Ontario to build on ‘strong mayor’ system by appointing ‘strong’ regional chairs Ontario Premier Doug Ford’s government proposed Thursday to directly appoint a slate of regional council chairs and give them greater authority, which critics say is part of a trend of the government ...

Watch your back, #LdnOnt. Flack is steering this push; he's the MPP for Elgin-Middlesex-London. Can you say "Regional Municipality of London"? www.ctvnews.ca/toronto/arti...

I’m seeing more people in therapy struggling with war-related anxiety. Here’s what helps | Ahona Guha In the face of existential anxiety it may be tempting to fret over smaller details, but there are positive steps we can take to prepare for a world that may change at any moment

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Fare thee well, Buster The audio column for March 28, 2026

Buster Patterson is moving away. He’s getting out of the big city and retiring to place on the south side of Alvinston, Ontario. And I don't mind saying I’m going to miss him. #LdnOnt #pets larrycornies.substack.com/p/fare-thee-...

We are laughing in #ldnont too. Provincial intervention has made life here worse, not better. #onpoli

Cornies: Modernization shouldn't rob public of influence, agency Ontario chipping away at the opportunities citizens have to participate in the democratic institutions closest to them

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Airport codes, FYI The audio column for March 21, 2026

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Allure of the silver screen The audio column for March 14, 2026

To film producers, directors, actors, writers and anyone else who works in the film industry, here's one simple plea. #LdnOnt
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Please say hi to @patterdad.bsky.social for me!

Goodbye to the old high school The audio column for March 7, 2026

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America Has Occupied Canada, in the Creative Mind of a Toronto Artist

America Has Occupied Canada, in the Creative Mind of a Toronto Artist www.nytimes.com/2026/02/28/w... #LdnOnt #Western #art #publicart

Oakridge Secondary School in #LdnOnt is closed today because of a bomb threat sent via email to the school overnight. London Police are conducting a search, inside and out. More here: www.londonpolice.ca/news/posts/b...

Two black training jets sit inside the hanger of International Test Pilots school in London, Ontario.

The CEO at International Test Pilots School in #LdnOnt claims it's "Canada's best-kept aerospace secret, but that's changing as word gets out." lfpress.com/opinion/colu...

Three snow shovels lean against a house, the bottom half of their blades still immersed in several centimetres of snow.

A field guide to Canadian snow removal. #LdnOnt larrycornies.substack.com/p/the-snow-s...

Rep. James Talarico On Confronting Christian Nationalism, And Strange Days In The Texas Legislature YouTube video by The Late Show with Stephen Colbert

Here’s the segment that network lawyers wouldn’t permit The Late Show to air last night. youtube.com/watch?v=oiTJ...

Cornies: For all their faults, Olympics what we need right now The Olympic Games have their faults and weaknesses. But in many respects, they’re exactly what we need right now.

Today's Postmedia column. #Olympics
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A familiar stranger The audio column for February 7, 2026.

Today's instalment of the audio column. #LdnOnt #community #neighbourhoods
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Hey CBC: Seriously? Interrupting some of the most dramatic moments of the Olympic opening ceremonies with picture-in-picture commercials? NOT COOL.

London’s 'Godfather of Sports' Pete James dies at 89 James began his career in London in the mid-1960s and became a household name for his local TV and radio sports coverage, died Wednesday

R. I. P. Pete James lfpress.com/news/local-n... #ldnont #Canada

#Clissold: Q: Do journalists shape or fashion their journalism to avoid the backlash of the administration? Short answer: NO. Can't.

#Clissold: CBC has teams dedicated to information verification. They work at verifying video (such as that coming from Iran) and authenticating facts. Simpson says she's extra cautious about using information. Sometimes can lean on CNN and Reuters for verification.

#Clissold: The next generation of journalists needs to understand the importance of this moment and the hard work that's going to be required. End of formal talk; start of Q&A.

#Clissold: The mid-term elections are coming. It'll be a temperature check. Americans will send a message. Predicting American voters is not advisable, as they're unpredictable. Will the president take the steps he's talked about regarding interference in the elections?

#Clissold: There's no way to know if the Greenland threat is really gone. I hope I'm wrong about the rising threats against Canada. What can we learn about Trump's statements? He's got a zero-sum world view. He must win.

#Clissold: Over the past year, Simpson has been able to ask one question in the White House briefing room. Canadians should brace for more threats and more insults, heading into the next six months, because of the approach of the renegotiation of CUSMA.

#Clissold: U.S. State Department is in the process of changing the rules around the presence of foreign journalists in the United States.

#Clissold: Some news orgs are banned from events; orgs that provide favourable coverage get more access. Trump admin has sent a clear message on that. Some news companies are averse to pushing back against the administration, as they have multiple business interests that need approval.

#Clissold: Challenge for journalists: It's a particularly dark time. Trump's attacks on journalists lead to online threats and attacks. Has the public simply become numb to the false information? Diversity is a good thing, but some media orgs operate on the premise that Trump's claims are true.

#Clissold: Defence of the Trump administration may not be the loudest, but Canadians need to be aware it exists. Trump now using his grievances about the "stolen" election of 2020 as basis for nationalising election. Polling shows that "not an insignificant amount" believe that claim.

#Clissold: Simpson just returned from Minneapolis. Saw a lot of fear and anger. However, also found support for the Trump administration. He did promise, Simpson says, to carry out the largest deportation in American history. Good and Pretti incidents are leading to erosion of trust.

#Clissold: "At times the news is too overwhelming... but I find, especially in Canada, that people can't look away." So much of the information we get right now is served up by social media, aimed at making money.