Space crunch: London eyes lowering minimum headroom in homes to six feet

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Watch your head London, the city and the province aren't looking to raise the roof.
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Will Argyle be London’s next ‘booming district’? Shawn Lewis thinks so

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A new mixed-use apartment building could bring a much-needed facelift and retail boost to an aging business corridor in the city, says the ward councillor and merchants' association.
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Fire causes $1M damage to historic Wortley Village building

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An overnight fire at a historic building in the heart of Wortley Village caused estimated $1-million damage. London firefighters responded around 12:30 a.m. Thursday to a structure fire at building on Wortley Road, north of Bruce Street, where crews used two aerial ladders to douse the stubborn blaze, fire department
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What to know as Oxford County, Woodstock team up on homeless centre

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Oxford County voted unanimously to join Woodstock in tackling homelessness throughout the county.
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City hall details how much it cost to battle blaze on flaming train

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London city hall billed nearly $22,000 to CPKC to recoup firefighting costs stemming from a dramatic train fire near the downtown core earlier this year, a new report by city staff says.  
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Councillor expelled from meeting after profanity-laced tirade

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An outspoken city councillor who recently launched a $200,000 lawsuit against the city of Sarnia and its top bureaucrat was expelled from a virtual city council meeting Tuesday by Mayor Mike Bradley following a profanity-laced tirade. Coun. Bill Dennis wasn’t present when the meeting resumed following his outburst in which
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Flood risk too great to allow fast-food joint in northeast London: Upper Thames officials

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Jack Moulton breaks down why officials are warning against the development.
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Southwestern Ontario politician sues city’s top official in $200K lawsuit

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A Sarnia city councillor is suing the city's top bureaucrat.
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One year in, signs of promise and progress at London’s ‘House of Hope’

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Statistics from the first year suggest that highly supportive housing changes the lives of even the most troubled people living on London's streets and make the streets themselves safer for everyone.
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Letters to the Editor: November 23, 2024

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I have another suggestion for something that should not be said to patients.
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City budget: Program that helps tenants stay housed gets second look

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A number of local agencies for London's vulnerable residents are going to bat for a cleaning program cut from the latest budget.
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Letters to the Editor: November 14, 2024

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