Wednesday marked the start of classes for thousands of kids across the London region – and it was an especially memorable one for the students, parents and teachers setting foot in a brand-new school in the city’s southwest end. Now officially open, 770 pupils from kindergarten to Grade 8 were settling into their new classrooms […]
Eleven shots were fired during a downtown shooting that sent one person to hospital, video reviewed by The Free Press shows, leaving nearby residents unnerved by the latest case of gunfire in the city. “Evidence of a firearm being discharged” was found in the area of John and Richmond streets after “multiple reports” of possible […]
Labour Day is a paradoxical holiday. We pause from work in order to commemorate it.
This is a way to provide tools and training needed for in-demand skilled trades jobs, combating the effect of U.S. tariffs and economic uncertainty, Queen's Park said.
As the summer season comes to an end, fall fairs are starting to pop up around the region. The Kincardine Agricultural Society is hosting its 174th fall fair at Connaught Park on Labour Day weekend. Themed “Fields, Flannels, and Friends,” admission to the event is $5 per person with children aged five and below entering […]
anadians must be certain lower fares that result from increased competition are worth the costs, an Western University academic says
Auto industry analysts and labour leaders on both sides of the border have warned the two new U.S. trade frameworks with the European Union and Japan are ominous for the Canadian auto industry – and even problematic for the U.S. Both agreements announced over the past week will impose a 15-per-cent tariff on imported vehicles […]
London police have issued an arrest warrant for a Woodstock man in relation to multiple human trafficking-related charges involving a teenager.
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London-area students with speech disorders are waiting up to three years to see a community speech-language therapist – an unacceptable delay that’s causing learning issues, advocates say.
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The new Canada Strong Pass offers free admission to national parks, historic sites and marine conservation areas operated by Parks Canada.
City council has handed aging Centennial Hall another five-year run under the Jones family, as the city-owned venue nears its 60th birthday and redevelopment plans loom.
The gymnasium at Boyle Community Centre will be closed for weeks as the Ministry of Labour investigates a carbon monoxide leak that sent six people to hospital Monday morning.