Toronto artist creates online space for letters in remembrance of Afzaal family
By Harrison Cook, Western Journalism Studio A Toronto artist is leveraging the power of letter-writing to pay respects to members of a London family who were killed in a hate-fueled terror attack. Asim Hussain, also known as @studentAsim on Instagram and Twitter, has created an online platform for people toContinue Reading
Ontario reaches a ten year high in speed related highway collisions
Denice Pepe | March 23, 2022 Road collisions were up eight per cent in 2021 over the previous year, marking a 10-year high in speed-related road deaths, according to the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP). Police say that speed was the number one cause of crashes that killed 81 people. OPPContinue Reading
Hostile Hockey: Ivey and engineering students to face off at Budweiser Gardens
Henry Standage | March 23, 2022 After two and a half years, Western Engineering and Ivey Business School get to settle bragging rights tonight in the hockey rink. The Ivey vs. Engineering Hockey Game is an annual event that features the best hockey players from both faculties, but was putContinue Reading
City councillor’s plea for mask mandates fails
Denice Pepe | March 23, 2022 After a two-hour debate, city politicians voted 10-3 against reintroducing a mask bylaw in London. The emergency meeting was held to debate the motion co-signed by councillors Jesse Helmer, Maureen Cassidy and Stephen Turner to reintroduce local mask mandates in London public buildings aContinue Reading
London Muslim community calls for anti-racism education after Mississauga mosque attack
Catherine Danko | March 3, 2022 The London Muslim Mosque has increased security measures and its leaders say more education about equity and diversity is needed after reports of an attack on worshippers at a Mississauga mosque. “We’re telling our community members not to panic, but to be aware,” outreachContinue Reading
Mask-off: City Council members push back against by-law extension
Cassandra Coleman | March 22, 2022 A proposal to extend mask mandates in London was met with scrutiny at a city council meeting on Tuesday. While some councillors called the extension “necessary,” others saw it as “divisive” and “confusing.” The proposed extension – which would implement a mask bylaw inContinue Reading
Western University students take initiative to help London’s hungry
Henry Standage | March 22, 2022 Two Western University students have teamed up with Huron University College to give away over 1000 free meals to London’s impoverished by eliminating food waste at first-year dining halls. Liam McCullagh and Nathan Hostetler, two friends in their third-year of health sciences, co-founded theContinue Reading
“Real opportunity” for provincial parties to work together, Liberal candidate says after federal agreement
Cristina Pietrantonio | March 22, 2022 An Ontario Liberal Party candidate said the party is keeping an “open mind” when asked about working with New Democrats in the upcoming election. Following the federal government agreement, London North Centre candidate Kate Graham said there “may be real opportunity for some historicContinue Reading
Reptile zoo to slither its way to London, Ont. Mall despite zoo ban
Denice Pepe | March 22, 2022 London City Council voted against Reptilia Zoo’s request for a business licence in 2018; now it’s set to open its doors in May. Animal activists and City Hall’s Animal Welfare Committee are calling for city officials to reach out to the owner of ReptiliaContinue Reading
Londoner starts online cement biz, sells out skull planters
Catherine Danko, Western Journalism StudioFeb 4, 2022 Cement, succulents and a whole lot of skulls. That’s all it took for a single mother and avid planter in London, Ont. to start an online side hustle. During the pandemic, Meghan Coneybeare started making concrete flower pots to keep her creative juicesContinue Reading