A couple from Coldstream, Ont., are putting10 to 12hours a day to helpthose trying to flee from war-torn Ukraine make it safely to Canada. And they're not alone;nearly 400 other community members have stepped up to do the same.

Teachers unions say the presence of the pandemic's sixth wave is making itself felt in classrooms.Craig Smith, the president of the local Elementary Teachers' Federation of Ontario, said teacher and student absences have increased sharply since classes resumed after March break.

Like many other jurisdictions across Canada, London-Middlesex has entered its sixth COVID-19 pandemic wave, health authorities say.The latest data from a team of Western University researchers shows there's been an exponential rise in the viral load found in wastewatersince mid-March.

Geese in London, Ont., may be annoying, sometimes hard to manoeuvre around, while dodging their defying eyesand hisses, but for former Londoner Gabrielle Drolet, they've become a source of inspiration.

Londoner Lachlan McKinlay still cannot believe the first featurefilm he worked on is up for several Academy Awards.The 25-year-old is a visual effectseditor at Framestore in Montreal, one of the visual effects companies involved in the post-production of Don't Look Up, starring Leonardo DiCaprio and Jennifer Lawrence.

Despite gas prices expected to come down slightly this weekend, a local gas station manager thinks it's still not going to help address the rise in people pumping and dashing.

Chris Mackie, London, Ont.'s top doctor, has resigned as the medical officer of health with the Middlesex-London Health Unit (MLHU). Mackie had been on a leave of absence since mid-November.