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Cornies: Much at stake for communities as arts groups feel the squeeze

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Breadcrumb Trail Links Opinion Columnists Many arts groups are experiencing the dual pressures of pandemic recovery and donor belt-tightening, caused by inflation, Larry Cornies says Author of the article: Larry Cornies  •  Special to The London Free Press Published May 18, 2024  •  Last updated 52 minutes ago

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London fire victim remembered as ‘light for a lot of people’

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Article content A man who died after being pulled from a London housing co-op fire this week is being remembered as “a light for a lot of people.” Fire crews responded shortly after 4 p.m. Wednesday to a blaze at the Tolpuddle Housing Co-op at 654 King

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2024 Michigan elections: Speaker Johnson raising funds, Hollier in trouble | Bridge Michigan

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Monday, May 13 GOP pushes absentee voting The Michigan GOP is urging its members to add their names to the state’s permanent absentee voter list, arguing Republicans “cannot afford to underestimate the strategic importance” of voting by mail in 2024. The Monday appeal marked a notable tone

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2024 Michigan elections: Kristina Karamo loses fight for state GOP (again) | Bridge Michigan

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Monday, May 13 GOP pushes absentee voting The Michigan GOP is urging its members to add their names to the state’s permanent absentee voter list, arguing Republicans “cannot afford to underestimate the strategic importance” of voting by mail in 2024. The Monday appeal marked a notable tone

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Man dies in hospital after being pulled from fire: London police

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Article content A man has died in hospital after being pulled from a fire at a housing co-op in Old East Village, London police say. London police said their major crime investigators as well as the Ontario fire marshal’s office and the coroner are investigating the fire

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Ag society assessing next move after Victoria Park grandstand fire

The Owen Sound Agricultural Society board has a fundraising dance and live music planned as it figures out what it will do about fire damage to about one-third of the Victoria Park grandstand and a building underneath early May 7. The volunteer board of directors met this week and later issued a statement which said […]

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Drug deaths drop in Michigan as task force weighs how to spend opioid funds | Bridge Michigan

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Dr. Natasha Bagdasarian, the state’s chief medical executive and co-chair of the task force, has long advocated making naloxone — also known by the brand name Narcan — ubiquitous throughout the state, much like fire extinguishers. The drug had reversed 6,600 overdoses, her staff told lawmakers last

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City council draws fire after nixing agency’s bid for extended shelter cash

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Breadcrumb Trail Links News Local News Published May 16, 2024  •  3 minute read London city hall (Free Press file photo) Article content City council is facing criticism for denying a funding request from a London agency that supports women in crisis and had hoped to extend

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Dog dies in SoHo house fire, second dog rescued by London firefighters

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Article content A dog died and a second dog was rescued by firefighters in a fire Wednesday afternoon in the SoHo neighbourhood, the London fire department says. Firefighters responded to reports of a structure fire with heavy smoke at 275 William St. just after 1 p.m., the

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2024 Michigan elections: Joe Biden, Donald Trump agree to debates | Bridge Michigan

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Monday, May 13 GOP pushes absentee voting The Michigan GOP is urging its members to add their names to the state’s permanent absentee voter list, arguing Republicans “cannot afford to underestimate the strategic importance” of voting by mail in 2024. The Monday appeal marked a notable tone

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2024 Michigan elections: Jill Biden plans Michigan stops; McClain hospitalized | Bridge Michigan

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Monday, May 13 GOP pushes absentee voting The Michigan GOP is urging its members to add their names to the state’s permanent absentee voter list, arguing Republicans “cannot afford to underestimate the strategic importance” of voting by mail in 2024. The Monday appeal marked a notable tone