Officials from 11 Ontario communities gathered to discuss more consistent messaging around rip currents and other water hazards.

Officials from 11 Ontario communities gathered to discuss more consistent messaging around rip currents and other water hazards.

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The London area recorded the highest unemployment rate among large Canadian cities for the second straight month

The London area recorded the highest unemployment rate among large Canadian cities for the second straight month

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The PowerCo electric vehicle battery plant in St. Thomas has lost a critical customer, a year from an expected start to production.

The PowerCo electric vehicle battery plant in St. Thomas has lost a critical customer, a year from an expected start to production.

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The local economy lost more than 3,000 jobs in March, pushing the London area’s unemployment rate to 9.1 per cent, the highest in Canada, new figures show. March’s jobless rate marks the eight straight month the local unemployment figure has been rising, Statistics Canada reported Friday. The rate was 8.8 per cent in February. Excluding […]

The local economy lost more than 3,000 jobs in March, pushing the London area’s unemployment rate to 9.1 per cent, the highest in Canada, new figures show. March’s jobless rate marks the eight straight month the local unemployment figure has been rising, Statistics Canada reported Friday. The rate was 8.8 per cent in February. Excluding […]

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Total job losses will reach 500 since last spring as president awaits funding allocation.

Total job losses will reach 500 since last spring as president awaits funding allocation.

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“Heavy snow” was expected to hit the London region on Sunday, arriving amid a days-long deep freeze that was also expected to drag on well into the work week. Environment Canada issued a “yellow” advisory – the least-severe warning – that called for snow to start falling from Sunday morning to Sunday night, with as […]

“Heavy snow” was expected to hit the London region on Sunday, arriving amid a days-long deep freeze that was also expected to drag on well into the work week. Environment Canada issued a “yellow” advisory – the least-severe warning – that called for snow to start falling from Sunday morning to Sunday night, with as […]

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St. Thomas Elgin General Hospital and Woodstock Hospital have warned of longer-than-normal emergency department wait times.

St. Thomas Elgin General Hospital and Woodstock Hospital have warned of longer-than-normal emergency department wait times.

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To the small-town hospital in Ingersoll, home to the auto assembly plant that had employed most of its members, the union local donated $10,000. Another $5,000, it gave to an inter-faith charity that helps the needy in the Southwestern Ontario community, including with Christmas hampers. The same amount it shared with Stronger Together Ingersoll Community […]

To the small-town hospital in Ingersoll, home to the auto assembly plant that had employed most of its members, the union local donated $10,000. Another $5,000, it gave to an inter-faith charity that helps the needy in the Southwestern Ontario community, including with Christmas hampers. The same amount it shared with Stronger Together Ingersoll Community […]

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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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David Ellerby has played the Last Post at the Woodstock Cenotaph on Remembrance Day for more than 15 years.

David Ellerby has played the Last Post at the Woodstock Cenotaph on Remembrance Day for more than 15 years.

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New industrial plants in St. Thomas, Ontario, will need a $400-million upgrade to the water system serving the area, and property owners in London and Elgin might be on the […]

New industrial plants in St. Thomas, Ontario, will need a $400-million upgrade to the water system serving the area, and property owners in London and Elgin might be on the […]

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