Environment Canada issues warning as snow squalls hit London

Environment Canada issues warning as snow squalls hit London
The London Free Press
Another Sunday, another winter weather warning. Late Sunday morning, Environment Canada officials issued a snow squall warning for London, Parkhill and eastern Middlesex County that was expected to last until the afternoon. The culprit – again, as it almost always seems to be – is lake-effect snow off of Lake
London Free Press, Canada, city, City hall, county, Environment, Environment Canada, Events, hit, Huron, lake, Lake Huron, Local News, London, manager, Middlesex County, News, Realtime, Snow, Sunday, Weather, winter

Canada Day fireworks: Veteran London retailer on all you need to know

The London Free Press
A guy who's worked around fireworks since he was a kid, industry veteran Mike Leff shared some of his expertise ahead of Canada Day
London Free Press, access, Asia, Authors, Business, Canada, Canada Day, China, Chinese New Year, city, City hall, Contact, Department, end, Explainer, Fire, Fireworks, Free, Friday, Government, History, Holidays, Homes, industry, Journalism, June, kids, Latest News, learn, LFP, light, local, Local News, location, London, looking, Manufacturing, money, moved, new, New Year, New York, News, newsletter, Noon News Roundup, online, Other, Parking, Parks, Postmedia, reading, Real estate, red, Region, Register, Roads, Safety, savings, school, season, show, social, support, the conversation, third, Trail, Victoria Day, Water, Western, Western Fair, who, Williams, World

London heat wave: All you need to know about the early summer sizzler  

The London Free Press
Here’s what you need to know about the London region's sweltering weather.
London Free Press, 2022, 2023, access, Authors, Calls, Canada, centre, children, city, City hall, close, closed, Community, conditions, East Lions Community Centre, Environment, Environment Canada, Explainer, extreme weather, first, followed, Free, Friday, Government, Health, help, hit, Homes, Hours, Journalism, july, Latest News, LFP, local, Local News, London, London weather, May, Middlesex-London, Middlesex-London Health Unit, NDP, new, New York, News, newsletter, Noon News Roundup, north, online, Ontario, Ontario government, open, Other, Postmedia, protect, province, reading, Real estate, Realtime, Region, Register, regulation, RISK, Safety, Saturday, savings, school, Schools, season, social, St, Startech.com, Statement, Students, summer, support, the conversation, Trail, Water, waves, Weather, Wednesday, who, work

Ontario surprise shaves nearly a point off London’s projected tax hike

The London Free Press
London politicians met Wednesday in the final advance meeting of their budget committee, finding some surprise savings through a legal interpretation by Queen's Park.
London Free Press, 2024, access, Authors, budget, Canada, cases, charge, charges, city, City hall, Community, council, development, Economy, Explainer, fall, Free, funding, Health, Heritage, hit, home, Homes, Housing, Identified, Infrastructure, Josh Morgan, Journalism, Latest News, LFP, local, Local News, London, London budget, London city hall, London Middlesex Community Housing, Longreads, looking, manager, mayor, Media, meeting, Middlesex-London, Middlesex-London Health Unit, Ministry of Municipal Affairs and Housing, money, More Homes Built Faster Act, Municipalities, Museum London, new, New York, News, newsletter, Noon News Roundup, online, Ontario, Other, pay, Police, Postmedia, Property taxes, province, Provincial, Queen's Park, reading, Real estate, Register, Roads, Ryan Gauss, Sam Trosow, savings, service, social, Social media, Staff, Strong mayor powers, support, Susan Stevenson, the conversation, Theatre, Tourism, Tourism London, Trail, US, Water, Wednesday, who

Letters to the Editor: June 11, 2025

The London Free Press
A Free Press reader says London should take Citi Plaza up on its offer to host staff and council during city hall's rebuild.
Letters, London Free Press, Opinion, access, Authors, building, Canada, Citi Plaza, cities, city, City hall, Column, council, decision, Department, Donald Trump, Environment, Farmland, Free, Government, History, Homes, Infrastructure, job, Journalism, June, Latest News, Letters to the Editor, LFP, local, location, London, London city hall, London letters, looking, manager, May, mayor, new, New York, News, newsletter, Noon News Roundup, office, online, Ontario, Parks, Plans, president, project, province, reading, red, Register, Repairs, Roads, savings, social, Space, Staff, support, Tariffs, the conversation, Trail, trump, Video, who, win, Windsor

A history of complaints, bylaw probes at east-end home razed by fatal fire

The London Free Press
An east London home where a woman was killed in a recent fire had previously landed in the crosshairs of bylaw officials and was the scene a past blaze related to homeless people living in the backyard.
London Free Press, access, April, Authors, Batteries, Canada, charged, city, City hall, Collaboration, college, Damage, Department, design, died, Donations, end, Fanshawe College, fatal, Fire, Firefighters, Fires, followed, found, Free, Friday, Garbage, Hamilton, History, home, Homeless, Homes, hospital, house, injuries, Journalism, killed, Latest News, LFP, Life, light, lithium, Lithium-Ion Batteries, Live, local, Local News, London, London Fire Department, London Police, London Police Service, man, May, Media, new, New York, News, newsletter, Noon News Roundup, online, Other, Police, Postmedia, power, reading, Real estate, Register, room, Safety, savings, saw, service, social, Social media, study, support, the conversation, Trail, who, woman

In abrupt move, city politicians vote 9-6 to take over London Transit

The London Free Press
In a drastic step after months of tension, city politicians voted late Tuesday to abruptly dissolve the London Transit Commission and appoint a temporary team of five council members to oversee the public transit service. City council members voted 9-6 to take control of London Transit effective April 1, citing an increasingly fraught relationship between […]
London Free Press, Anna Hopkins, April, body, budget, buses, city, City council, City hall, Clarke Road secondary school, council, decision, Department, driver, Fire, followed, Free, funding, Hadleigh McAlister, Jerry Pribil, Josh Morgan, Local News, London, London city hall, London Transit, London Transit Commission, march, mayor, meeting, new, News, pilot, Postmedia, project, public transit, Realtime, Sam Trosow, school, service, Shawn Lewis, social, Students, Susan Stevenson, Transit, Wednesday, who

Uncertainty over Trump tariffs stall affordable housing build

The London Free Press
"(Tariffs are) weighing on every construction project these days."
London Free Press, access, Affordable housing, Authors, building, Buildings, Canada, Canada-US Tariffs 2025, Canadian, centre, city, City hall, closed, Construction, council, decision, Duluth, Editorial, end, Free, funding, Homes, Housing, Identified, Journalism, Latest News, LFP, local, Local News, London, London city hall, march, May, mayor, meeting, new, New York, Newcomers, News, newsletter, Noon News Roundup, Old East Village, online, Ontario, Other, photo, Postmedia, project, province, Provincial, reading, Register, report, savings, school, Seniors, Shawn Lewis, social, Staff, support, Tariffs, the conversation, Trail, trump, Trump tariffs, Wastell Homes, work

Measles outbreak on London’s doorstep hits 228 cases: ‘Challenging time’

The London Free Press
Cases of measles in a region surrounding London continue to surge – eclipsing 225 cases – including almost 20 hospitalizations.
London Free Press, 2024, access, Authors, Canada, cases, children, city, City hall, college, Community, county, death, Editorial, Elgin, Fanshawe College, Free, Government, Health, Homes, hospital, Increase, Inflation, Journalism, labour, Latest News, LFP, local, Local News, London, march, Middlesex County, Middlesex-London Health Unit, Ministry of Labour, money, new, New York, News, news release, newsletter, Noon News Roundup, office, online, Ontario, oxford, pay, Postmedia, president, province, Public Health Ontario, reading, Real estate, Realtime, red, Region, Register, remains, RISK, savings, social, Southwestern Public Health, Staff, Statement, support, the conversation, total, Trail, Transmission, Vaccines, Wednesday, who, women, Woodstock

In growing Strathroy, Trump tariffs spur push to support local business

The London Free Press
Municipal officials and business leaders have launched a push encouraging local support for Strathroy-Caradoc businesses.
London Free Press, 2023, 2024, Agriculture, Business, campaign, Canada, Canada-US Tariffs 2025, city, City hall, Community, development, Donald Trump, Economy, Environment, first, Food, Free, Government, Information, Journalism, local, Local Business, Local News, London, Manufacturing, march, mayor, money, News, Nortera, Ontario, Other, Postmedia, president, Realtime, rural, social, Southwestern Ontario, Statistics Canada, Strathroy, Strathroy-Caradoc, Strathroy-Caradoc council, support, Tariffs, trade, trade war, trump, Trump tariffs, visit
Subscribe to City hall