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London Free Press reporters talk with host Rachel Gilbert about their stories and important issues impacting London, the region and the world.
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Host Rachel Gilbert spoke with LFP reporter Jennifer Bieman, who has examined the questions that remain after a flaming train spectacularly rolled through London
Host Rachel Gilbert spoke with LFP reporter Norman De Bono, who first broke the story of Volkswagen's electric-vehicle battery plant coming to St. Thomas and continues to examine the EV market, including cooling interest from vehicle buyers.
Host Rachel Gilbert spoke with LFP city hall reporter Jack Moulton about a highrise planned near northwest London's Oakridge neighbourhood and the potential for ever-growing congestion in a community already facing traffic headaches.
Host Rachel Gilbert spoke with LFP sportswriter Ryan Pyette on the eve of the Ontario Hockey League playoffs and examined a key question: Are the London Knights good enough to win the Memorial Cup this spring?
Host Rachel Gilbert spoke with LFP reporter Randy Richmond about his years-long investigation into Londoner Darko Jovanovich, described by one judge as "a con man extraordinaire."
Host Rachel Gilbert spoke with LFP reporter Norman De Bono about his stories examining construction of houses and apartment highrises, and how it's not nearly enough to match London's population growth.
Host Rachel Gilbert spoke with LFP sportswriter Ryan Pyette about a season of change for the London Lightning, who've had an up-and-down year so far in their new loop, the Basketball Super League
Host Rachel Gilbert spoke with LFP city hall reporter Jack Moulton about the 28% year-over-year increase proposed for the 2024 London police budget and the pushback from some taxpayers.
Host Rachel Gilbert spoke with LFP reporter Brian Williams, who has spent months covering the aftermath of a March 2022 apartment fire - which has displaced an estimated 70 residents for two years and counting.
Host Rachel Gilbert spoke with LFP city hall reporter Jack Moulton as city council puts the finishing touches on a municipal budget that will hit London property owners with a relatively huge 8.7% tax hike this year.
Host Rachel Gilbert spoke with LFP court reporter Jane Sims about what lies ahead legally for the five members of Canada's 2018 gold-winning world junior hockey team who are criminally charged in connection with an alleged sexual assault in London.
Host Rachel Gilbert spoke with LFP reporter Norman De Bono, who detailed growing concerns at London's Children's Aid Society over a lack of foster parents -- meaning many local youngsters are being sent far away.
Host Rachel Gilbert spoke with reporter Jennifer Bieman, who broke the story that children and their families have filed new lawsuits in the 2021 London crash that killed an eight-year-old Girl Guide and hurt several troupe members
Host Rachel Gilbert spoke with LFP hockey writer Ryan Pyett about the Ontario Hockey League landscape after Wednesday's trade deadline, including what the London Knights did (and didn't do).
Host Rachel Gilbert spoke with LFP reporter Jack Moulton about the 9-6 vote by city council to formally reprimand Ward 4 Coun. Susan Stevenson over social-media posts relating to homelessness.
Host Rachel Gilbert spoke with LFP reporter Jack Moulton about city council's just-started budget season, which opened with a proposed 5.4% property tax hike next year that could get much higher.
Host Rachel Gilbert spoke with LFP reporter Jennifer Bieman, who wrote about the record-setting demand at the London Food Bank and how it's reflected at agencies across Ontario.
Host Rachel Gilbert spoke with LFP health reporter Jennifer Bieman about her recent stories uncovering details of the $470,000 approved for London Health Sciences Centre hospital executives to travel to overseas conferences.
Host Rachel Gilbert spoke with LFP reporter Jane Sims, who reflected on her two-month coverage of the Nathaniel Veltman trial and on the legacy of his victims, the Afzaal family.
Host Rachel Gilbert spoke with sportswriter Ryan Pyette about how the Western Mustangs overcame injuries to win their third straight Ontario university football title, and their hopes to play for a national championship.
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