• Should speeds be reduced in all school zones in London?
    Jul 26 2024
    London has reversed course on a plan to reduce speed limits in school zones on some major roadways. Last week the civic works committee voted in favour of a plan to reduce speed limits by 10 km/h on sections of Oxford, Wellington and Highbury but full council decided on Tuesday to scrap that plan.
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    10 mins
  • A new summer event for London
    Jul 26 2024
    A new festival debuts in downtown London this weekend. Carnival London opens Friday with ambitious plans for the future.
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    9 mins
  • Sending kids to camp
    Jul 26 2024
    The YMCA's Fill the Bus Campaign started back in June and runs through most of next month and aims to send hundreds of kids to camp. How is it going and how can Londoners donate?
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    7 mins
  • The enabling of child sexual abuse
    Jul 24 2024
    Alice Munro stood by her second husband even after learning, from her daughter, that he sexually abused her. Andrea Robin Skinner revealed the abuse, which was an open family secret, in an article in the Toronto Star earlier this month. Why would someone do that and is the community further enabling the situation with public memorials for Munro?
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    10 mins
  • What happens after a non-fatal drowning
    Jul 24 2024
    Lifesaving Society Ontario is warning the public about the health risks linked to non-fatal drownings which tend to impact young Canadians, those 19 and younger.
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    8 mins
  • Do we need a height limit for buildings in London?
    Jul 24 2024
    The city of London is considering raising the limit on how tall buildings can be in London. A report put together by consultants suggest a 45-storey limit in the downtown, up from the current 35-storeys, 30-storey limit in transit villages and a 15-storey limit for urban corridors, up from 10. A public engagement meeting will be held September 10th on the issue.
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    8 mins
  • Former LHSC board member writes scathing letter to current board amid financial troubles
    Jul 23 2024
    A former board member at the London Health Sciences Centre has called the current board to the carpet over the dire financial situation at the hospital. In a letter to the board, Ronald Breen, a chartered accountant who sat on the board 20 years ago, expressed his disappointment, disenchantment and concern for the LHSC.
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    11 mins
  • Previewing the Paris Olympics
    Jul 23 2024
    The Opening Ceremony of the Paris 2024 Olympic Games will be on Friday. Canada sent 381 athletes to the Tokyo Games where we won 24 medals. 7 gold, 7 silver and 10 bronze.
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    8 mins