A city council committee endorsed increased funding for a family doctor recruitment strategy that has had some success, even if some members are uneasy about it. Council’s community and protective services committee ultimately recommended an $80,000 funding extension to the primary-care recruitment and retention program, funded through the city-funded London Economic Development Corp. (LEDC) reserve […]
City funding for encampment outreach and 88 shelter beds is poised to continue, but more than $600,000 in funding for homeless drop-in services at one London agency is in jeopardy after a tie vote Monday at a city council committee. Nearly $3.6 million in funding was endorsed by the community and protective services committee for […]
The task force is looking for renewed support for a program that attracted six primary-care physicians last year and has a line on 15 more
A rookie London MP who was born in Burundi is one of three new faces in a slimmed-down federal Liberal cabinet unveiled Friday. Arielle Kayabaga, who announced her intention to seek the Liberal nomination in London West almost exactly four years ago during her first term on London city council, was named government House leader and […]
The idea of serving alcohol at city facilities such as hockey rinks is getting an ice-cold reception before it even leaves the bench.
One ambitious project failed. Another took off. A player in both sees takeaways. This is Part Three of Postmedia's How Canada Wins series.
A plan to revamp Woodstock’s downtown strip is set to get underway 2 1/2 years after city council approved the project. City officials announced on Wednesday Phase 1 of Woodstock’s downtown streetscape – a project intended to revitalize the city’s downtown – is launching on March 24. The announcement comes after council adopted the plan […]
St. Thomas city council has a new member – and he's been appointed to replace the departed politician who beat him by a mere five votes in the 2022 civic election.
City council will meet as a budget committee to work on Mayor Josh Morgan's order to bring the 2026 tax hike to below five per cent.
A Free Press reader said it was "sickening to watch the Oval Office viciously attack Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy."
City officials continue to leverage Woodstock's location at the junction of highways 401 and 403. This is Part Two of Postmedia’s How Canada Wins series.
Safespace, a London outreach agency for at-risk sex workers, has laid off its staff and is returning to a volunteer-run model