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LFP Letters to the Editor: June 10, 2026
4+ hour, 52+ min ago (228+ words) A Free Press reader asks: Why is London traffic congestion getting worse every year, with no improvement in sight? It's bad enough we are now into road work season, but why can't the City of London planning department make better…...
How a London teacher uses his diabetes diagnosis to teach science
21+ hour, 5+ min ago (498+ words) Students see blood sugar spikes and learn how insulin responds. It was only half a whole-wheat bagel. A supposedly healthy snack choice. But when London Catholic school board teacher Chris Schramek's glucose levels shot up after eating it during an…...
On edge: London mother as son returns to class after fleeing school
1+ day, 21+ hour ago (648+ words) Temporary one-on-one support and a modified schedule are now in place after the five-year-old was found at a bus stop. A London mother says she is still "on edge" after working out a plan with the Thames Valley District school…...
London unemployment rate falls but fewer people are looking for work
4+ day, 19+ hour ago (465+ words) The rate dropped to 8. 7 per cent, but an economist says the labour market remains weak. The London region's unemployment rate fell by half a percentage point in May, dropping to 8. 7 per cent from 9. 2 per cent, according to Statistics Canada figures…...
Parents irked as mulch shortage leaves London school's playground off-limits
5+ day, 20+ hour ago (443+ words) Chelsey'Hendriksen is frustrated by the length of time it's taken to get mulch to her children's shuttered school playground. A London mother says she is frustrated by the length of time it's taken the Thames Valley District school board to…...
Q+A: Is Ontario headed for a teacher strike this fall?
6+ day, 16+ hour ago (1747+ words) TORONTO " Students are starting summer break in the next few weeks, but whether classes will resume normally in the fall is now in the hands of the Ontario government and education unions. On Wednesday, all Ontario's education unions served notice…...
News of the day: Girls take flight, Home County lineup and more. ..
6+ day, 17+ hour ago (92+ words) Catch up on the stories we're following today Girls in grades 6 to 8 from across the region got hands-on experience at the event, which was held on Tuesday. Three student trips to Europe are on hold and trips to the United…...
London Catholic school board halts Europe trips over global instability
1+ week, 2+ hour ago (319+ words) Three trips to Europe are on hold and approval of future European trips has been paused for students at London's Catholic school board over concerns about global instability. Trips to the United States also have been banned, said Gabe Pizzuti,…...
Postmedia invests in next generation of Canadian journalists
1+ week, 1+ day ago (330+ words) Two reporters, from university journalism programs in Ottawa and Montreal, are joining the London Free Press this summer. Postmedia is welcoming more than a dozen emerging journalists to its newsrooms across the country this summer, part of an ongoing push…...
Does software built to catch online-exam cheats work? Some professors say no
1+ week, 1+ day ago (450+ words) Once touted as the best way to prevent cheating during the pandemic, many professors are abandoning proctoring software, citing privacy concerns and other issues. Western University professor Jacob Shelley said the use of the software is "highly problematic." Shelley, who…...