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PHOTOS: Lifestyle Home Show at Western Fair District
The London Home Builder’s Association Lifestyle Home Show features more than 350 vendors, plus workshops and demonstrations.
Queen’s Park issues stern reminder to school board as audit plans continue
Queen’s Park has issued a reminder to the deficit-ridden Thames Valley District school board about their responsibility to the public while providing an update on a looming audit of the organization’s finances and executive compensation.
Jury rejects self-defence claim, convicts woman of killing her mom
A London woman charged with killing her mother has been found guilty by a jury of manslaughter.
Like to eat in the 519? Check out this London food influencer
From fine dining to a hole-in-the-wall to a speakeasy, a London restauranteur turned food influencer is catering to “all things food” in the 519.
Think tank: Canada will benefit by helping London embrace big growth
The C.D. Howe Institute suggests helping London become a desired destination for workers and employers could ease Canada’s affordability crisis
Five things to know about that $200 Ontario cheque in your mailbox
Promised by Premier Doug Ford last fall, $200 cheques are now landing in mailboxes across Ontario. Heather Rivers reports on what you need to know about them.
Doug Ford to call snap election on Feb. 27 next week: Sources
Premier Doug Ford plans to call a snap election next Wednesday and send Ontarians to the polls on Feb. 27, The Canadian Press has learned. Two senior government sources say Ford recently made the decision for the rare winter election after waffling for months. The Canadian Press is not naming them so they can speak […]
Bush party killer showed ‘chilling’ bravado posing with gun: Judge
Convicted murderer Carlos Guerra Guerra’s sentencing on a gun charge was a bit of an academic – and mathematical – exercise. Guerra Guerra, 23, won’t serve any more prison time for possessing a restricted firearm. The 2½-year sentence dealt Thursday to the aspiring rapper convicted this month of second-degree murder and assault with a weapon […]
Defence, Crown make closing arguments in London woman’s manslaughter trial
The defence and Crown made closing arguments Thursday at the trial of a London woman accused of killing her mother in a fight
‘State’ speech: Mayor Josh Morgan pledges restraint in term’s final city budget
Josh Morgan plans to use his relatively new “strong mayor” powers to rein in the property-tax hike Londoners will face in 2026, the final year of his term, he said in his State of the City address on Thursday.