In The News – 2009/04/17
Breaking news. Local, regional, national, and international. London, Ontario, Canada, and the world. Whatever catches my attention and interests me. Updated throughout the day!
Disclaimer: I regret that I can only ensure the validity of these links at the time that the articles are published. The (unscrupulous?) practise of some media outlets to subsequently redirect links to advertisements is completely out of my control and beyond my capacity to monitor.
Canada/Ontario/London
Oxford Street roadwork
Police officers swarmed by mob
Teens charged with arson
Canada/Ontario
Double-trailer transport trucks ok’d by province
Hamilton may restrict sale of spray paint
Industry-managed travel watchdog didn’t warn consumers
“This is public information”
Virgin Radio ads were in really bad taste
Canada/Other
Pit-bull ban may get a Supreme Court review
Rogers accuses conventional broadcasters of fear-mongering
International
British village ponders whether potholes can be a traffic calming device
Man jumps 23,000 feet from plane, without a shute
Susan Boyle proves that Britain’s Got Talent
© Fowler Media
I think “potholes can be a traffic calming device” is a positive feedback loop. I’m glad our City of London is not taking this approach.
On road conditions: Thank you for posting a separate article about Oxford St repairs. It looks like I will have some easy detour options according to the road construction map on London.ca. I should keep checking the Road Construction Information page for its list of current closures and work, and upcoming projects.