Graduate teaching assistants on strike: Western University
“This is all employees on campus fight. Everyone is standing in solidarity, and we will stand in solidarity with them when it’s their turn to bargain as well.”
Canada
Apr 11
Union alleges Western U using ‘scab labour’ to handle undergrad exams
The union says they've heard from students that 'the proctors Western has hired as scab labour are unable to answer their questions during exams.'
Canada
Apr 17
Possible HIV cure 1 step closer to human trials: Ontario researchers
One of the takeaways from the research is the ability to reawaken the latent HIV that hides in the immune cells of people who have been adhering to other treatment for many years.
Health
Mar 27
University Students’ Council food centre reports 600% year to year increase in Western students requiring assistance
The University Students’ Council (USC) food centre is reporting a 600% year to year increase in Western students requiring their assistance.
Canada
Mar 15
Belleville signs medical student through doctor recruitment program
Western University medical student Mike Ding will receive financial support from the city as he completes medical school and starts his residency, the city announced this week.
Health
Mar 26
Quebec cold case conviction highlights advances in DNA research techniques
The the speed of the Grenon verdict 'speaks for itself in terms of just how compelling this technique is,' a criminologist and professor at Western University said.
Canada
Feb 23
London, Ont. police budget gets endorsement from major public institutions
At a press conference Monday, the heads of several major public institutions, including Western University and St. Joseph's Health Care, endorsed the record-setting police budget.
Canada
Jan 31
Didn’t get eclipse glasses? Here’s a DIY option to safely see the rare event
Forget to get your special glasses for Monday's solar eclipse? Here's how to make a pinhole projector using common household items so you can still observe it.
Canada
Apr 8
As Tim Hortons tests plastic-free lids, how eco-friendly are alternatives?
According to Paul Yang, the company's senior director of sustainability and packaging, the trial is part of finding a guest-friendly alternative to plastic lids.
Canada
Apr 15
Western University outlines details of agreement to absorb Brescia University College
Western University has outlined details of a plan to absorb Brescia University College after the two institutions' governing bodies reached a memorandum of agreement.
Education
Jan 11
Silver stolen by Nazis to be displayed in London, Ont. museum as act of restitution
The two silver items were confiscated from the Ackermann family by the Nazis in 1939 and returned to the London Jewish Community Foundation on April 12, 2024.
Canada
Apr 12
London police Dubai dust up: international training halted until protocol ready
Chief Thai Truong said the situation has highlighted that 'we don't have an adequate evaluation process to vet international training or competition.'
Canada
Mar 22
Manitoba Bisons hoops team hoping for long run at Canada West Championships
The top 12 university men's basketball teams in Western Canada are competing in the Canada West Championships this week at the University of Manitoba.
Sports
Feb 21
Nearly two dozen trees in Harris Park coming down for $2 million upgrade
Twenty-five trees will be removed to make room for the construction, especially near the shoreline, where roots may intertwine with the erosion control structure.
Canada
Mar 13
Ottawa has used AI in nearly 300 projects and initiatives: research
Canada's federal government has used artificial intelligence in nearly 300 projects and initiatives, new research has found — including to help predict the outcome of tax cases.
Canada
Apr 11
New data shows 84,000 residents in London area without family doctor
These numbers will nearly double if the shortage isn’t addressed, with 163,077 in London and Middlesex, as well as 4.4 million people across the rest of the province.
Health
Mar 20
Winnipeg parents want passenger of drunk driver charged, say ‘keys were the bullet’
After Jordyn Reimer was killed by an impaired driver in May 2022, her parents want someone--who allegedly gave the driver the keys to his vehicle--to face charges as well.
Crime
Mar 4
Financial concern a key reason Canadians are having fewer kids: poll
Ipsos polling done exclusively for Global News found most Canadians are choosing to have fewer children because life is too expensive.
Canada
Feb 29
Veltman sentencing: Killer’s actions ‘constitute terrorist activity’, judge says
Nathaniel Veltman, found guilty of deliberately ramming his truck in the Afzaals, a Muslim family out for a walk in 2021, committed an act of terrorism, a justice concluded.
Crime
Feb 22
What was approval process? Board asks London, Ont. police about Dubai training competition
The event in Dubai involved teams from more than 70 countries, including Russia, Mexico, Brazil and the United States. London's was the only Canadian team taking part.
Canada
Feb 7