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Relief coming for Ontario municipalities facing major OPP bill hike
Small and rural municipalities saddled with significant hikes to their law enforcement bills from Ontario Provincial Police will see financial relief from the province, the Ministry of the Solicitor General said Friday.
Steep OPP cost increases add unexpected pressure to London-area municipal budgets
Rural London-area municipalities are being forced to make hard budget choices as they grapple with significant and unexpected increases to their policing bills.
London city council finalizes 2025 budget, approving 7.3 per cent tax increase
London ratepayers will have a 7.3 per cent tax increase to look forward to next year, after councillors finalized the first update of the current multi-year budget, bringing the hike down from the 8.7 per cent previously anticipated.
Indian fusion restaurant to open in former home of longtime OEV tavern
The former home of St. Regis Tavern, the Old East Village mainstay that served up suds for decades before closing during the COVID-19 pandemic, is getting a new lease on life serving up Indian fusion food.
Londoners mobilize to support neighbours after devastating Culver Drive condo fire
Residents of an east London condo complex are rallying around five of their neighbours who were displaced after a major fire tore through two homes last week.
Ontario eyes giving credit bureaus access to LTB orders for renters with history of arrears
A proposal to make Landlord and Tenant Board orders accessible to consumer credit bureaus for tenants with a history of rent arrears is being praised by some local landlords, but is eliciting worry from tenant advocates.
Opioid deaths, ER visits down in 2023, but London still in throes of deadly crisis: health officials
Local frontline agencies and health officials warn the region remains in the midst of a deadly opioid crisis, despite figures which show opioid-related deaths and hospitalizations dropped for a second year in 2023.
New grants incentivize London-area farmers to fight Lake Erie algal blooms
Local environmental officials hope a new funding program will entice London-area farmers to do more to reduce the algal bloom-causing phosphorus that leaves their farmland.
London police justified in shooting man who fatally stabbed Breanna Broadfoot: SIU
A new report from Ontario’s police watchdog is shedding light on the response by London police to the fatal July stabbing of Breanna Broadfoot and the officer-involved shooting of her 18-year-old boyfriend.
London paratransit drivers voted to unionize, result faces legal challenge
It could be several weeks before the city's paratransit operators learn whether they'll be joining their London Transit counterparts under the banner of the Amalgamated Transit Union.