One of Ontario’s largest working farms for sale has hit the market just outside London for $72.1 million, only to be met with a chilly response from potential buyers due to tariff threats on agriculture exports to the U.S. The 930-hectare (2,300-acre) farm is located about 1.5 kilometres from Lake Erie in Malahide Townshp and […]
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Several charges have been laid after a Southwestern Ontario couple’s two dogs were shot dead during an apparent coyote hunt gone wrong, their owner says. The German shepherds, nine-year-old Mary Jane and three-year-old Hank, were owned by Kaitlin Strong and her husband Robert Jordan. Strong says she’s been told by a Ministry of Natural Resources […]
The loss of Hudson’s Bay stores at London’s two landmark shopping malls will leave massive holes in the city’s retail space that won’t be easy to fill, experts say. But look for a diverse mix from office to entertainment, culture and community, and even some smaller retail offerings to fill the void, they agree, as […]
The chair of the London District Catholic school board says he has declined an invitation to a conference at a Southwestern Ontario casino’s hotel this spring. Hosted by Ontario Catholic Supervisory Officers’ Association, the conference is being held May 14 to 16 at Caesars Windsor hotel. “If it’s a trustees’ conference without professional development, I […]
Middlesex Centre is asking London for a favour that would allow more housing in Arva but it may not like the answer. Instead of saying yes to the request for London to take more of Arva’s sewage, the chair of city council’s planning and environment community said he thinks the community could be better off […]
When local tax professionals in rural Canada decide to retire there are three common scenarios
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 […]
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
The bankruptcy of a Volkswagen partner in electric vehicle battery production will not threaten the automaker’s St. Thomas investment, industry experts say. The development does, however, demonstrate increasing volatility in the EV sector during this high-tariff automotive environment, and the $7-billion PowerCo EV battery plant in Southwestern Ontario may face future delays, they said. Northvolt, […]
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