As Canada increases military spending, London-area industry eyes major growth

As Canada increases military spending, London-area industry eyes major growth
The London Free Press
Canada’s embrace of a greater global military role is a win for industry in Southwestern Ontario that supplies the national defence sector. London and region boasts about 20 businesses employing roughly 4,000 workers in military-related industries and that number is rising, according to figures from the London Economic Development Corp (LEDC). NP Aerospace, a global […]
Canada’s embrace of a greater global military role is a win for industry in Southwestern Ontario that supplies the national defence sector. London and region boasts about 20 businesses employing roughly 4,000 workers in military-related industries and that number is rising, according to figures from the London Economic Development Corp (LEDC). NP Aerospace, a global […]
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As Canada increases military spending, London-area industry eyes major growth

RURAL CURRENTS: A small length of canal vitalized the young country’s export capacity

RURAL CURRENTS: A small length of canal vitalized the young country’s export capacity
The Lucknow Sentinel
The old port did a huge international business in its day, signified with the vast, now empty grain terminals
The old port did a huge international business in its day, signified with the vast, now empty grain terminals
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Built in 1840, will anyone save the oldest wooden lighthouse on the Great Lakes?

Built in 1840, will anyone save the oldest wooden lighthouse on the Great Lakes?
The London Free Press
The Port Burwell landmark faces a $1.5-million restoration.
The Port Burwell landmark faces a $1.5-million restoration.
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Built in 1840, will anyone save the oldest wooden lighthouse on the Great Lakes?

ANALYSIS: ‘Tough year’ looms after London region lost 5,000 jobs in a month

ANALYSIS: ‘Tough year’ looms after London region lost 5,000 jobs in a month
The London Free Press
'We're at the front edge of a wave. I don’t want to be doom-and-gloom but it will get worse before it gets better.'
'We're at the front edge of a wave. I don’t want to be doom-and-gloom but it will get worse before it gets better.'
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ANALYSIS: ‘Tough year’ looms after London region lost 5,000 jobs in a month

Auto belt anxiety: Key trade talks loom, uncertainty persists

Auto belt anxiety: Key trade talks loom, uncertainty persists
The London Free Press
The Canada-U.S.-Mexico free trade agreement that allows a fully integrated vehicle sector is up for renegotiation.
The Canada-U.S.-Mexico free trade agreement that allows a fully integrated vehicle sector is up for renegotiation.
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Auto belt anxiety: Key trade talks loom, uncertainty persists

Canada’s pledged the electric-vehicle sector $50B in subsidies. Is it worth it?

Canada’s pledged the electric-vehicle sector $50B in subsidies. Is it worth it?
The London Free Press
Governments have together pledged as much as $52.5 billion in support for electric vehicle businesses in Canada
Governments have together pledged as much as $52.5 billion in support for electric vehicle businesses in Canada
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Canada’s pledged the electric-vehicle sector $50B in subsidies. Is it worth it?

Auto belt anxiety: Southwestern Ontario notching wins in turbulent times

Auto belt anxiety: Southwestern Ontario notching wins in turbulent times
The London Free Press
Canada's auto sector experienced turbulence in 2025, but there were wins worth celebrating in Southwestern Ontario
Canada's auto sector experienced turbulence in 2025, but there were wins worth celebrating in Southwestern Ontario
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Auto belt anxiety: Southwestern Ontario notching wins in turbulent times

Auto belt anxiety: Where Southwestern Ontario stands a year after Trump 2.0

Auto belt anxiety: Where Southwestern Ontario stands a year after Trump 2.0
The London Free Press
Jan. 20 will mark one year since Donald Trump swept back into office, igniting a trade war between Canada and the U.S.
Jan. 20 will mark one year since Donald Trump swept back into office, igniting a trade war between Canada and the U.S.
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Auto belt anxiety: Where Southwestern Ontario stands a year after Trump 2.0

Auto belt anxiety: Laid-off workers weigh hang-in or move-on options

Auto belt anxiety: Laid-off workers weigh hang-in or move-on options
The London Free Press
GM bet on an electric future for its now-idled Ingersoll plant. How to plug their lives back in is the question for 1,100 laid-off workers.
GM bet on an electric future for its now-idled Ingersoll plant. How to plug their lives back in is the question for 1,100 laid-off workers.
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Auto belt anxiety: Laid-off workers weigh hang-in or move-on options

Auto belt anxiety: The EV that left 1,100 London-area workers in limbo

Auto belt anxiety: The EV that left 1,100 London-area workers in limbo
The London Free Press
GM's new electric cargo van was supposed to be its Ingersoll factory's salvation. Instead, it left the Cami plant idled. Why didn't it sell?
GM's new electric cargo van was supposed to be its Ingersoll factory's salvation. Instead, it left the Cami plant idled. Why didn't it sell?
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Auto belt anxiety: The EV that left 1,100 London-area workers in limbo

Boom and gloom: A stark divide in Southwestern Ontario’s auto belt

Boom and gloom: A stark divide in Southwestern Ontario’s auto belt
The London Free Press
St. Thomas and Ingersoll aren't far apart, but there's a world of difference in how they've been hit by the auto industry's electric bet.
St. Thomas and Ingersoll aren't far apart, but there's a world of difference in how they've been hit by the auto industry's electric bet.
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Boom and gloom: A stark divide in Southwestern Ontario’s auto belt

Plant closings in Ingersoll and Brampton that cost Ontario more than 4,000 workers, stunned the industry recently and laid bare the vulnerability of the Ontario manufacturing sector to trade and tarif

Plant closings in Ingersoll and Brampton that cost Ontario more than 4,000 workers, stunned the industry recently and laid bare the vulnerability of the Ontario manufacturing sector to trade and tarif
The London Free Press
Is it a bump in a long, automotive road or the future of the industry here?
Is it a bump in a long, automotive road or the future of the industry here?
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Plant closings in Ingersoll and Brampton that cost Ontario more than 4,000 work…
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