City council adds 1,500 hectares to urban growth boundary (and maybe more)

London Free Press
London will push on with an expansion to its urban growth boundary, the first significant change in almost 30 years, despite pushback outside the development industry. Politicians gave their approval on Tuesday to expand the boundary, which dictates where residential and commercial development can happen, but were divided on exactly
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Southwestern Ontario mayor unmoved as ousted city councillor says sorry

London Free Press
A city councillor who was expelled by his political colleagues for poor behaviour has been allowed to return to debates after submitting a written apology, though his rift with the mayor appears only to have deepened.
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Mary Sabuda – Maritime Transportation Policy Analyst

Great Lakes Commission
Mary Sabuda covers maritime transportation policy at the Great Lakes Commission. In this role, she works to advance policy and funding priorities related to navigation
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Strike threat looms over colleges in Southwestern Ontario, across province

London Free Press
London's Fanshawe College and its peers across Southwestern Ontario and provincewide are bracing for a strike that could mark the start of 2025 amid a breakdown in labour talks with the union representing faculty and other staffers.
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Accused over thumbnails: Inside one family’s digital nightmare

London Free Press
A knock at the door. A police search. A rose gold iPhone. Child pornography allegations. Shocking as the charges were against his son, a Woodstock father says the family ordeal that followed shattered his faith in the justice system. Brian Williams reports. CHAPTER 1: THE SEARCH WARRANT A knock at
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Missing Fanshawe student’s ‘devastated’ mom haunted by possibilities

London Free Press
The mother of a missing Fanshawe College student says she’s haunted by possible reasons why her daughter disappeared more than 10 days ago. Nidhua Muktadir, 19, reported missing Dec. 4, was last seen the day before on Hawk Cliff Road in Central Elgin, about five kilometres northeast of Port Stanley
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Dyer: After Assad’s sudden fall, what’s next for Syria

London Free Press
Take a moment, first, to celebrate the fall of a regime of surpassing evil even by the Middle East's demanding standards.
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Cornies: ‘Ageless ideals’ being tossed aside? History shows that’s nothing new

London Free Press
Ask a clutch of classic car buffs to name an automobile that symbolizes the apex of North America style and beauty, and many will settle on the 1957 Chevrolet Bel Air.
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London Knights star’s ex-NHLer dad rips his world juniors critics: ‘Keyboard warriors’

London Free Press
Naturally, Radek Bonk felt bad for his son Oliver when Czechia eliminated Team Canada from last year’s world junior hockey championships with 11.7 seconds left in the quarterfinal game.
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Have snow, will ski: Boler Mountain opens for season

London Free Press
London’s ski season begins Thursday when Boler Mountain opens a week ahead of schedule. “We’re excited, because last winter was dreary and rainy, but now the phones are ringing off the hook with the snow we had last week, so it’s great to see it,” Greg Strauss, a member of
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City politician reflects on ‘making a bit of a scene’ with mid-debate exit

London Free Press
A first-term city councillor expressed no regrets about abruptly exiting a debate over rejigged ward boundaries, arguing his political colleagues were ignoring his and his constituents’ wishes. Ward 1 Coun. Hadleigh McAlister walked out of a Tuesday meeting and didn’t return as city politicians debated changes to London’s 14 ward
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Christmas giving in and around London: Who’s in need, how you can help

London Free Press
It’s called the season of giving for a reason. London-area charities are making a major push to help the less fortunate, collecting everything from food to toys to toiletries to help low-income Londoners, support the city’s homeless or make the holidays brighter for kids in hospital. Here are some of
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