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HST relief on new homes may take unintended toll on resale prices: Expert

Mon, 2026-04-06 07:22

A move by the provincial and federal governments to spur home construction by removing taxes from new home sales may end up pushing down prices of resale homes in an already-sluggish market, an industry watcher says. The Ontario government, in partnership with Ottawa, has announced it’s extending a rebate on

Ontario budget leans on existing supports, limited new aid for key sectors

Thu, 2026-03-26 18:09

The London Free Press

More than half of Ontario’s exports to the United States avoided tariffs under CUSMA.

Calls grow for Ontario to slow conservation authority overhaul

Wed, 2026-03-25 19:32

The London Free Press

Municipal leaders and stakeholder groups call for more consultation.

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Post-secondary students push back amid Ontario’s OSAP overhaul

Sun, 2026-03-01 08:41

The London Free Press

Switching schools. Driven into debt. Dropping out. Cuts to grants from the Ontario Student Assistance Program (OSAP), the provincial student loan program, will have devastating results on the post-secondary students, local students say. “I’m really passionate about the OSAP changes, because I wouldn’t have been able to go to university

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Conservation authorities oppose mega-merger plan from Queen’s Park

Wed, 2025-12-10 18:22

The London Free Press

London-area conservation authorities are pushing back against Queen's Park's proposal to fold all 36 agencies into seven mega-authorities, worrying it will hurt local decision making.

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Ontario surprise shaves nearly a point off London’s projected tax hike

Wed, 2025-06-11 19:34

The London Free Press

London politicians met Wednesday in the final advance meeting of their budget committee, finding some surprise savings through a legal interpretation by Queen's Park.

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Jury chosen for sex assault trial of former world junior hockey players

Fri, 2025-04-25 18:08

The London Free Press

A jury was chosen Friday to hear the high-profile trial of five former Team Canada world junior hockey players charged with sexual assault. A jury of nine women and five men was picked over the course of the day. A man and a woman were picked as alternate jurors. As was explained to the jury […]