
Kendra Seguin
Reporter/Editor
Kendra Seguin is a reporter/editor with CBC London. She is interested in writing about music, culture and communities. You can probably find her at a local show or you can email her at kendra.seguin@cbc.ca.
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Londoners celebrate Indigenous Peoples Day with dancing, shopping and snacking
Hundreds of people gathered on the Wortley Village Green on Friday to take part in an Indigenous Solidarity Day celebration, which included singing, dancing and eating.
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London high school students connect with their Indigenous culture through song
Grade 11 and 12 students at Saunders Secondary School are using singing and drumming as a way to connect with their Indigenous culture. For some students, this is their first time connecting with the tradition, while others are carrying on family teachings.
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London Music Hall to open new comedy club, increase capacity by September
Construction is underway at the London Music Hall on Dundas Street as the venue looks to open a new pop-up comedy club and increase its capacity to 2,000 people ahead of its 20th anniversary.
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London is a City of Music. Why aren't more big-name artists playing here?
London is a UNESCO City of Music, but many major music artists still skip the Forest City while on the road. The main reason, according to a talent agent, is the city's close proximity to Toronto.
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Despite housing crisis, Ontario's social assistance rates favour people living alone
A new study found programs meant to financially support people with disabilities, such as Ontario Works and the Ontario Disability Support Program, tend to benefit single people more than couples, discouraging some from moving in with their partners.
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How much is too much goose poop in London's city parks?
Some Londoners say they've noticed more geese at Gibbons Park this spring. Nearby cities have been trying goose maintenance strategies like relocation and egg removal to reduce conflict with residents, but not all Londoners agree that it's a good idea.
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Plant pirates are stealing flowers right out of Londoners' gardens
Several Londoners, including some in the Wortley and Argyle neighbourhoods, say they think plant theft is on the rise in the city after thieves have stolen plants out of their gardens and off their front porches.
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Students describe dangerous social media 'challenge' that's made its way to London
The trending “Chromebook Challenge" sees students put items like paper clips and pencil lead into the USB ports of school-owned laptops, with the goal of causing a smoke cloud and getting it on camera. Schools, social media platforms and fire officials are now warning students of the dangers.
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Downtown London businesses hope for boom as Western convocation moves to Canada Life Place
From June 9 to 13, Western University will hold its spring convocation ceremony at Canada Life Place for the first time. The following week, Fanshawe College’s ceremony will return to the venue for its third year. The back-to-back ceremonies have some nearby businesses preparing for a busier month.
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His laptop with 4 years of cancer research was stolen. Now he wants the city to take theft more seriously
Western PhD student Aswin Sureshkumar lost more than four years of pancreatic cancer research when his laptop and two hard drivers were stolen out of a car on April 21. He's now pleading with Londoners to not only get the laptop back, but take theft more seriously.
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