Category: Midwestern Ontario
London Catholic schools tap volunteers to aid student reading skills
With one in four pupils across Canada struggling to read, the London-area Catholic school board has welcomed literacy volunteers into four of its schools.
London police get $150K to support crime victims, report hate incidents
London police will receive $150,000 from the Ontario government to support victims of crime and improve the reporting of hate-motivated incidents, local MPP Rob Flack has announced. The funding, part of a broader provincial plan, will be also be used to establish a “dedicated hate-incident reporting platform,” according to a statement from Flack, MPP for […]
LIVE: At Hockey Canada trial, complainant testifies for seventh day
The woman whose allegations of sexual assault are at the core of the London trial of five players from Canada’s 2018 world junior hockey team will testify for the seventh day on Monday. Follow below for live coverage
Flush with cash, London city council will debate whether to offer homeowners a break on sky-high property tax increases or support social and cultural programs in the city.
Flush with cash, London city council is set to debate whether to offer homeowners a break on sky-high property tax increases approved throughout this term or spend it supporting social and cultural programs. City hall has posted a nearly $60-million budget surplus this year and some politicians want to use roughly $17 million of the […]
Peace: Affiliated universities like Huron at risk of disappearing
Colleges and Universities Minister Nolan Quinn announced $750 million in new STEM funding last month, opening about 20,000 new university and college spots for these academic disciplines.