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The numbers didn’t add up for Graham Henderson. Toronto had four million people and a music economy of $500 million a year. Austin, Texas had a fifth of the people, 800,000, and three times the music economy, $1.5 billion a year. As president of Music Canada at the time, Henderson set out to figure out […]
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Sam Routley, Western University Canada’s Liberals have, once again, risen from the dead. Their re-election with Mark Carney at the helm is a remarkable development in Canadian federal politics — the party not only managed to reverse the dire predictions of its demise but also, despite voters expressing a desire for change, retained its control […]
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The Canada-U.S. trade war is hurting more than business and industry, driving up costs and reducing funding to non-profit and charitable agencies, according to a London umbrella group for the sector. Of nearly 100 London and area agencies surveyed, 65 per cent said costs will rise and more than 50 per cent said they will […]
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The percentage of London-area voters who cast a ballot in this week’s federal election beat the national average – and of the local ridings, Huron-Bruce was tops at 75.2 per cent. It was an election that produced little change locally: One riding changed hands, with London-Fanshawe won by the Conservatives from the NDP, and there […]
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Former radio host Andrew Lawton, 35, retained the riding of Elgin-St. Thomas-London South for the Conservatives in Monday night’s federal election following a campaign marked by some inter-party tension and loud protests. He spoke with LFP reporter Brian Williams about his first political victory.  Q. You campaigned unsuccessfully for Ontario’s Progressive Conservatives in the London […]
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City politicians say they’re pleased to see some hard data quantifying the urgent need for housing in London after a mandated report from the federal government outlined shortages and shortfalls. City hall staff presented the housing needs assessment by consulting firm Colliers, required through the federal housing accelerator fund, to council’s planning committee on Tuesday. […]