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The Ontario government is investing $529,500 to upgrade both the Lucknow Community Centre and the Ripley-Huron Community Centre. “The Township of Huron-Kinloss is grateful to the Province of Ontario for this investment through the Community Sport and Recreation Infrastructure Fund. This funding will allow us to replace the roof of the Lucknow Community Centre, helping […]

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Muskoka residents are voicing concerns about a new development slated for the shores of Lake Muskoka. On May 27, Zeidler Architecture and Cliff Bay Resorts and Residences hosted a Zoom … Continued

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Despite Indigenous protests, pleas for endangered species, and a late-night filibuster, Ontario’s Bill 5 received royal assent on June 5. Known as the Protect Ontario by Unleashing Our Economy Act, … Continued

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Cottage owners may have a new option for bypassing Highway 401 traffic on their cottage commutes. During a May 13 press conference in Pickering, Ont., Premier Doug Ford announced that … Continued

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In a matter of weeks, more than 250 knives have been seized at London Health Sciences Centre emergency departments.

A London-area pharmacist has been slapped with a three-month suspension over his dispensing of an emergency overdose prevention drug

First Nations groups are asking the Ontario government to reconsider a proposed piece of legislation aimed at fast tracking mining and resource development projects. On April 17, Ontario Premier Doug … Continued

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Volkswagen has dodged the tariff and trade dispute between Canada and the U.S. and its manufacturing plant being built in St. Thomas will proceed full speed ahead, the city’s economic development boss says. Electric-vehicle batteries made in St. Thomas will be tariff-free under recent changes to the trade policy announced by the U.S., auto industry […]

The Ontario government's strong mayor powers, now a couple years old, have been expanded to even more municipalities and some are not happy about it.

Ontario's southwest will bear the brunt of the tariff war between Canada and the U.S., with the London region projected to lose 11,500 jobs, a new Ontario report says.