The London Food Bank is entering the all-important final weekend of its spring food drive, an annual campaign that’s coming amid relentless demand for assistance and trade war uncertainty. Leading into the Easter weekend, food donations are up from the same point in the 2024 campaign, London Food Bank co-executive director Jane Roy said Thursday, […]
London Food Bank’s spring food drive had a strong first weekend, with more food collected four days into the drive than last year.
A pizza maker, delivery service, regional hub and a small city food bank – it's going to take their efforts and Canada's tough new attitude to feed families
The London Food Bank is adapting and slightly altering Canadians' response to the U.S. trade war.
Trump tariffs poised to hammer Canada’s auto industry could slash the London region automotive workforce by half, as the cost of exports to the U.S. will spike, industry observers say. With more than 20,000 employed in the automotive sector here, about 10,000 jobs may be lost within weeks of tariffs being imposed, they said. That […]
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A veteran stand-up comedian who’s shared the stage with the Beach Boys and John Candy is back in London this weekend – nearly 50 years after he first performed at his high school here. Glen Foster was a new kid at Sir Frederick Banting secondary school, having moved here from Cambridge, when he decided to […]
One person is dead following a collision between a train and a vehicle just outside of Tillsonburg.
Police in Elgin County are seeking three men after a carjacking on Highway 401 southwest of London early Friday.
The officer wrote in his notes that he was being dispatched to a sudden-death occurrence that was “a possible fentanyl overdose.” But OPP identification Const. Rob Laaper testified Tuesday the death was deemed to be suspicious in nature because of wounds on the deceased’s arms. “Cut to the bone. No blood,” he wrote in his […]
Public health officials at the epicentre of Ontario's measles outbreak near London have flagged four new exposure sites.
Years ago, Woodstock was known more for dairy farms than auto-making. Now, it's one of Ontario's fastest-growing cities, home to 50,000+
With the nomination deadline over, and the contests now set, Jennifer Bieman breaks down the ridings and who's running in the London region.