Catholic university’s LGBTQ evolution continues with support group

The London Free Press

A Catholic Western University-affiliated school so conservative it only began flying the rainbow Pride flag in 2021 is now celebrating the success of the first year of a support group for LGBTQ students. Three years ago, King’s University College flew the flag for the first time, following the University of Waterloo’s St. Jerome’s University to…

Protesters dig in at Western University, call for meeting with school president

The London Free Press

Pro-Palestinian protesters remained in a tent encampment at Western University Sunday and said they won’t leave until they can meet the school’s president, Alan Shepard. The group has been living in tents outside University Community Centre since Wednesday, remaining four days longer than they originally planned Known as the “second liberated zone” organized by current…

Man faces multiple charges after child exploitation probe: Court records

The London Free Press

SARNIA – Court records have shed light on a Lambton County resident swept up in a massive, joint police force child exploitation probe. The OPP announced this week 64 people, including eight from Southwestern Ontario, face nearly 350 charges linked to Project Aquatic, a provincewide crackdown on making, possessing and distributing child sexual abuse materials….

Chair of city diversity committee resigns, calls out city councillor

The London Free Press

The chair of a city council community advisory committee has resigned in protest of the conduct of a city councillor and a fellow member of the committee. In a post to social media Tuesday, Ryan O’Hagan, the now-former chair of the diversity, inclusion and anti-oppression community advisory committee who uses the pronouns they and them,…