The remains of the steamship Marine City sit along the shores of Lake Huron in just three feet of water — with some parts still visible on the beach, 145 years after it went down.
2024 expense tabs are in for London’s mayor and its 14 ward councillors. City hall reporter Jack Moulton breaks down how much they spent and on what. THE BIG PICTURE City councillors are entitled to charge up to $15,000 a year in general expenses such as for office supplies and equipment, gifts and souvenirs for […]
Steep declines in international student enrolment at London-based Fanshawe College will result in eight-figure deficits and big job cuts, its top official said Monday.
Total cargo throughput at the Port of Duluth-Superior declined by 6.8% in the 2024 navigation season, totaling 26.8 million metric tonnes, down from 28.8 million tonnes in 2023. The decline […]
Fanshawe College is making a one-time cut to 18 winter semester programs following federal cuts to international student study permits that led to a sweeping review of its offerings, a spokesperson says. The college, with campuses in London, Woodstock, St. Thomas, Simcoe and Huron and Bruce counties, is conducting a review to identify which programs […]
A program that will see some high schoolers hop on a London transit bus instead of yellow school buses has sped past its final road block at the region’s largest school board.
As Ontario’s election campaign kicked off Wednesday, a London city councillor announced he’s taking a leave of absence to run for a seat at Queen’s Park. Reporter Jack Moulton goes over the customs and rules in vying for different elected offices. WHO’S TAKING A LEAVE? Ward 5 Coun. Jerry Pribil announced Wednesday he’s taking an […]
As Ontario’s election campaign kicked off Wednesday, a London city councillor announced he’s taking a leave of absence to run for a seat at Queen’s Park. Reporter Jack Moulton goes over the customs and rules in vying for different elected offices. WHO’S TAKING A LEAVE? Ward 5 Coun. Jerry Pribil announced Wednesday he’s taking an […]
Amid a flurry of splashy pre-provincial election announcements, there's one that's landing with a relative thud in London, the city's miniscule share of $75 million in new shelter and affordable housing funding.
The shift to selling beer in convenience stores has cost London one Beer Store outlet in the city’s core, and workers fear more stores may follow, cutting jobs as they shut down. The Beer Store on Piccadilly Street closed earlier this month, one of 23 across Ontario that have shuttered since September when beer began […]
A proposed new contract for a London shelter agency to provide 92 beds for the homeless will cost an extra $1 million because of a new city council rule.