Preliminary work is getting underway at the DoubleTree by Hilton hotel in downtown London for the construction of a 35-storey residential tower approved by city council nearly two years ago. The parking garage for the hotel at 300-320 King St. has been closed, and trees along the length of the garage on King and Waterloo […]
The death of an infant in a community near Sarnia is being investigated by the OPP. Lambton EMS and other emergency services responded to a report of an unresponsive infant at a home on St. Clair Street in Point Edward on Saturday at about 1:25 a.m., Lambton OPP said Monday. Point Edward is a village […]
A proposed 258-unit subdivision with two seven-storey towers in northwest Woodstock was rejected by Woodstock city council
A major London landlord is partnering with the London Community Foundation (LCF) to redevelop core properties into affordable housing, seeking non-profit groups interested in taking on the projects. Farhi Holdings Corporation is offering up several downtown properties for sale to groups interested in building or renovating them into residential units, with early funding provided by […]
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