London Free Press

Summer vacation is over and class is back in session as the school year opened on Tuesday for tens of thousands of students (and their parents) in London and across the region, including at Our Lady Immaculate Catholic elementary school in Strathroy. Photos by LFP's Geoff Robins. Read More

The two major London-based school boards, serving the city and several surrounding communities, are opening and building new schools to accommodate the region’s growing population. Here are some things to know as students head back to class. Read More

Londoners will elect their next city council on Oct. 26 and we’ve given those running for local office a chance to pitch their candidacy to LFP readers, in their own words. Answers were lightly edited for length and clarity. Read More

After a long career as an international journalist, primarily with Thomson Reuters for 30 years, London native Russell Blinch is now writing novels. Raised in both London and Delaware, the 69-year-old is back with the second edition of his fifth book, a mystery novel titled A Grave Mistake, now available for purchase through Amazon. Blinch spoke with LFP’s Ryan Goodison about his career in journalism, his transition to novel writing and what his latest book is all about. Read More

It’s Monday, Sept. 7. Here are the top stories we’re following today. Read More

We asked mayoral candidates in London’s 2026 municipal election to answer a survey to help voters evaluate the people running for the top job. Here are their answers Read More

We asked Ward 1 candidates in London’s 2026 municipal election to answer a survey to help voters evaluate the people running for the job. Here are their answers. Read More

We asked Ward 2 candidates in London’s 2026 municipal election to answer a survey to help voters evaluate the people running for the job. Here are their answers. Read More

We asked Ward 3 candidates in London’s 2026 municipal election to answer a survey to help voters evaluate the people running for the job. Here are their answers. Read More

We asked Ward 4 candidates in London’s 2026 municipal election to answer a survey to help voters evaluate the people running for the job. Here are their answers. Read More

London drivers on Wellington may not agree given the current traffic headaches, but construction of the southern bus rapid transit link has reached a milestone – with buses beginning to run in some completed centre lanes. LFP’s Jack Moulton reports. Read More

Ontario’s manufacturing sector is showing signs of resilience despite ongoing trade tensions with the United States, adding 14,100 jobs in August and effectively erasing the sector’s losses over the past year and a half, according to Statistics Canada. Read More

A 64-year-old electric bicycle rider has died following a collision with an SUV in Malahide Township, just south of Aylmer, on Friday morning, police say. Read More

The London Knights have assembled one of the best import classes in junior hockey. Read More

Lawsuits between candidates, anger management classes and town hall confrontations – Ward 3 is shaping up to have one of the more intriguing civic election races ahead of the October vote. Read More

Regarding the article Ford says Canada was right not to sign ‘bad deal’ with U.S. (Aug. 25). Read More

It’s Thursday, Sept. 3. Here are the top stories we’re following today. Read More

In a push to improve high school attendance, the provincial government has adopted new rules for the 2026-27 school year. Here are some things to know. Read More

A pedestrian has died after a collision with a vehicle in northwest London on Wednesday night, police say. Read More

More than two million students are heading back to class next week and Queen’s Park is shaking things up this school year. Here’s what you need to know: Read More