Labour advocates fume as results of probe into Amazon worker’s death kept from widow 

Labour advocates fume as results of probe into Amazon worker’s death kept from widow 
London Free Press
Grieving family members should get easy access to reports of workplace deaths, say workers’ advocates. 
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Work starts on unique $100M apartment project in London’s Old East Village

Work starts on unique $100M apartment project in London’s Old East Village
London Free Press
Unique housing project in Old East Village aims to build much-needed affordable homes for newcomers and low-income Londoners alike.  
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Incoming! Snow squalls, biting cold bearing down on London region

Incoming! Snow squalls, biting cold bearing down on London region
London Free Press
The London area was placed under a snow squall watch Tuesday amid a winter storm that could dump up to 25 centimetres of snow on the region and plunge it into a deep freeze. 
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London police notch another perfect year for clearing homicides

London Free Press
London police laid charges in all of the city’s homicides in 2024, the sixth straight year the force has achieved a perfect clearance rate for killings. There were six homicides last year in London, down from eight the previous year, and just below the 10-year average of 6.2 deaths per
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London city hall: Looking ahead to priorities, possible pitfalls of 2025

London Free Press
300 Dufferin Ave. was a busy spot in 2024, between setting new ward boundaries, a new four-year budget, new building height limits and going ahead with an expansion to London’s urban growth boundary. Things won’t be much quieter in 2025 and city hall reporter Jack Moulton takes a look at
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Proposed mid-rise targets need for ‘missing middle’ housing in west London

London Free Press
A new mid-rise apartment building planned for the single family home-heavy neighbourhood of Byron is meant to address desire for "missing middle" housing in the area, the developer says.
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Letters to the Editor: December 28, 2024

London Free Press
Time to go, Justin
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Lawsuit names TCAPS, others after boy’s death at school bus stop

Interlochen Public Radio
The suit, filed in federal court by the estate of Jayson Hoogeveen, asks for hundreds of millions of dollars in damages.
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Unreliable winters bring new ideas, from different offerings to lobbying

Interlochen Public Radio
Among the longer-term approaches to address increasingly unreliable winter weather, some groups are pushing against fossil fuels.
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After sexual assault allegation, protesters call for Hentschel’s resignation

Interlochen Public Radio
A group of about 30 protesters gathered Wednesday morning at the Governmental Center in downtown Traverse City ahead of the Grand Traverse County Board of Commissioners meeting. They were calling for the resignation of Board Chair Rob Hentschel after allegations of sexual assault surfaced.
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Woman gets six years in prison for kidnapping in grisly slaying

London Free Press
A woman initially charged with first-degree murder in the death of a Windsor man who was  shot, dismembered and burned on Walpole Island in 2021 was sentenced Tuesday to six years behind bars for kidnapping.
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Should a lack of snow become its own economic disaster?

Interlochen Public Radio
A new federal bill aims to close the gap for businesses that suffered from a lack of snow last year that weren't eligible for federal loans.
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