Ontario’s homeless population, in homeless encampments, is likely growing

Ontario’s homeless population, in homeless encampments, is likely growing
The Lucknow Sentinel
The Association of Municipalities of Ontario calculated there were at least 1,400 homeless encampments in the province in 2023
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Police program launching at one London-area high school

Police program launching at one London-area high school
London Free Press
A revamped program that pairs police officers with schools will resume at one London-area high school, the chair of the London District Catholic school board says. “The board unanimously approved the project last year (and) we had some delays, but now we are moving forward,” Gabe Pizzuti said. “The school resource officer’s important role within […]
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Big Abe’s Net

Interlochen Public Radio
One calm September day, Big Abe LeBlanc set his fishing net in Lake Superior. Then he called law enforcement and turned himself in. What happened next changed fishing in the Great Lakes forever.
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Children in need may face compromised care and long waits in clinics and hospital emergency departments, as Children’s Aid Society of London and Middlesex is shutting down its internal medical clinic,

Children in need may face compromised care and long waits in clinics and hospital emergency departments, as Children’s Aid Society of London and Middlesex is shutting down its internal medical clinic,
London Free Press
Children in care may face compromised health care and longer waits, as Children’s Aid Society closes its medical clinic.
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Cornies: Trudeau leaves too late, with country vulnerable

Cornies: Trudeau leaves too late, with country vulnerable
London Free Press
In October 2015, Trudeau led the Liberals to a strong majority government (184 of 338 seats), the second-best performance in the party's history.
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How Thames Valley officials are pushing to improve sagging EQAO scores

How Thames Valley officials are pushing to improve sagging EQAO scores
London Free Press
The London area’s largest school board is taking steps to get its standardized testing results on track, senior staff say.
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A look back at those we lost in the London region in 2024

London Free Press
We're reflecting on 2024 and some of the notable residents of the London region who passed away over the past 12 months.
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The year in news: LFP’s 50 most-read stories of 2024

London Free Press
Here are the most-read stories of 2024 from The London Free Press and lfpress.com:
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We loved these things in 2024, and hope you enjoy them in 2025

Interlochen Public Radio
The IPR News staff assembled a list of things we loved over the past year (most of which have very little to do with news). We hope these little pieces of joy from our lives will bring some joy to yours in 2025.
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Grey-Bruce health board appoints Saunders chair

Grey-Bruce health board appoints Saunders chair
Kincardine News
The Grey-Bruce Board of Health recently announced the appointment of Nicholas Saunders as chair. His one-year term began Dec. 20. Saunders is the first Indigenous chair of the local board of health and the health unit said he’s likely the first Indigenous person to serve as chair in the province. “I welcome the opportunity to […]
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Tallman: Seven spiritual ideas for the holidays, new year

London Free Press
Everything is one and interconnected.
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Complete With His Language

Interlochen Public Radio
Kenny Pheasant first became a teacher of Anishinaabemowin at 14 years-old, teaching customers from behind the meat counter at a grocery store. Now, it's his life mission to get more people speaking the Great Lakes’ original and endangered language.
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