Barriers to trading goods between provinces could be costing the wider London area as much as $1.4 billion in lost production a year, a national economist says.
The impact of a severe winter storm continues to affect the area today, Feb. 18, causing multiple closures and cancellations. Bruce County has declared a significant weather event and plows have been pulled from the roads in multiple areas, including Lucknow. The following Township of Huron-Kinloss facilities are closed today: Township Office – 21 Queen St., […]
It’s been a banner season for Boler Mountain. The London ski hill opened on Dec. 14, a week ahead of schedule, and has been packed ever since, thanks to an unseasonably snowy winter. “Mother Nature has been very kind this year,” said Greg Strauss, a member of Boler’s management team. “It’s been a fantastic season.” […]
Business, and patriotism, is booming for one London flag store ahead of the anniversary of Canada's red-and-white, but also amid a trade row with the United States.
North Bay will host Doug Ford, Bonnie Crombie, Mike Schreiner and Marit Stiles in a leader's debate Friday. Watch for our live coverage.
More snow. More problems. Despite Wiarton Willie’s assurances earlier this month of a waning winter, the season’s end seems even further away after another dumping of snow overnight Wednesday and into early Thursday morning. All school buses in the region are cancelled. Environment Canada issued a blowing snow advisory for the area Thursday morning. The […]
The Nuclear Waste Management Organization’s offices in Teeswater will close to the public on Friday and the organization plans to dispose of the lands it had secured for a potential underground used nuclear fuel vault in South Bruce. The more than 1,800 acres of land the organization had secured in South Bruce through a series […]
London city councillors have given their thumbs-up to the mayor’s effort to try to protect and promote local businesses amid tariff threats from the United States. City council voted unanimously Tuesday to support a motion to have the city review its procurement practices to ensure the city is choosing Canadian companies for goods, services and […]
The London area’s unemployment rate edged up in January despite the region posting strong job gains, new figures show. That marks the third straight month both economic markers have risen – in one case, that’s encouraging; in the other, not so much – for the London region, which also includes St. Thomas, Strathroy and portions […]
Fanshawe College is making a one-time cut to 18 winter semester programs following federal cuts to international student study permits that led to a sweeping review of its offerings, a spokesperson says. The college, with campuses in London, Woodstock, St. Thomas, Simcoe and Huron and Bruce counties, is conducting a review to identify which programs […]
London public health officials are warning of several potential measles exposures at area hospitals in the last two weeks.
The American parent of London’s Accuride Canada plant squeezed money out of the local manufacturer and “drove it into the ground,” throwing more than 200 people out of work, the union representing its workers charges. Unifor Local 27 is questioning the economics of the looming closing of Accuride Canada. The London plant on Firestone Boulevard […]