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Thames Valley trustees blast Queen’s Park, wrestle with $7.6M budget deficit
Thames Valley District school board trustees on Tuesday night passed a $7.6 budget deficit â chopped down from its original shortfall, $30 million â as some trustees threatened to boycott an upcoming debate. âThere is a presumption that we will have quorum tomorrow evening but there are a number of us who are not available […]
Friends express pride, grief, regret at memorial for slain London woman
A London woman who died on the weekend was remembered Tuesday by friends as someone who was caring and whose life was going in the right direction after living on the streets for years. Dozens of people attended the memorial for Cheryl Sheldon on Tuesday night at the Central Branch of the London Public Library. […]
Farhi bid to move city hall to heart of downtown dismissed
A last-ditch effort to get London city council to consider moving city hall to Dundas and Richmond streets fell flat Tuesday, but not without plenty of discussion. An effort by councillors Peter Cuddy and Susan Stevenson to delay to September consideration of city hall’s plan to redevelop its present home at 300 Dufferin Ave., the […]
At odds over education, Michigan lawmakers near deal on $80B budget | Bridge Michigan
Michigan lawmakers are preparing for a lengthy session Wednesday and aim to finalize the state budget in addition to other policy priorities. There’s still a lot to work though….
Across Southwestern Ontario, a raft of recent anti-LGBTQ acts
London police are investigating allegations by officials that animals that were part of the festivities at a Pride event in London may have been poisoned