Canadians have been plunged into a snap federal election after newly minted Prime Minister Mark Carney, heading a minority Liberal government, called the vote for April 28 amid the unfolding Canada-U.S. trade war. Here are key things to know about the contests in the 10-riding London region. THE SCORECARD When Parliament was dissolved and the […]
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A London whiz kid is building his own version of the Mercedes-Benz electric G Wagon for a price that won’t set him back six figures. Ribal Zebian, a Grade 12 student at Regina Mundi Colllege in London, said his project is intended to inspire young people to think big. “One of the things I’m planning […]
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London police and hospital officials aren’t taking any chances and say they're ready for any potential St. Patrick’s Day troubles.
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Where trains once brought in the world, worldly thinking is now riding new rails in St. Thomas. This is Part Three of Postmedia's How Canada Wins series.
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The morning after the night before was a good one for Peggy Sattler, who expected a fight to keep her job that never came.
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Doug Ford's appearance in London on the final day of campaigning may suggest his party feels they can claim at least one city riding.
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Citing provincial underfunding and a massive drop in lucrative international-student enrolment, Fanshawe College faces permanent program suspensions and layoffs, its president warned staff at a town hall on Wednesday morning. “The Fanshawe College of tomorrow will look different,” Peter Devlin said in the meeting, which was streamed live over YouTube and dubbed Fanshawe’s Road to […]
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Think of it as the Olympics of meat butchering. And Troy Spicer as the culinary version of a gold-focused coach.
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Three days of advance polling in Ontario’s Feb. 27 election open Thursday. Here’s all you need to know if you want to cast your ballot ahead of time. Jonathan Juha reports. THE BIG PICTURE With one week to go in Ontario’s snap election, its first mid-winter vote in 44 years and the first early election […]
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Ontarians will be headed to the polls next week, and you’d be forgiven for not noticing. Progressive Conservative Leader Doug Ford, seeking a third straight majority mandate, triggered a snap election more than a year before the scheduled vote, plunging Ontario into a subdued campaign hampered by blizzard conditions and drowned out by U.S. President […]
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With the nomination deadline over, and the contests now set, Jennifer Bieman breaks down the ridings and who's running in the London region.
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London-area, intercity public transit routes have seen a near five-figure boost in ridership during the past two years, new figures show.