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More than 400 farmers are in London to discus the future of the beef industry...

A big industry in Southern Ontario — with more than 2,000 farms and 220,000 heads of cattle in the London area alone — beef producers help keep people fed, and the economy rolling.

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Long-term care residents get nice surprise as family pays it forward

The family was so touched by the care their mother received at a long-term care facility in London they bought new nightgowns for residents to say thank you.

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Assessment growth rare positive news

Assessment growth in London was nearly triple that forecast by city hall staff, providing a sliver of good news on the road to a 2013 budget haunted by the spectre of potentially painful service cuts.

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Tax freeze is going to cost you

This one’s gonna hurt.

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London woman helps Chatham family

Janette Cameron wants to bring Christmas back to Colborne Street.

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Noise woes ignored, Tories say

Ontario’s opposition Tories have intensified demands for a halt to wind farms after the release of government documents showing bureaucrats repeatedly raised concerns about noise from turbines.

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Opponents to lakeside dump buy billboard space

A group opposed to burying nuclear waste near Lake Huron is taking its fight to the country’s biggest energy users: Toronto commuters.

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Police warn of protest

The Idle No More movement could returning to London.

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Zackery Gorrill, born premature, loved swimming and music

He spent his birthday enjoying his brand new cellphone and surrounded by almost 50 friends and family.

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St. Thomas, Elgin remember John Wise

John Wise was remembered Thursday as a politician who would listen.

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Pair wanted in home invasion in Comber

A home invasion shattered the quiet tranquility of the small community of Comber on Thursday as dozens of OPP officers searched for two suspects.

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Sarnia police continuing death investigation of Jillian Keck

Police continue to investigate a fatal collision that took the life of Jillian Keck this week, while the 10-year-old Cathcart Public School student was mourned by friends and family.

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Thames Valley District school board making decision three hours before school...

Pushed to the brink by the standoff between the province its public school teachers, thousands of London-area kids will awake today not knowing if it’s a school day or not.

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Workshops allow London citizens to give input

Don’t complain later you didn’t know those potholes were bound to linger awhile on London streets.

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Impaired driving charges laid in London-area on decline

Though the impaired driving rate is climbing in Canada, the number of London-area drivers charged with impaired driving has fallen sharply in the last 10 years. Kelly Pedro reports.

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Londoner wins Dream Lottery top prize

When Candice Robinson awoke Thursday, the 85-year-old Londoner had some unusual choices to make.

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Extendicare turned the Pines in Muskoka into Ontario’s lowest-cost,...

With London to decide whether to have public or private management of its troubled nursing home, Muskoka has combed features of each to create a home with the lowest cost in Ontario and arguably the...

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Job losses going to be hard to avoid

Job cuts in London’s emergency services — the fire department in particular — can’t be ruled out between now and council’s final budget approval in late February, Mayor Joe Fontana warned.

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Idle No More protestors stage demonstration at busy downtown London intersection

About 200 demonstrators turned out to London’s second Idle No More rally, this one halting lunchtime traffic at a key downtown intersection Thursday.

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Classes available for women, children in wake of Noelle Paquette murder

A pair of Sarnia martial arts instructors are offering free self defence classes for women in the wake of recent events.

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