Shalu Mehta
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I'm Still Searching For Belonging In A Post-9/11 World
I was a "CBCD." A Canadian-born confused Desi who wasn't born here, but may as well have been since I came to Canada so young. → Read More
First Nations aim to erase stigma of addiction
From London’s urban core to the city’s surrounding First Nations, opioids don’t discriminate. → Read More
Health officials raise alarm about new, highly toxic opioids
Health officials are concerned new, highly toxic forms of opioids may have made their way to the London region after 23 overdoses at the city’s temporary overdose prevention site in August. → Read More
Pillar Nonprofit awards focus on positive community stories
Storytelling helps incite change and that’s why Pillar Nonprofit Network made it the theme of the organization’s 12th annual Pillar Community Innovation Awards. → Read More
Parents anxious as bus standoff continues
Thousands of parents in the London area are biting their nails as they wait to hear what is to come of a continuing standoff between the regional busing authority and area bus operators who want more money. → Read More
Dundas Street reconstruction means lights out for Nuit Blanche for this year
Nuit Blanche — two words that invoke thoughts of an evening filled with art and imagination under the night sky in downtown London. But not this year. → Read More
Londoner rolls out safe cycling clinic for kids
Cycling can be a safe and convenient option for children, and a London resident wants to help young ones and their parents realize that this weekend. → Read More
New harm-reduction program helps First Nation communities heal
Seven stone pillars arranged in a circle form a monument in Chippewas of the Thames First Nation. → Read More
Local business taking "steps" to help 96-year-old after Canada Post complaint
After receiving a letter of complaint from Canada Post, a 96-year-old woman will be getting brand new front porch steps thanks to a local company that wants to give back to the community. → Read More
Seriously? Canada Post carrier complains about 96-year-old's porch steps
Edith Williams has been walking up and down her front porch steps for more than 60 years and at the age of 96, she continues to do so. → Read More
A G.R.E.A.T. way to get girls into engineering
It’s a G.R.E.A.T. way to get girls interested and involved in engineering, organizers say. The 18th annual Girls Recognizing Engineering And Technology retreat goes this weekend at Western University. → Read More
London's Cross Cultural Learner Centre turns 50
The centre is celebrating its 50th anniversary this year, and spent much of the past year examining its roots and what it has accomplished over the last five decades. → Read More
Legion members fed up with shabby parkway, want weeds cut down
Royal Canadian Legion members in London are fed up with the weed-dotted condition of the city’s parkway named in honour of military veterans. → Read More
Use your locks, London, because bike thefts have increased
Bicycle thefts are up by nearly 10 per cent in London compared to this time last year and cyclists in the city are turning to social-media channels to help recover their trusty, two-wheeled steeds. → Read More
Sentencing ‘a gift’ to three party-goers convicted in deadly accident, bereaved parents say
Riley Shannon of Ingersoll, in an attempt stop three young men who had jumped on the vehicle, got tangled beneath it and was pulled under and crushed → Read More
Rain can’t stop the Pride party
The Pride London Festival came to a rainy end Sunday, but the weather didn’t stop revelers from taking to the streets to celebrate. → Read More
Bigger, better Pride Festival moves mainstream
What started off as a rebellious protest in 1969 at the Stonewall Inn in New York City has become a world-wide celebration where members of the LGBTQ2+ community and their allies can spend a day promoting acceptance and change. → Read More
Young London innovators create apps to solve world's woes
Future London innovators showed off their skills and innovations Friday in front of parents and peers at Western University. → Read More
Thames Valley board vows to 'continue to support' LGBTQ2+ students
On the heels of London’s annual Pride Festival, the Thames Valley District School Board announced that it will continue to recognize LGBTQ2+ students and families in the classroom despite the repeal of the updated 2015 sexual education curriculum. → Read More
Second-wave feminism losing four London leaders
There are going to be some big shoes to fill as four leading women in the London community step down and make way for emerging leaders. → Read More