Municipal costs continue to rise at a pace taxpayers can’t handle

The Lucknow Sentinel

Municipal groups say the growing service cost deficit has to be uploaded to the province

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Letters to the Editor: February 7, 2025

The London Free Press
Doug Ford already has a strong mandate and extending his time as leader won't make him any smarter.
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If you’re happy and you know it . . . you likely don’t live in London

The London Free Press
A new survey by Statistics Canada shows only about four in 10 Londoners say they have a high level of satisfaction with their lives
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Letters to the Editor: February 6, 2025

The London Free Press
The U.S. used to be our closest ally and a friendly neighbour, but it has declared an economic war on our country.
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Baranyai: Supreme Court to hear challenge of Quebec Bill 21

The London Free Press
The decision has sparked speculation about a looming constitutional crisis.
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Fanshawe chops 18 winter programs as international student numbers drop

The London Free Press
Fanshawe College is making a one-time cut to 18 winter semester programs following federal cuts to international student study permits that led to a sweeping review of its offerings, a spokesperson says. The college, with campuses in London, Woodstock, St. Thomas, Simcoe and Huron and Bruce counties, is conducting a review to identify which programs […]
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Potential measles exposure identified at two London-area ERs

The London Free Press
London public health officials are warning of several potential measles exposures at area hospitals in the last two weeks.
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Ontario election: What you need to know to vote

The London Free Press
Ontario's snap winter election is sending voters to the polls Feb. 27, 15 months earlier than the previously scheduled general election. Here's the 101 on voting essentials. 
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ANALYSIS: Trump tariffs would hammer Ontario auto, agri-food sectors

The London Free Press
Southwestern Ontario may be Ground Zero for the impact U.S. tariffs would have on the provincial economy, national economists warned.
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Winter elections: The good, the bad and the (mostly) ugly

The London Free Press
Here’s what you need to know about the rare dead-of-winter vote as candidates hit the icy campaign trail.  
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Ontario’s homeless population, in homeless encampments, is likely growing

The Lucknow Sentinel

The Association of Municipalities of Ontario calculated there were at least 1,400 homeless encampments in the province in 2023

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LHSC names new vice-president for Children’s Hospital in London

The London Free Press
Shannon Maier's arrival brings to 10 the executive roster at the London Health Sciences Centre, now overseen by a provincial supervisor.
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