night, leaving multiple people injured. Toronto police say they made more than a dozen arrests after chaos broke out at an east-end beach on Sunday night, leaving multiple people injured. Police say crowds of people … Read more
One man is dead after a fight outside a nightclub in Vancouver escalated into a stabbing early Monday. Police said officers were called to the area near Marine Drive and Hudson Street, not far from the Gallery Vancouver club, around 3:30 a.m. PT. A fight had broken out between “a large group” of people, according to a … Read more
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Bill Thomas can find humour in just about everything. That was clear last week as he was honoured for donating manuscripts to Port Colborne Historical and Marine Museum and his work to save Roselawn Centre. As Mayor Bill Steele spoke about his relationship with the award-winning author and columnist and shared some stories, he surprised … Read more