Tag: Explainer
City hall working to fix streetlight defect casting purple hue over London
Things looking a little blue out there on city streets? It’s not in your head.
Cyber attacks: How hackers get in, and who they target (everyone)
The London Public Library is reeling from a “cyber incident” that has shuttered its phone lines, website and computer systems and closed three branches.
Ontario’s slow, 40-year march to beer and wine sales in corner stores
The provincial government announced Thursday that beginning in 2026, beer and wine sales will be expanded to all grocery stores and corner stores, what it calls the largest change in alcohol sales in Ontario’s history.
London bus rapid transit price tag jumps by 50% to $454M
The price tag for London’s now-being-built bus rapid transit system has increased by more than 50 per cent as the rising cost of real estate and construction pushes the total to $454 million.
London budget: Takeaways from city’s council’s first look
London city hall is looking at a 5.4 per-cent-tax property increase next year just to keep things as they are, as the politicians embark on a new budget cycle.