A city council committee endorsed increased funding for a family doctor recruitment strategy that has had some success, even if some members are uneasy about it. Council’s community and protective services committee ultimately recommended an $80,000 funding extension to the primary-care recruitment and retention program, funded through the city-funded London Economic Development Corp. (LEDC) reserve […]
Eighty-eight shelter beds, more mobile outreach to London’s homeless encampments but limited money for daytime drop-in spots. City politicians will debate two staff recommendations to address London’s homelessness crisis over the next year that include enhanced support for people living rough and 88 shelter beds, but limited funding for existing day programs. The two […]
The task force is looking for renewed support for a program that attracted six primary-care physicians last year and has a line on 15 more
SARNIA – A Lambton County man convicted of mischief around the time a stretch of Highway 402 was shuttered during the 2022 so-called Freedom Convoy has been jailed for a series of new crimes including assaulting and obstructing a police officer. Steve Verberne, 48, from Watford, recently pleaded guilty to those two charges along with […]
Lorain mayor joins U.S.-Canada coalition opposing tariffs that could cost residents thousands a year
The mayor of Lorain, Ohio, joined 29 other U.S. and Canadian mayors from the Great Lakes and St. Lawrence Cities Initiative in Washington last week to advocate for maintaining trade […]
The idea of serving alcohol at city facilities such as hockey rinks is getting an ice-cold reception before it even leaves the bench.
Municipal officials and business leaders have launched a push encouraging local support for Strathroy-Caradoc businesses.
The arrest of a man sought in a London break-in nearly a year ago led to the seizure of drugs valued at nearly $130,000 and the recovery of high-end purses, watches and jewelry, London police say. An OPP unit that tracks down people who have violated their parole notified London police on Monday they had […]
St. Thomas city council has a new member – and he's been appointed to replace the departed politician who beat him by a mere five votes in the 2022 civic election.
City council will meet as a budget committee to work on Mayor Josh Morgan's order to bring the 2026 tax hike to below five per cent.
Woodstock residents will have a chance to choose a deputy mayor after the city’s politicians agreed to add the position to council.
Would the City of London consider leaving Elon Musk-owned X, formerly known as Twitter, as a place to publish official municipal government announcements? The answer is – maybe. In a letter to city council, Londoner Sameer Vasta is urging them to do exactly that, ripping the platform as a place filled with disinformation that undermines […]