As China and eastern Asia welcomed the Year of the Rabbit over the weekend, Free Press reporter Jonathan Juha looks at how members of London’s Chinese community keep their traditions alive and mark the beginning of the Lunar New Year THE BIGGEST CELEBRATION Also known as the Spring Festival, the Chinese New Year is the […]
‘(The Rangers) aren’t in a playoff spot so they’re hungry. We’ve got to be ready to play teams like that because they need the win.’
It’s hard to imagine that, not long ago, Brittany Baker spent her days in a black hoodie pulled up so no one would see her face, walking London’s streets, banned from shelters and getting sicker.
The Owen Sound Attack capped off a memorable three-in-three weekend Sunday afternoon with a 4-1 win over the league-leading Ottawa 67’s, less than 24 hours after beating the Peterborough Petes 7-4 to close out Hockey Day in Canada. Before that was a 9-1 loss to the dastardly London Knights on Friday, but two big weekend […]
Environment Canada has issued a special weather statement ahead of a mid-week snowstorm that could bring up to 20 cm of snowfall in certain regions.
Four years ago, London had a problem, being the worst in big-city Canada for the proportion of working-age adults sitting out the job market, neither working nor looking for jobs.
The $2.8-million civil lawsuit filed against Southwestern Ontario’s largest school board over a now-missing teacher’s sexual abuse of a student underscores the liability risk boards face for the misconduct of educators, one expert says.
A portion of Highway 401 near London was closed for several hours following a collision involving a transport truck carrying fuel on Sunday. The collision, reported by the Ontario Provincial Police about noon, forced the closing of the westbound lanes of the highway between Veterans Memorial Parkway and Highbury Avenue for several hours. The London […]
73-year-old Peter Schiestel of Neustadt was last seen on Friday, January 20 around 2 p.m.
Harrison Park was a sea of red and white Scotiabank Hockey Day in Canada toques Saturday. Throngs of excited hockey fans young and old turned out for the festival in the park and congregated around and near the aptly named Good Cheer Rink for this national event hosted in Owen Sound. There was lots to […]
It’s hard to imagine that, not long ago, Brittany Baker spent her days in a black hoodie pulled up so no one would see her face, walking London’s streets, banned from shelters and getting sicker.
West Grey police issued a public plea for help Saturday night to find a missing man. Police said Peter Schiestel, 73, of Neustadt was last seen on Friday, Jan. 20 about 2 p.m. He was driving a red, four-door 2020 Hyundai Elantra, with Ontario licence CWWW-532, a news release issued over police social media channels […]
