The London region’s unemployment rate improved in March as the local economy added 2,200 new jobs, a strong showing that doesn’t yet reflect the impact of the trade war between Canada and the U.S. The region’s jobless rate now sits at 5.9 per cent, down from February’s 6.6 per cent, Statistics Canada reported Friday. Including […]
Home sales in the London area plummeted in March, new figures show, deepening a slump that’s now run through the first quarter of 2025. Only 508 homes were sold last month in the London area, which also takes in Strathroy, St. Thomas and portions of Middlesex and Elgin counties, the London and St. Thomas Association […]
Huron Bruce Nature (HBN) welcomed Lauren Eby and Kathryn Bruce from the economic development department to their March 25 meeting in Point Clark to talk about tourism in Bruce County. Eby explained that the department focuses on tourism, agriculture and community development by supporting residents and businesses through various initiatives. One such well-known program is […]
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 […]
A team at the University of Waterloo hope to expand their wetland research and develop a collaborative relationship with Ontario landowners
Farmers in 10 northwest Ohio counties in the Western Lake Erie Basin are now eligible to enroll or re-enroll in H2Ohio’s agriculture incentive program that uses proven, science-based, best management […]
Odd Burger is walking back plans to expand into America, citing worsening Canada-U.S. relations as a key factor.
Ontario grain growers – caught in the crossfire of Canada's trade war – speak about how tariffs will affect their operations
Municipal officials and business leaders have launched a push encouraging local support for Strathroy-Caradoc businesses.
London manufacturers fear a “fight” with customers and possible job losses will be the fallout from steel and aluminum tariffs imposed Wednesday on Canadian exports to the U.S. as industry weathered the first day of the latest trade scrap. Businesses buying and selling steel and steel products will be forced to charge customers more as […]