Staying put in a hospital he admits he doesn't need, in a standoff over his care wants, Roger Foley is an extreme example of a bed-blocker.
A labour and employment lawyer has been appointed supervisor of the Thames Valley District school board school board in the wake of a sweeping audit, Queen’s Park announced Tuesday.
In a tight 8-7 vote, London city council has decided to pull its share of funding from a recruitment drive to bring desperately needed family doctors to the city. LFP’s Jack Moulton looks at the program: what it does, why funding was yanked, and what it will mean going forward. WHAT IS THE PROGRAM? The […]
Southwestern Public Health nurses took to the streets in frustration over collective bargaining Wednesday afternoon.
Free Press reader disappointed seeing fellow Canadians booing the U.S. national anthem at sporting events.
For Londoner Heather Noddle, the past few days have been ones filled with uncertainty, tears and gratitude, too. Noddle is the daughter of one of the dozens of seniors who were still in limbo Thursday, looking for a new place to live after a downtown retirement home flooded over the weekend. Jim McGillivray, Noddle’s […]
The question facing the judge was how to sentence convicted murderer and parole violator Michael Post for stabbing a man “brutally in the chest with a large knife.”
The Association of Municipalities of Ontario calculated there were at least 1,400 homeless encampments in the province in 2023
London is looking like it will meet its provincially set annual housing target for 2024, meaning city hall will have access to some significant cash. LFP’s Jack Moulton breaks down where London sits and why it has stepped out ahead of other cities. HOW IS LONDON DOING ON ITS TARGET? Ontario has committed to building […]
An anonymous local donor is writing a $2-million cheque to a London hospital, a no-strings-attached mega-donation arriving just days before Christmas. The mystery donor is leaving how the sum will be spent up to the St. Josephâs Health Care Foundation, the fundraising arm of St. Joseph’s Health Care London, stipulating
As St. Thomas prepares for a population boom from a manufacturing surge driven by Volkswagen's factory, city council has approved a pair of proposals that will add a total of nearly 400 new homes.