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 […]
Premier Doug Ford plans to call a snap election next Wednesday and send Ontarians to the polls on Feb. 27, The Canadian Press has learned. Two senior government sources say Ford recently made the decision for the rare winter election after waffling for months. The Canadian Press is not naming them so they can speak […]
London’s housing market ended 2024 on a positive note, bolstered by a strong fall that helped the region reach 8,000 homes sold for the first time in three years. All signs pointed to an even stronger 2025 amid lower interest rates and new mortgage rules meant to help first-time buyers. But clouds are now on […]
A person sought by police in an alleged email scam that resulted in a loss of $140,000 for a St. Thomas business has turned themselves in
Michigan has debated for decades but never passed a uniform statewide septic code and remains the only state without one. Whether the latest push can get over the finish line […]
A new plan to free the Tim S. Dool, a large cargo ship that ran aground on a shoal along the St. Lawrence River near Morrisburg, Ontario last week is […]