City hall is clamping down on ride-hailing vehicles that are accepting cash from fares for rides not ordered through officially designated apps. After getting public complaints, city officials on Friday said bylaw officers have started fining drivers of what are essentially unlicensed vehicles-for-hire over rides they offer but that aren’t booked through designated apps such […]
A network of London advocates and homelessness survivors is calling on city hall to build a women and gender-diverse only homeless hub. That’s just one among more than a dozen “calls to action” announced Wednesday by All Our Sisters, developed after a forum of about 200 people held last fall in London. “Since our first […]
Piles of plowed snow in school bus loading zones pose a hazard for children getting on and off, says one frustrated London bus driver who fears a youngster may get injured.
As more snow and cold pounded London on Thursday and city hall emergency shelter funding ended, the immediate housing future of several fire-displaced Londoners remained in limbo. It’s been a painful few weeks for the residents of 753 Dundas St., a privately owned supportive-housing building in Old East Village that was damaged in a $1.2-million […]
Home to a factory being built by Volkswagen that could become the largest in Canada, and auto parts plants that employ thousands, fears over Donald Trump tariff threats abound on the Ontario election campaign trail in the riding of Elgin-Middlesex-London. LFP reporter Brian Williams digs into the political realities and what the three major parties […]
Free Press reader disappointed seeing fellow Canadians booing the U.S. national anthem at sporting events.
When politicians become slaves to their party and can no longer collaborate with those of other views, they become redundant to citizens
Council delayed more than $4 million in promised federal funding for operations from April to March 2026, as well as daytime services
London's 180-year-old downtown market is changing its hours in May, another sign of the shifting nature of the city's core.
London voters have a long track record of rejecting sitting city council members who seek higher office in Queen's Park or Ottawa
London’s mayor called city economic and business leaders together Friday to get a better idea how to prepare for threatened U.S. tariffs. City officials were joined by organizations from Middlesex County, both London hospitals and post-secondary institutions and construction, manufacturing and business groups for a city hall session with a clear agenda: Creating an “action […]
Recent freeze-thaw cycles are shining a harsh light on London city hall's winter operations as residents, especially those with mobility issues, grow frustrated with treacherous sidewalks