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New London paratransit booking system causes confusion
London Transit debuted a new booking system this week, causing confusion among riders who say they weren't properly informed about the changes.
911 dispatchers can now connect Londoners to mental health and addiction crisis workers
Dispatchers with 911 who get calls about people in a mental health or addiction crisis will now be able to directly connect callers to trained professionals.
Children's Aid to shut down medical clinic that serves 290 kids, citing budget deficit
The Children's Aid Society of London and Middlesex will close its medical clinic because of budget pressures, a savings of $260,000 that some say will hurt the 290 kids who rely on it for primary health care.
New Southdale public housing project nearing completion
In less than a year, about 150 people will move into a brand-new six-storey building on Southdale Road, the first major upgrade to public housing in decades.
Local manufacturers worry and plan for hard hit of American tariffs
As politicians scramble to figure out how to stave off proposed American tariffs on Canadian goods, London-area manufacturing leaders are making contingency plans to keep their businesses going in the face of massive uncertainty.
Public school board spent $52K last year for bus ads, billboards with new logo
The Thames Valley District School Boards spent more than $52,000 for bus and billboard advertising featuring its new logo last year — a rebrand that was pitched as costing close to nothing.
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Number of London-area kids who need speech help in kindergarten has tripled, report says
The number of kids with complex communication needs in kindergarten has tripled in the last six years and doubled for students in Grades 1 to 8, officials with the Thames Valley District School Board say.
A code silver was called after shooting at London's ER. Nurses say they weren't trained to respond
A week after a brazen shooting outside the region's largest emergency department left people scrambling for cover and staff inside shaken, nurses say the London Health Sciences Centre has been ignoring calls for better safety measures for years.
What we know about the 3 men in Scotland charged in killing of Owen Sound, Ont., restaurant owner
Three men charged in the 2023 beating death of a restaurant owner in Owen Sound, Ont., remain in custody in the U.K. as their extradition case winds its way through the justice system. While police have been guarded in releasing information, here's what we know about the case so far.
More than half of London region schools need major repairs, Ontario's fiscal watchdog says
London and area schools are among the most overcrowded in Ontario and more than half need major repairs to get them in proper working order, a new report from Ontario's fiscal watchdog warns.