Paris rioters protest retirement age change
On Monday, France’s President Emmanuel Macron’s proposal to raise the retirement age was passed. Citizens across the country are protesting, and calling the reform a threat to France’s democracy | VideoContinue Reading
Introducing BORGs: new fad in campus drinking culture
With growing popularity on social media platforms, BORGs were spotted around London on St. Patrick’s Day. Continue Reading
Biden to visit Canada for first time since inauguration
This will be Biden’s first visit to Canada since his inauguration in January 2021.Continue Reading
Old North Residents ‘very upset’ with mass tree removal
As the city plans to take down 75 to 100 per cent of the trees in London’s Old North neighbourhood, residents are voicing their strong disapproval | Video Continue Reading
‘Unprecedented’ nationwide service outage impacting five million Barts customers
Outage has interrupted internet and phone service to 15,000 customers in the London area | VideoContinue Reading
‘Dreams are worth chasing.’ Oneida beader, London organizations encourage women from underrepresented groups to start businesses
A beader from Oneida Nation of the Thames with nearly 13,000 Instagram followers says she wants other Indigenous women entrepreneurs to know their “dreams are worth chasing.” Janet Antone, 33, the founder of Ms. Antone’s Beadwork says she aims to support fellow female Indigenous entrepreneurs on a smaller scale. “MyContinue Reading
Western’s third remote Iron Ring ceremony sparks disappointment, frustration
LONDON ONT. – Organizers of Western’s iron ring ceremony were met with ‘heated emotion’ after announcing this year’s event would be held virtually despite the Ontario government lifting COVID-19 restrictions. This is the third consecutive year Western’s Camp 11 Board Association will hold the ceremony via Zoom. The Calling ofContinue Reading
Londoners on board with Adelaide St. underpass
Alexandra Laham & Nyren Mo | April 1, 2022 London, ON – As the city prepares to build a rail underpass on Adelaide St. north, Londoners we spoke to said they’re looking forward to avoiding major train tie-ups. City council has decided to to reconstruct Adelaide from Central Ave. toContinue Reading
Western student turns to indie rock dreams
By: Henry Standage | April 7, 2022 With the release of his new album, indie rock artist and Western sociology student Connor Tanton is finally going solo. As he headed into his last year of academia, Tanton’s former bandmates (and housemates) had already graduated, leaving his music career at aContinue Reading
‘Spinathon’ raises alarm over 50,000 children on Ontario autism program waitlist
By Michelle Both | Friday, April 1, 2022 Despite chilly temperatures and falling snow, London autism advocates pedaled for 13 hours Friday as part of a province-wide ‘spinathon’ to bring attention to the long waitlist for Ontario’s autism program. The time – 50,000 seconds – represented over 50,000 children onContinue Reading