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Letters to the Editor: May 18, 2024
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Breadcrumb Trail Links Opinion Letters Cup lids aren’t ‘woke’ Published May 18, 2024  •  Last updated 52 minutes ago  •  4 minute read Lambton-Kent-Middlesex MP Lianne Rood slammed Tim Hortons over “woke” paper lids on its coffee cups in a video posted to social media. (Screengrab) Article content

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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 police chief, board address uptick in hate crimes: ‘Troubling’
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Breadcrumb Trail Links News Local News Facing a nearly 40 per cent jump in hate crimes last year, London’s police chief outlined the force’s “proactive approach” the problem that the city’s police board called “troubling.” Published May 17, 2024  •  Last updated 1 hour ago  •  3 minute

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Beach Blazers volunteer program launched at Kincardine’s Station Beach

The Municipality of Kincardine is looking for volunteers to monitor Station Beach during the summer tourism season. “Beach Blazers are volunteers who will interact with our Station Beach visitors in the summer months,” said Director of Community Services Jayne Jagelewski in a May 17 news release. “They’ll have recommendations for local services, be conducting surveys, […]

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Sarnia man convicted of second-degree murder in stabbing death
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Breadcrumb Trail Links News Local News Published May 16, 2024  •  3 minute read Joshua Tomlinson (Facebook) Article content SARNIA – Joshua Tomlinson buried his face in his hands as the jury foreperson in his trial read out the verdicts late Thursday night: guilty of both second-degree

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London Knights reflect on COVID, tragedy and their long road to OHL crown
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Breadcrumb Trail Links Sports Local Sports Junior Hockey Hockey Denver Barkey stood on the ice in Oshawa and thought about the journey. Published May 16, 2024  •  Last updated 38 minutes ago  •  4 minute read Denver Barkey gets set for the season-opening puck drop as the London

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St. Thomas police investigating assaults at high schools
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Article content St. Thomas police are investigating a pair of assaults at two different high schools. A principal at a high school called police on Tuesday to report an in-class assault that resulted in the victim requiring medical attention, police say. Article content Later that day, a

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London-based study details true cost of poor health care for homeless
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Breadcrumb Trail Links News Local News Almost 30,000 people across Canada in hospital last year were homeless, staying longer and costing more money than the average patient, a first-of-its-kind London-based study shows. Published May 15, 2024  •  3 minute read Cheryl Forchuk, assistant scientific director at Lawson

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Townhouse plans prompt pre-construction school boundary rejig
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Article content Thames Valley trustees have approved a boundary change relating to a not-yet-built subdivision in a booming part of London, despite concerns about the number of buses that will carry students from one area to different schools. The change means future students whose families will be