On July 17, 1976, the first female flag bearer at the opening ceremonies, a joint cauldron lighting and a royal visit from Queen Elizabeth II kicked off the first Olympic Summer Games hosted in Canada. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T2cmiTlLs …
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Western invests in Black leadership through work-integrated learning
Black students gain paid placements, mentorship for lasting career impact through Western B.L.U.E. program
Western grad leads Team Canada in Winter Olympics
Canadian Olympic Committee CEO David Shoemaker reflects on his Western roots, Olympic leadership, why sport matters to Canada
Engineering alumni lead Great Northern Concrete Toboggan Race
Event is Canada’s oldest, largest student engineering competition
Western alumni recognized among London’s top 20 under 40
London Inc. magazine’s annual list of local leaders celebrates Western grads, researchers
New year ushers in national, local honours for Western alumni
Order of Canada and Mayor’s New Year’s Honour List recipients announced
A family history: From hockey scholarship to rare book gift
Medieval scholar honours father with first donation to Western Libraries’ rare books fund
Music grad stars in Hallmark’s ‘Mistletoe Murders’ series
Kylee Evans, BMus’00, shines in comedic acting roles
Greg Marshall retiring from Mustangs football
Decorated, dedicated coach led teams to nine Yates Cup titles, two Vanier Cup wins
Western News looks back: Celebrating 2025
From global honours to research discoveries, Western excelled and drove impact
Western’s Technology Transfer Office powers innovation
Researchers and startups like Tenomix supported with comprehensive resources to bring life-changing discoveries to market
Eight winter reads from the Western community
Fiction and non-fiction finds, from pets to poetry, business to basketball
Western launches new Centre for Bioethics
Consolidating bioethics expertise to advance collaborative research, learning opportunities