Pierre Poilievre on jacked-up tariffs: ‘We have what the Americans need’

Pierre Poilievre on jacked-up tariffs: ‘We have what the Americans need’
The London Free Press
WOODSTOCK – Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre swung through Southwestern Ontario on Saturday, telling supporters here that Canada should continue fighting for tariff-free trade as the U.S. imposed new ones on Canadian goods. Poilievre spoke at a public event held here by Oxford MP Arpan Khanna, hours after Prime Minister Mark Carney announced Canada walked away from […]
WOODSTOCK – Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre swung through Southwestern Ontario on Saturday, telling supporters here that Canada should continue fighting for tariff-free trade as the U.S. imposed new ones on Canadian goods. Poilievre spoke at a public event held here by Oxford MP Arpan Khanna, hours after Prime Minister Mark Carney announced Canada walked away from […]
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Pierre Poilievre on jacked-up tariffs: ‘We have what the Americans need’

Humanoid robots set for London-area auto plant. Should workers be worried?

Humanoid robots set for London-area auto plant. Should workers be worried?
The London Free Press
The science-fiction fantasy of human-like robot working next to flesh and blood people is becoming a reality on the shop floor of the Toyota automotive assembly plant in Woodstock. The automaker is buying three humanoid robots, quaintly called Digit, to carry goods and stack shelves in the plant, the automaker announced. Robot technology is not […]
The science-fiction fantasy of human-like robot working next to flesh and blood people is becoming a reality on the shop floor of the Toyota automotive assembly plant in Woodstock. The automaker is buying three humanoid robots, quaintly called Digit, to carry goods and stack shelves in the plant, the automaker announced. Robot technology is not […]
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Humanoid robots set for London-area auto plant. Should workers be worried?

Fanshawe College to cut 163 more jobs despite provincial funding plan

Fanshawe College to cut 163 more jobs despite provincial funding plan
The London Free Press
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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Fanshawe College to cut 163 more jobs despite provincial funding plan

‘Heavy snow’ set to hammer London region as deep freeze drags on

‘Heavy snow’ set to hammer London region as deep freeze drags on
The London Free Press
“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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‘Heavy snow’ set to hammer London region as deep freeze drags on

Toyota’s new hybrid RAV4 signals stability amid auto-sector turmoil

Toyota’s new hybrid RAV4 signals stability amid auto-sector turmoil
The London Free Press
"It is turbulent now, but we do not know what the landscape will be like years from now. We ride out storms.”
"It is turbulent now, but we do not know what the landscape will be like years from now. We ride out storms.”
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Toyota’s new hybrid RAV4 signals stability amid auto-sector turmoil

Southwestern Ontario hospitals warn of longer ER waits amid flu surge

Southwestern Ontario hospitals warn of longer ER waits amid flu surge
The London Free Press
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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Southwestern Ontario hospitals warn of longer ER waits amid flu surge

Conservation authority issues flood warning amid rain, warm spell

Conservation authority issues flood warning amid rain, warm spell
The London Free Press
Londoners should use extreme caution in flooded areas as streams and rivers rise due to warmer temperatures and more rain, officials with the region’s conservation authority say. The Upper Thames River Conservation Authority issued a warning on Wednesday, saying it expects local waterways “to keep rising due to runoff from rain and melting snow” amid […]
Londoners should use extreme caution in flooded areas as streams and rivers rise due to warmer temperatures and more rain, officials with the region’s conservation authority say. The Upper Thames River Conservation Authority issued a warning on Wednesday, saying it expects local waterways “to keep rising due to runoff from rain and melting snow” amid […]
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Conservation authority issues flood warning amid rain, warm spell

Auto belt anxiety: Lessons from past upheavals in Southwestern Ontario

Auto belt anxiety: Lessons from past upheavals in Southwestern Ontario
The London Free Press
From EV investment booms to painful plant closures, history offers cautions.
From EV investment booms to painful plant closures, history offers cautions.
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Auto belt anxiety: Lessons from past upheavals in Southwestern Ontario

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

Remembrance Day every day for trumpeter playing Last Post

Remembrance Day every day for trumpeter playing Last Post
The London Free Press
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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Remembrance Day every day for trumpeter playing Last Post

Canada Post shake-up: Is your rural Southwestern Ontario outlet safe?

Canada Post shake-up: Is your rural Southwestern Ontario outlet safe?
The London Free Press
The future of dozens of London-region rural post offices could soon be in play, as a moratorium on closing rural postal outlets is lifted.
The future of dozens of London-region rural post offices could soon be in play, as a moratorium on closing rural postal outlets is lifted.
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Canada Post shake-up: Is your rural Southwestern Ontario outlet safe?
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