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 […]
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.
An east London home where a woman was killed in a recent fire had previously landed in the crosshairs of bylaw officials and was the scene a past blaze related to homeless people living in the backyard.
Despite decades-long efforts to clean up toxic hot spots along Michigan’s Great Lakes shores, a recent study shows that the health of waterbirds in some areas continues to suffer. It […]
A recent study suggests that the creation of the Great Lakes occurred nearly 200 to 300 million years ago, much further back than originally thought, via a hot spot from […]
London researchers have uncovered a potential link between frequent cannabis use and psychosis in young people.
Fanshawe College is suspending enrolment of students in 40 of its over 220 programs, the school announced Tuesday.
There is no escape from microplastics in today’s world, and increasingly there is no escape from reports of the harm they may be causing to our environment and, possibly, to […]
Climate change is making it easier for Great Lakes water birds to get sick, according to a recent University of Illinois study. The study identified avian diseases in the Great […]
London’s military armoured vehicle maker is lobbying the Canadian government for orders with the manufacturer facing possible layoffs without new work, its union leaders say. General Dynamics Land Systems (GDLS) Canada on Oxford Street East needs an immediate order from Ottawa of 150 light armoured vehicles and a commitment of at least 25 a year […]
Measles is one of the most contagious diseases on Earth. The only way to contain it is vaccination uptake of least 95 per cent.