Fire-hit Wortley Village building needs engineer’s assessment: City hall

London Free Press
A historic Wortley Village building appears to have dodged a date with a wrecking ball.
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Could big Trump tariffs slow London-area housing demand?

London Free Press
Industry watchers appear divided over the potential impact on London’s housing market of possible tariffs on Canadian exports to the U.S., especially if they lead to Volkswagen pulling the plug on its St. Thomas battery plant.
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Baranyai: Too often, consequences mistaken for censorship

London Free Press
This fall, a social worker in Yukon temporarily was stripped of her professional registration in B.C. for endorsing conspiracy theories.
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Brews News: New brewery drops anchor in Port Stanley

London Free Press
Amid the closures of small craft breweries and mergers of others, there's a Christmas miracle in a Hallmark town.
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A diplomatic solution is needed to stop a crippling tariff on Canadian imports to the U.S., and a possible threat to the Volkswagen plant in St. Thomas now under construction, said political and busin

London Free Press
A diplomatic solution is needed to stop a crippling tariff on Canadian imports to the U.S., and a possible threat to the Volkswagen plant in St. Thomas now under construction
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Donald Trump tariff threatens Volkswagen’s $7B St. Thomas plans: Trade expert

London Free Press
Southwestern Ontario may lose a $7-billion investment and the 3,000 jobs that come with it if Canadian industry is hit with a 25 per cent tariff from U.S. president-elect Donald Trump, one trade expert says. Volkswagen, now building an electric vehicle battery plant in St. Thomas, may be forced to
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Novonix, headquartered in Australia, will supply the Vollkswagen owned EV battery maker with graphite, a critical component in making batteries, the company announced Monday.

London Free Press
PowerCo has landed a major supplier that will help it assemble electric vehicle batteries, the first deal announced for the St. Thomas manufacturer.
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Enrolment surge lifts London Catholic board from deficit to $9.5M surplus

London Free Press
The London region’s Catholic school board posted a $9.5 million surplus last fiscal year, a budget boon triggered by increased enrolment.  
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The city enjoyed a 3.2 per cent spike in the value of goods made here, called gross domestic product or GDP, in 2023. However, inflation and interest rates have taken hold to slow that to 1.7 per cent

London Free Press
London’s once hot economy remains “healthy” although it slowed this year to a steady pace that is expected to continue through 2025, says an economic report released Thursday. London enjoyed a 3.2 per cent increase in the value of goods made here, called gross domestic product or GDP, in 2023
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Living wage in Grey-Bruce $23.05 per hour, report says

The Lucknow Sentinel
It costs more to live in Grey-Bruce than anywhere else in the province outside of Toronto, according to the 2024 Ontario Living Wage Network’s latest report. A resident of the Grey, Bruce, Perth, Huron, Simcoe region needs to earn $23.05 hours per 40-hour work week to make ends meet this
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Senate gives final approval to two copyright bills

The Lucknow Sentinel
Farm groups welcome the moves, which allow farmers to make repairs and bypass digital locks
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London’s cricket food plant has cut 100 jobs, two-thirds of its workforce, as it is retooling for future production, said the city’s economic development agency.

London Free Press
An innovative London cricket farm has laid off two-thirds of its workforce as it retools, the city's economic development agency says
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