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 […]

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 […]