With wildfires now a part of life in British Columbia, university researchers are studying how wildfire smoke impacts the province’s wine industry. Depending on the year, and the intensity of wildfire season, B.C.’s wines can be affected by something called smoke taint, an unpleasant byproduct…

Now that April and Amelia Chase are adults, they are cut off from the $800 they receive a month in disability payments from New Brunswick each time they spend the winter months in Florida with their snowbird parents. Amelia is non-verbal, lives with hearing impairments,…

Yet another Progressive Conservative MLA has decided not to run for re-election this fall. Cathy Cox announced Thursday she won’t seek another term as the representative for Kildonan-River East, a role she’s held for almost seven years.Cox joins eight other Tory MLAs stepping down ahead…

Four people were taken to hospital on Thursday after a partial floor collapse was reported at a downtown London, Ont., construction site, fire department officials said. Emergency crews were called around 11:50 a.m. to 131 King St., a 31-storey, 266-unit residential high-rise from York Developments…

Blake Jolicoeur, who was found guilty of fatally beating Saladina Vivancos and leaving her body on a rural road near Spruce Grove, was sentenced Thursday to life in prison with no chance of parole for 12 years. Jolicoeur was convicted of second-degree murder on May…

Following the municipal election and heading into the new year, the City of London has officially started work on the development of council’s 2023-27 Strategic Plan. According to officials, “the plan reflects the needs and expectations of the community, and drives decision-making through the Multi-Year…