2+ day, 4+ hour ago   (738+ words) The shakeup moves several ministers, leaves others untouched and creates a new artificial intelligence portfolio. TORONTO – Ontario’s Progressive Conservative government announced a surprise cabinet shuffle Thursday morning, with nine cabinet ministers showing up at Queen’s Park to receive their new…...

4+ day, 14+ hour ago   (967+ words) Both London-area school boards are opening new schools and planning more as enrolment pressures reshape where students learn. The two major London-based school boards, serving the city and several surrounding communities, are opening and building new schools to accommodate the…...

5+ day, 7+ hour ago   (311+ words) Josh Morgan is seeking a second term as the city's top politician against a field of 11 challengers. Josh Morgan on Monday unveiled a campaign platform that he hopes will convince London voters to make him the city’s first mayor in…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago   (445+ words) The region lost about 1,600 jobs in August as economists pointed to trade uncertainty and weaker hiring. The London region’s unemployment rate rose to 8.5 per cent in August from 8.2 per cent in July, according to Statistics Canada figures released Friday. The…...

1+ week, 3+ day ago   (485+ words) Realtors say more lower-priced homes changed hands as the region slipped back into buyer’s-market territory. The London region’s real estate market took a hit in August, with home sales down from the same period last year and the average sale…...

1+ week, 3+ day ago   (280+ words) Environment Canada warns of possible large hail, torrential downpours and significant damage. Environment Canada has issued an orange-level tornado watch for London and the surrounding region Wednesday, warning of possible damaging wind gusts exceeding 110 kilometres an hour. At 4:25 p.m. Wednesday, the…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (754+ words) The pilot would test demand in Fox Hollow, south Byron and north Lambeth before committing to conventional bus routes. London Transit commuters in the city’s northwest and southwest could soon have a connection to the system as the transit authority…...

1+ week, 6+ day ago   (395+ words) The London Transit Commission is looking for more city cash as fuel prices and growth in service for the public transit agency increase, a new budget report states. The increase in fuel, driven largely by volatility in the energy sector…...

2+ week, 1+ day ago   (128+ words) London Free Press Neighbours ‘uneasy’ after woman, 73, dies from stabbing in home break-in The woman and the accused did not know each other, London police say. Luxury London mansion listed for record-setting $5.5 million The property at 2-756 Riverside Dr., west of…...

2+ week, 21+ hour ago   (616+ words) “Democracy cannot be held hostage by Russia,” said Mihaylo Fedorov, until recently Ukraine’s defence minister. “We must find a legal, safe and realistic mechanism which will allow Ukraine to renew its full democratic process even in the conditions of a…...