London’s unemployment rate jumped by half a percentage point in April as the local economy shed nearly 2,000 jobs and the toll of the U.S.-Canada trade war came into sharper focus.   Statistics Canada reported Friday the jobless rate for the region, which includes St. Thomas, Strathroy and portions of Elgin and Middlesex counties, hit […]

A bit of rain and cloud cover could hardly hamper student engagement at this year’s Indigenous Student Forum at the Bluewater Outdoor Education Centre in South Bruce Peninsula. Approximately 90 Grade 7 to 12 students who self-identify as Indigenous gathered on Friday, May 2 for a wealth of activities and learning with their teachers, volunteers, […]

The For Our Youth (FOY) club gathered on April 26 for a chilly but productive meeting at one of our favourite locations — the Bruce Botanical Food Gardens (BBFG). We saw some familiar faces at the March Break Ripley and District Horticultural Society meeting, but stormy winter weather prevented us from getting together in February, […]

The woman who pleaded guilty to the bizarre and tragic shooting of her boyfriend in March 2023 is being released on bail pending a sentencing hearing next month.