Fanshawe Pioneer Village prepares for Victoria Day opening weekend
The Fanshawe Pioneer Village is preparing for their 65 year anniversary, opening for the season this coming Victoria Day weekend. "When the village first opened up, we were a fairly small amount of buildings, only four original buildings," says Public Programming Coordinator, Christina van Hardeveld. "Si...
May 10, 2024
How the London Knights impact local businesses
With the London Knights entering the OHL championship series on Thursday night, it's a good time to look at some of the economic impacts that the Knights and Budweiser Gardens can bring to restaurants in downtown London. "From Budweiser Gardens, we receive about 1% of everyone that goes in it. I know that doesn't ...
May 09, 2024
Dorchester man arrested after parking lot confrontation
Police have arrested a 43-year-old man after a confrontation Wednesday night. The man was blocking a through-lane in a parking lot in the 1100 block of Wellington Road South. A woman approached to get him to move and he began acting hostile, swinging a baseball bat towards her and her car. Police were called and arrest...
May 09, 2024
Sustainability on the mind of Canadian music industry
London is the first ever Canadian city to be recognized as a UNESCO City of Music, today was their second annual conference. The conference, which is being held at the London Music Hall, is focused on policy development practices that will help shape Canadian communities. "The main goal today is to connect people...
May 09, 2024
"Its time for a change" : Fanshawe students react to Toronto Maple Leafs news
The Toronto Maple Leafs announced the firing of their head coach, Sheldon Keefe after being knocked out of the first round of the playoffs by the Boston Bruins. Keefe published a video to X, formerly known as Twitter, thanking the organization for his time there. Leaf fans Owen Pacheco and Paul Lee, students at Fansh...
May 09, 2024
Pro-Palestinian encampment continues at Western, demands divestment from Israel
Protesters have set up an encampment at Western University again today, demanding that the university divest from any company that supports Israel. The demonstration is scheduled to end at midnight, when the protesters will dismantle the encampment. "We have a full program of events today," says one of the l...
May 08, 2024
2 londoners charged with child exploitation in Ontario wide investigation
Two Londoners have been charged as a part of Project Aquatic, an Ontario-wide investigation into child exploitation and abuse. As a result, 607 electronic devices were seized, 348 charges were laid, 64 people were charged, 34 victims were identified, and 30 children were safeguarded. One individual charged possessed ap...
May 08, 2024
Airshow London named Best Air Show across North America
The city's annual air show, Airshow London, has been named the Best Air Show in North America for the third year in a row. The title was given by the 10Best Readers' Choice Awards Contest, a property of USA Today, with nominees being chosen by a panel of industry experts and editors from USA Today and 10Best.com. This ...
May 08, 2024
Western U and striking teaching assistants reach tentative deal
Western University and picketing graduate teaching assistants have reached a tentative deal after a two-week strike. The university says the tentative agreement with Public Service Alliance Local 610 will now go before Western's board of governors and members of the union for ratification. About 2,000 graduate teaching...
Apr 28, 2024
London gets set for more record-breaking construction
The City of London is set to be hit with another year of major construction projects. This comes after last year's construction season, which saw the city break its record for total investment costs at over $200-million in 2023. Less than a year later though, the city has already said it will be breaking that record,...
Apr 10, 2024