London News Archives

Next week, the former Liberal cabinet minister is set to make history again as the first anglophone to lead the bilingual university in nearly a century.

Newlook Industries Corp. , a Toronto-based junior company, says it has bought Forest City Communications Ltd., a small firm that operates a mobile radio telecommunications business in southwestern Ontario.

There was no way to predict or prevent a tragic murder-suicide last June involving a London, Ont., police officer and her retired colleague, says a report released Wednesday by an arm's-length committee ...

Two more of Canada's biggest pension plans, seeking further global diversification for their portfolios, have opened offices in London as they look to Europe, where the euro is strong.

Police in London, Ont., have concluded that a murder-suicide involving a colleague and another retired officer was neither predictable nor preventable.

Anglicans in Montreal, Ottawa and Niagara have endorsed similar conditional approvals of same-sex marriage blessings, but in Saskatoon the idea was rejected.

He popped his antidepressants like candy and believes Paxil made him kill his son.

Members of the Ontario Provincial Police Child Sexual Exploitation Section have charged a 34-year old Listowel man with transmitting child pornography.

Chris Rancourt likes music. A lot. As he states on his Facebook profile, "Without music, I cannot exist." The young Sault boy, now based in London, Ontario, has been putting his marketing and promotional skills ...

Muralist Fred Harrison's painted truck advertises Sussex as a "mural capital" wherever he goes.

“We just found out today (May 13) that unemployment in London and the surrounding area increased this month to seven per cent from 6.5 per cent”

The open-shop construction industry in Alberta has launched a new initiative in Ontario to recruit much-needed skilled workers. via Journal of Commerce

“Heritage is everything we've done up until now”

Andrea Lisa Hallam recalls how some of her friends reacted when told she was moving to London. via London Free Press

“It is probable that Canadian neonatal intensive care is less expensive, but even at half the U.S. costs, the care of pre-term neonates (preemies) is extremely high”

Health - care systems in Canada should follow the example set by those of other developed countries and fund the cost of in-vitro fertilization for women having difficulty conceiving, a University of Western ... via Times-Transcript

“Failure is often the result of other process problems”

Soon after a popular loyalty-program website was updated, it had to be shut down because the changes inadvertently made members' private information freely accessible. via The Globe and Mail

“She's just been in very poor health - for a toonie”

The case of a pregnant woman who was fired from a Tim Hortons store in Toronto for allegedly stealing a toonie will go to the Ontario Court of Appeal on Wednesday. via CANOE

“We close the lip at three months of age, we close the palate at one year old, but we don't touch the gum until they are eight or nine, a time that corresponds to when the adult teeth start to appear”

Findings change the way doctors perform surgery Research by Dr. Damir Matic, a scientist with Lawson Health Research Institute in London, Ontario is changing the way cleft palate surgeries are performed ... via EurekAlert!

“London has developed a stellar reputation for health research and we're grateful to the CIHR for their continued support of health-related initiatives across disciplines throughout the city”

Main Category: Neurology / Neuroscience Article Date: 12 May 2008 - 2:00 PDT A researcher striving to help patients recover from spinal cord injuries headlines an announcement of more than $10.5 million in ... via Medical News Today

The Dope on Smackdown 5.09.08 Posted by Michael O on 05.10.2008 Five. Five dollar. via 411mania.com

“It was the unfortunate action of one manager who unfortunately made an overzealous decision, and thankfully we were able to able to rectify the situation”

An attendant at a Canadian restaurant who was sacked for giving a bite-sized doughnut, worth 16 cents, to an agitated toddler was given her job back on Thursday after the case received wide media attention. via The Epoch Times

A Canadian international doughnut chain apologized and rehired a woman fired this week for giving away a 16-cent doughnut to a child. via The Post Chronicle

“This incident was very disappointing for us”

A day after she was fired for giving away a single Timbit to a child, a Tim Hortons employee in London, Ont., has her job back. via The Toronto Star

“I'm not aware of this being an issue. There's been nothing brought to my attention that there's anything here”

There's no issue with an Ontario law that allows companies with fewer than 50 employees to close without paying them severance, Labour Minister Brad Duguid said today despite complaints from workers about a ... via The Toronto Star

- Police in London, Ont., say a Halifax man whose son is charged in his death died from stab wounds to the neck.

The body of Wayne Dahr, 54, was found April 30 in a London apartment with what police called "obvious trauma."

Police said the man had been visiting London for the past month from Halifax and was staying with his daughter.

Jason Dahr, 33, has been charged with second-degree murder and theft under $5,000.

He is to appear in court Wednesday. Read more

“To be able to take all of the data that we gather on a daily basis through our ERP system and look at that data from many different angles, summarize it, drill down on it, it's a huge competitive advantage”

Business intelligence as an application is starting to disappear into larger performance management suites, or it's being offered in an on-demand model. via IT Business

- A man from Halifax has been identified as the first homicide victim of 2008 in London, Ont.

Police say they were called to an apartment on Wednesday just before 11 p.m. to check on a man.

When officers entered the apartment, they found a man with what they describe as "obvious trauma."

He has been identified as 54-year-old Wayne Dahr of Halifax.

Police say Dahr had been visiting London for about four weeks. Read more

Test results for about 40,000 patients in Ontario have been thrown into doubt because of mistakes made by a hospital pathologist. via MyTELUS