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Adshayah Sathiaseelan

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Reporter at the London Free Press

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How London Hydro girds and grows the city's huge electricity system _London’s skyline is dotted with cranes and subdivisions are pushing further into the city’s edges. But while new homes and towers rise above ground, London Hydro is quietly expanding and maintaining the backbone that powers it all: the city’s electricity grid. Reporter Adshayah Sathiaseelan plugs into the details._ Read More
01.09.2025 22:00 — 👍 0    🔁 1    💬 0    📌 0
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Student volunteers bring a fresh spark to patients at University Hospital Sixteen-year-old Miraya Agarwal sat at a keyboard in University Hospital’s recreation therapy room Friday morning, her voice carrying pop classics down the hallways. Patients tapped their feet, swayed in their chairs and smiled as Agarwal moved through her set list. Read More
30.08.2025 13:00 — 👍 0    🔁 1    💬 0    📌 0
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Star DJ Diplo set to headline revived Harris Park EDM music festival London Music Hall is reviving its outdoor electronic music tradition this fall with the launch of a new festival at Harris Park and one of its biggest past headliners is returning. Read More
28.08.2025 12:59 — 👍 0    🔁 1    💬 0    📌 0
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Dealers warned after silver bars, coins shipped from London go missing Coin dealers and collectors are being urged to stay alert after a shipment of more than 3,200 ounces of silver was reported missing, Canadian Coin News reports. Read More
22.08.2025 21:36 — 👍 0    🔁 1    💬 0    📌 0
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From Banting to St. Joseph's, a century of using dogs in health research _Nearly a century after dogs were used to discover insulin in Toronto, sparking one of the greatest medical breakthroughs in history, stories by the Investigative Journalism Bureau published in The London Free Press and other Postmedia papers about clandestine experiments at St. Joseph's Hospital in London thatforce dogs into hours-long heart attacks have triggered widespread outrage. Reporter Adshayah Sathiaseelan spoke to experts about how animal testing has evolved and whether Canada is keeping pace with shifting ethics._ Read More
20.08.2025 20:56 — 👍 0    🔁 1    💬 0    📌 0
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Hometown Specialty: Strathroy's Cool Cucumber a summer staple In Strathroy, summer isn’t complete without a stop at Cool Cucumber, the ice cream shop locals love to visit and travellers make a point of finding. Read More
20.08.2025 13:20 — 👍 0    🔁 1    💬 0    📌 0
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'Business as usual' if Air Canada workers strike: London airport It will be “business as usual” at London International Airport if Air Canada flight attendants strike this weekend, though passengers connecting to larger hubs could face disruptions, an airport official says. Read More
14.08.2025 19:58 — 👍 0    🔁 1    💬 0    📌 0
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City's biggest concert ever just about ready for takeoff at London airport London is a month away from hosting what organizers say will be the largest concert in the city’s history, with the opening night already close to selling out. Read More
14.08.2025 12:00 — 👍 0    🔁 1    💬 0    📌 0
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Cancer-beating birthday girl pays for London patients’ hospital parking Krystyna Locke celebrated turning 63 by paying parking fees for cancer patients at London Health Sciences Centre. Read More
12.08.2025 15:47 — 👍 0    🔁 1    💬 0    📌 0
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Cost-cutting health unit set to shut down main office in Strathroy The Middlesex-London health unit’s main Strathroy office, which had been temporarily closed for maintenance since late July, will shut down permanently this fall as part of a plan to cut costs, officials say. Read More
12.08.2025 14:29 — 👍 0    🔁 1    💬 0    📌 0
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Q+A: The San Diego Chicken reflects on 50 years in feathers _It's now been more than 50 years since London native Ted Giannoulas debuted as the San Diego Chicken, the hilarious mascot that thrilled millions and changed the way fans experience live sports across North America. Now 71, he's slowed down, taking few gigs – and is his career's final, feathery farewell at hand? LFP's Adshayah Sathiaseelan spoke with him._ Read More
11.08.2025 11:20 — 👍 0    🔁 1    💬 0    📌 0
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London grocer remembered as kind, witty man after downtown stabbing An employee at a Wortley Village grocery store who died in a fatal stabbing is being remembered as a kind, private man who loved long walks, reading and cheering on the Toronto Blue Jays. Read More
08.08.2025 19:45 — 👍 0    🔁 1    💬 0    📌 0
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Hometown Secret: Historic charm meets farm-to-table at Strathroy inn For nearly a decade, chef Mark Graham has been building something special in the heart of Strathroy. Read More
06.08.2025 14:00 — 👍 0    🔁 1    💬 0    📌 0
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He helped others. Now, a London church is backing him amid hard times After a devastating house fire and a terminal cancer diagnosis in his family, a man known for giving is now on the receiving end of community care. Read More
05.08.2025 16:24 — 👍 0    🔁 1    💬 0    📌 0
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Probe ongoing after blaze destroys car dealership: 'Devastating' Flames tore through a car dealership located "smack dab in the centre" of a small London-area town late Wednesday, witnesses say, as fire officials continued to investigate the cause. Read More
31.07.2025 13:49 — 👍 0    🔁 1    💬 0    📌 0
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London to get Canada's largest 'tiny homes' village for homeless veterans A long-anticipated housing project for homeless veterans in London is one step closer to reality as officials unveiled the plans and renderings for a 25-unit tiny home village Wednesday morning. Read More
30.07.2025 23:05 — 👍 0    🔁 1    💬 0    📌 0
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Legionnaires' cases touch 70 in London as hospital testing continues The number of confirmed Legionnaires’ disease cases in the Middlesex-London region has crept up to 70, up by one from the previous week, according to an update posted Tuesday by the Middlesex-London Health Unit. Read More
29.07.2025 21:36 — 👍 0    🔁 1    💬 0    📌 0
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London's already had more heat warnings than most summers. And it's still July _As a multi-day heat warning stretches across Southwestern Ontario, London is experiencing its fourth Environment Canada-issued heat warning of the summer, already matching or besting the number typically seen in a full year. LFP's Adshayah Sathiaseelan reports._ Read More
29.07.2025 12:54 — 👍 0    🔁 1    💬 0    📌 0
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Police probe masked men chanting far-right slogans outside London city hall A video showing a group of masked men shouting far-right slogans outside London city hall is drawing international attention and is now under investigation by police. Read More
28.07.2025 21:15 — 👍 0    🔁 1    💬 0    📌 0
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Western football player turned singer shakes off furor, scores No. 1 hit A rocky few weeks for a Western Mustangs football player who's become a high-profile country singer has ended with a new peak in his music career. Read More
24.07.2025 17:25 — 👍 0    🔁 1    💬 0    📌 0
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Swim safe, not solo: Experts urge caution amid deaths in Ontario waters _It’s national drowning prevention week and a recent string of water deaths in Southwestern Ontario has safety experts urging the public to take simple, life-saving precautions. LFP reporter Adshayah Sathiaseelan examines who’s most at risk, how to stay safe and why natural waterways pose a serious threat._ Read More
23.07.2025 17:54 — 👍 0    🔁 1    💬 0    📌 0
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Hometown Guide: From a road trip idea, a kind of time machine is born Surrounded by Carolinian forest and winding trails, Ska-Nah-Doht Village offers visitors a rare opportunity to step back in time to a period long before roads and railways shaped Southwestern Ontario. Read More
23.07.2025 14:00 — 👍 0    🔁 1    💬 0    📌 0
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London man charged over alleged hate-related graffiti – again London police say a man is charged after what they allege was hate-related graffiti was found in the city's northwest end. Read More
18.07.2025 16:28 — 👍 0    🔁 1    💬 0    📌 0
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How rare is London's deadly legionnaires’ disease outbreak? _As London’s legionnaires’ disease outbreak climbs to 66 confirmed cases, including two deaths, an infectious disease expert says the city’s caseload is far beyond what he’d expect in a typical year. With the outbreak's source still unconfirmed, reporter Adshayah Sathiaseelan reports on the rarity of the situation and what may be behind it._ Read More
17.07.2025 16:07 — 👍 0    🔁 1    💬 0    📌 0
Western University hosts global trombone festival, a first for Canada The low, brassy rumble of a few hundred trombones will echo across Western University this week as musicians from around the world gather for the International Trombone Festival. Read More
16.07.2025 20:00 — 👍 0    🔁 1    💬 0    📌 0
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Can your vehicle's tinted windows get you pulled over in London? _Ontario drivers may love the look of tinted windows – but go too dark, especially up front, and you could end up with a fine, a repair order or even lose your licence plates. Here’s what you need to know about how tint laws are enforced in London._ Read More
15.07.2025 18:06 — 👍 0    🔁 1    💬 0    📌 0
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Second person dies in legionnaires' disease outbreak in London A second person has died in London’s legionnaires’ disease outbreak, the Middlesex-London Health Unit said Monday. Read More
14.07.2025 22:54 — 👍 0    🔁 1    💬 0    📌 0
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First the heat, now wildfire smoke: London under dual warnings London is under dual weather warnings from Environment Canada as a stretch of extreme heat and deteriorating air quality grips southern Ontario. Read More
14.07.2025 14:36 — 👍 1    🔁 1    💬 0    📌 0
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LHSC lawsuits: What we know about former employees named _Six former LHSC employees and a "close personal contact" of one of them are named intwo lawsuits filed by London Health Sciences Centre alleging some employees defrauded the hospital of "tens of millions" of dollars in a "fraudulent scheme" involving procurement that lasted 10 years. LHSC also alleges three senior executives were informed of suspected financial misconduct related to hospital facilities contracts and failed to inform auditors and ensure the allegations were investigated. Reporter Adshayah Sathiaseelan details the allegations about the employees and their background._ Read More
14.07.2025 13:00 — 👍 1    🔁 1    💬 0    📌 0
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LHSC lawsuits: What Londoners and others are saying on social media “Great job on (provincial supervisor) David Musyj’s part. I’m sure this answers part of the extreme (budget) deficit he had to pick up upon commencing his role with LHSC.” Read More
10.07.2025 17:08 — 👍 0    🔁 1    💬 0    📌 0

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