The cash-strapped Thames Valley District school board spent more than $300,000 in legal fees in February, its latest financial figures show, and it’s not saying why. “If you are looking for information on this matter, you will need to submit an FOI (Freedom of Information) request,” a spokesperson for the board said in an email. […]
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Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer spoke out Wednesday against a Republican budget proposal that could force big cuts to federal spending, including popular programs like Medicaid.
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 […]
City funding for encampment outreach and 88 shelter beds is poised to continue, but more than $600,000 in funding for homeless drop-in services at one London agency is in jeopardy after a tie vote Monday at a city council committee. Nearly $3.6 million in funding was endorsed by the community and protective services committee for […]
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One measles case has been confirmed in Michigan already, but officials in northern Michigan say low vaccination rates in some counties are causing real concern for a potential outbreak.
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
A Sarnia man has been convicted of committing another indecent act in the city, this time at the Lambton Shared Services Centre.
A Free Press reader writes: "U.S. President Donald Trump and Tesla founder Elon Musk confuse me."
The top doctor of a health office at the epicentre of Ontario's measles outbreak continues to urge vaccination as the best defence
For decades, residents of Macomb County, Michigan, have endured the harmful environmental and health effects of combined sewer overflow discharges. The contamination of local waterways like Lake St. Clair and […]
The idea of serving alcohol at city facilities such as hockey rinks is getting an ice-cold reception before it even leaves the bench.