Tag: Western University
Routley: Disappointed Conservatives down but far from out
Sam Routley, Western University Canada’s Liberals have, once again, risen from the dead. Their re-election with Mark Carney at the helm is a remarkable development in Canadian federal politics — the party not only managed to reverse the dire predictions of its demise but also, despite voters expressing a desire for change, retained its control […]
The London area rounds out the top five of cities with the most job losses in the province with automotive and manufacturing sectors at the top of the hit list for the greatest impact, states a study
Ontario’s southwest will bear the brunt of the tariff war between Canada and the U.S., with the London region projected to lose 11,500 jobs, a new Ontario report says.
Accused was ‘a dupe’ in killing of drug dealer: Defence lawyer
The woman on trial for the first-degree murder of a drug dealer whose body was found in a barrel near the Thames River was used as a “dupe” for the actual perpetrators of the crime, defence counsel said Wednesday. Defence counsel for Ashley Bourget, who pleaded not guilty in the death of Grant Norton, a […]
Federal election: How London-area voter turnout compares to national figures
The percentage of London-area voters who cast a ballot in this week’s federal election beat the national average – and of the local ridings, Huron-Bruce was tops at 75.2 per cent. It was an election that produced little change locally: One riding changed hands, with London-Fanshawe won by the Conservatives from the NDP, and there […]
Man charged with arson in fire that disrupted Western University exams
London police have charged a man with arson following a fire that disrupted exams at Western University. Emergency crews were called to campus around 2:30 p.m. on April 24 to reports of a fire at the Social Sciences Centre, where firefighters doused a blaze, police said. Nobody was injured. Investigators ruled the fire suspicious and […]