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Unlicensed downtown pot shop reopens after being hit by gunfire
An unsanctioned pot shop in downtown London has reopened three weeks after it was riddled with bullets in an overnight shooting that remains unsolved.
Grey-Bruce communities with municipal police forces request funding
Grey-Bruce municipalities with their own police forces are raising concerns about not receiving the additional funding their municipal peers who contract the OPP for policing are being granted. The mayors of Owen Sound, Hanover and West Grey have sent a joint letter to Bruce-Grey-Owen Sound MPP Rick Byers requesting equitable funding for municipal policing. Saugeen […]
Judgment day for Susan Stevenson for ‘bullying’ city staffer
London’s mayor and deputy mayor are critical of a colleague’s “bullying” of a senior city staffer, but disagree on a watchdog’s recommendation to dock her pay â which would be a first in recent memory. City council will consider Tuesday a report from the city’s integrity commissioner that found Ward 4 Coun. Susan Stevenson violated […]
Partnership providing housing for med students in Owen Sound
An initiative is underway to provide accommodation in Owen Sound for medical students, with an end goal of attracting more doctors to the area. On Monday, Owen Sound council agreed to a memorandum of understanding that supports a partnership with the Rural Ontario Medical Program (ROMP), Brightshores Health System and the County of Grey to fund […]
Strike threat looms over colleges in Southwestern Ontario, across province
London’s Fanshawe College and its peers across Southwestern Ontario and provincewide are bracing for a strike that could mark the start of 2025 amid a breakdown in labour talks with the union representing faculty and other staffers.
What’s behind booming London Catholic school board’s budget deficit
The London regionâs Catholic school board is planning for a nearly $900,000 deficit as it pays for portables and extra school buses to handle âextreme growthâ in its student population. The London District Catholic school board is expecting a shortfall of about $883,000 in its 2024-25 budget year, down from the approximately $1.9 million shortfall […]
‘Huge rivalry’: Windsor Spitfires draw confidence from 3-2 win over No. 1 London Knights
WINDSOR â Itâs a victory the Windsor Spitfires will not allow anyone to diminish in any way, shape or form. The Spitfires were full marks in a comeback 3-2 victory over the league-leading London Knights on Saturday before a crowd of 5,666 at the WFCU Centre. âWhat a performance the kids put on,â said Spitfires […]
Baranyai: Ford tramples vulnerable to appease privileged
It seems everywhere you look these days, Premier Doug Ford is pointing a finger at the little guy.
Dock Susan Stevenson’s pay for ‘bullying’ bureaucrat: Watchdog
London’s integrity commissioner has ruled Ward 4 Coun. Susan Stevenson harassed a deputy city manager on social media, and recommends docking her pay for a month.