What for decades has been the butt of a joke at city hall about missed opportunities suddenly became a little more serious Tuesday after politicians endorsed lobbying Queen’s Park for a ring road. In a 12-3 vote, city council, sitting as the strategic priorities and policy committee, voted to support having the mayor and city […]
Lanes in both directions of Highway 402 were closed Wednesday morning as Ontario Provincial Police officers carried out a “sudden death investigation,” officials said. The highway was closed between Nauvoo and Forest roads, according to Lambton OPP. It’s part of a morning of havoc on 400-series highways across the storm-hit London region. “It has caused […]
Thames Valley District school board is cutting dozens of staff who support teachers and students due to provincial funding “uncertainties.”
The Thames Valley District school board is cutting dozens of staff who support teachers and students amid what the cash-strapped organization’s top official calls provincial funding “uncertainties.” There will be 59 jobs in “learning support services” slashed amid ongoing spending cuts for the London-based board, which has a deficit of $16.6 million on an annual […]
Canadians have been plunged into a snap federal election after newly-minted Prime Minister Mark Carney, heading a minority Liberal government, called the vote for April 28 amid the unfolding Canada-U.S. trade war. Key things to know about the contests in the 10-riding London region. THE SCORECARD When Parliament was dissolved and the election called, the […]
Canadians have been plunged into a snap federal election after newly minted Prime Minister Mark Carney, heading a minority Liberal government, called the vote for April 28 amid the unfolding Canada-U.S. trade war. Here are key things to know about the contests in the 10-riding London region. THE SCORECARD When Parliament was dissolved and the […]
We're still neighbours with the U.S., but trust, respect and friendships are in peril
A 25-year-old driver from London is dead after a two-vehicle crash Friday morning along Hwy. 401 west of the city, police say.
Look in the mirror, Londoners: Comfy with ordinary. Risk-shy. Too self-absorbed. This is Part Four of Postmedia's How Canada Wins series.
A man facing dozens of charges after a driver fleeing from London police crashed into multiple cruisers and other vehicles also faces charges in a break-in at a Komoka gas station.