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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 […]

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 […]

Kincardine Township Tiverton Public School (KTTPS) is excited to welcome the public to its upcoming Mini-Masters Art Show on Wednesday, May 14 from 4 to 6:30 p.m. This special event invites everyone to walk the halls of KTTPS and enjoy a wide variety of artwork created by students from all grades. Throughout the school year, […]

To paraphrase an idiom: There's no "I" in Team Alberta, but there are two in Danielle Smith.

Of all the messages in this federal election – some bland, some spicy – the most refreshing is the grassroots campaign to save the CBC.

In recent elections, all credible political parties have had to present detailed climate platforms. Its absence was seen as a key driver in the Conservatives’ loss in 2019, so much so that Erin O’Toole ensured their 2021 platform had something of substance on climate.  Apparently, no more. The absence of strong policy, or even discussion, on […]

The Lakeside Living Home and Garden Expo is back for another year. “Once again we will have a variety of businesses and organizations represented in both the main show and the small business marketplace,” Tracey Hinchberger, of the Kincardine and District Chamber of Commerce, said in an email. “Admission to the entire event is free, […]

Mark Carney is a political newcomer with a career in crisis management.

Canadians are showing a strong desire to support local industries, protect jobs and build national self-sufficiency in face of U.S. threat

Oakridge secondary school principal will be following a bus load of high schoolers as they make their way across the Canada-U.S. border next week.

U.S.-Canada trade tensions led to a steep drop in Canadians heading south last month – a trend that, if it continues, could help boost the London region’s tourism sector, an industry watcher says. Some 1.5 million Canadians made return trips to the U.S. by car in March, a 31.9 per cent drop from the same […]

London researchers have uncovered a potential link between frequent cannabis use and psychosis in young people.