London’s steel industry fears a tariff trade war between the U.S, and Canada will mean higher prices and dwindling demand for their products. The U.S. government has threatened a 25 per cent tariff on Canadian steel and aluminum imports starting March 12. Canada has promised reciprocal tariffs on steel and aluminum coming here from America. […]

The lure of landing new jobs tied to Volkswagen’s $7-billion EV battery plant is driving a move by city councillors to seek the province’s help in fast-tracking a proposed industrial development south of Highway 401. City council’s planning and environment committee voted unanimously Wednesday for the city to request a minister’s zoning order (MZO) to […]

Attacks on education funding and delivery have provoked waves of job action, and destabilized the college system built by his own party.

The room in the large London luxury home was called “the shop.” Inside it were glass tubes and beakers, a box that kind of looked like an oven and a machine “with a glass thing on top of it” to mix liquid in, a woman familiar with the 467 Commissioners Rd. property testified. And the […]

Could some Canadian and Southwestern Ontario businesses benefit from U.S. tariffs? Not really, experts say.

It's hard to imagine now, but for a teenage Southwestern Ontario farm boy in the 1960s, finding Canadian-made products wasn't difficult.

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 […]

Potential tariffs by the United States on Canadian products could slow the pace of new home construction in London in 2025, with local industry watchers expressing concern over increases in the cost of materials and build times and an overall drop in demand.   U.S. President Donald Trump’s threat of blanket 25 per cent tariffs […]

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 […]

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The end of federal government cash subsidies for electric vehicle purchases will likely have little effect in London and region, the hub of EV production in Canada, say automotive industry observers.