Jade, Amanda and her pooch, Princess, ride on Jade’s electric scooter in London on Thursday. Amanda said she’s been living along the north branch of the Thames River and Jade said he may be homeless soon. “It’s not been easy,” Jade remarked. (Mike Hensen/The London Free Press)
Andrew Lawrence of the London Majors goes full twist during an at-bat against the Hamilton Cardinals in Intercounty Baseball League play at Labatt Park in London on Wednesday night. Check lfpress.com for full game details. (Derek Ruttan/The London Free Press)
DJ Harina Mokanan of OA(SIS) plays music for roller skaters who took over the area in front of the Victoria Park bandshell on Tuesday evening for the Roll and Bounce event, held every Tuesday from 6-8 p.m. until the end of September. Skates can be rented for $10. (Derek Ruttan/The London Free Press)
Artist Rain Sutherland transforms six-year-old Flynn McGill into a green cat during Zumbathon at the Guy Lombardo Pavillion in London on Monday. (Derek Ruttan/The London Free Press)
Quebec's Pat Paquet, the driver of the PsychoPat monster truck, gets some serious air during the trick competition at the Monster Truck Throwdown at Delaware Speedway this weekend. (Calvi Leon/The London Free Press)
Shaggy dog stories
Nicholas Baer, 9, reads while Dominic Lamothe, 9, pets to Mulligan at the Central Library on Wednesday. Mulligan, a St. John's Ambulance therapy dog, is the star of Dog Tales a program used to promote literacy and confidence in children aged 7-13 by having them read stories to him. Photo by Free Press photographer @derek_ruttan
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A woman takes a selfie with participants as the annual Pride London parade goes by on Wellington Street in London on Sunday. (Dale Carruthers/The London Free Press)
When her baby, River, began crying, a singer named fiker (she does not capitalize it) brought the little one on stage while performing on Market Lane, off Dundas Place, in downtown London Thursday night. Her show was part of the London City of Music Concert Series being held at the outdoor venue. (Derek Ruttan/The London Free Press)
Public health officials issued a warning Sunday about the water quality at a popular Southwestern Ontario beach following a week of heavy rains in the region.
Despite the warning – and a sign reminding beachgoers about the risk of swimming in the water – large crowds gathered Sunday at the beach, where many people were in the water. Photo by Free Press photographer @derek_ruttan
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Johnny Cash had a storied connection with London. It was the hometown of his longtime manager, Saul Holiff, and Cash famously proposed to June Carter during a 1968 performance at London Gardens. Now, that historic moment is immortalized with a mural on the side of Budweiser Gardens.
Photos of the transformation process by Free Press photographers @mhensen2 and @derek_ruttan
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