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Four Southwestern Ontario healthcare centres, including two hospitals, are getting $4.4 million for upgrades and repairs to their aging facilities, the Ontario government announced Wednesday. Read More

A federal development agency is giving 20 tech and agri-food companies $30,000 each from its i.d.e.a. Fund to help them develop or improve environmentally friendly products and practices to fight climate change. Read More

Amid a historic skilled trade’s shortage, Ontario’s Progressive Conservative government has promised money for projects and programs designed to tackle stigma, spark interest in parents and lure students into what they say are “exciting and lucrative careers.” Labour Minister Monte McNaughton (MPP for Lambton-Kent-Middlesex) says while his government is making

London city hall is getting $500,000 from the Ontario government to fight racism and hate in the city. Read More

Grey-Bruce voted almost unanimously against the Ontario government’s decision to expand publicly funded medical procedures, diagnostic imaging and surgeries done in private clinics. The Ontario Health Coalition vote, held May 26 and 27, had 9,889 votes against and 132 in favour of changes the government enacted May 18 in Bill

The Ontario government announced a $51 million strategy to tackle auto theft that it says increased by 14 per cent in the last year. Read More

A free, 16-week course teaching brick and masonry skills to young people will begin in May thanks to a $183,000 investment from the province. Read More

The City of London and Middlesex County are getting a multi-million-dollar boost from the province this year to battle homelessness. Read More

London could face a shortfall of up to $100 million as a result of sweeping changes to building legislation proposed by the province that may slash what builders pay city hall, a staff report warns. Read More

Ontario introduced measures Thursday that would allow for more housing to be built beyond urban boundaries and in rural areas as projections suggest its target of building 1.5 million homes by 2031 is falling out of reach. Read More

Grocery store CEOs recently were called upon to explain the price increases we've all been seeing with groceries. Read More

Until this week, three-year-old Luke Menard was among 60,000 Ontario children with autism awaiting an assessment needed to open the door to provincially funded services. Read More