
Isha Bhargava
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Isha Bhargava is a multiplatform reporter for CBC News and has worked for its Ontario newsrooms in Toronto and London. She loves telling current affairs and human interest stories. You can reach her at isha.bhargava@cbc.ca
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Community reflects on 4 years since Afzaal family killed
Dozens on Tuesday attended a walk in memory of the Afzaal family at Canterbury Park — a few steps away from the fatal crash's site near Hyde Park and South Carriage Roads, where the community renewed a vow to continue the fight against Islamophobia together.
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'They gave it their all': Fans celebrate as London Knights bring home Memorial Cup
Excitement was in the air on Monday evening as hundreds of Londoners filled up Dundas Place to watch and cheer on the London Knights bringing the Memorial Cup championship home after almost a decade.
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London Transit launches online paratransit booking, but not soon enough for some users
London Transit Commission has started rolling out its long-awaited online booking system for paratransit users, which the organization anticipates will be fully functioning by the end of May.
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Why some Londoners want city hall to reverse course and rename Plantation Road
Members of London's Black community have started an online petition that's gained hundreds of signatures, urging city politicians to reverse their decision to not rename Plantation Road.
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London mayor to lobby Ontario to hold ODSP rates as new federal program rolls out
London city council is calling on the Ontario government to keep provincial disability payments stable, and not claw back money when the federal Canada Disability Benefit (CDB) rolls out this summer.
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Audit shows how promotions and pay bumps contributed to TVDSB's $16M deficit
An investigation into the Thames Valley District School Board's finances found instances of mismanagement, including promotions and executive pay raises without trustee approval.
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Grandmother challenges Ottawa's refusal to apply Jordan's Principle to renovate mouldy home
A woman from Oneida Nation of the Thames is appealing a decision that denied funding to renovate a mould-contaminated home that she says contributed to severe asthma symptoms in her grandchildren.
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London council debates cutting taxes or using $16M surplus to pay for social services
London homeowners could get a property tax cut over the next two years as city politicians weigh their options on how to best spend a $16.9 million surplus in the city's operating budget.
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London Police vow to have female officers make up one third of its workforce by 2030
The London Police Service (LPS) will expand efforts to hire more females at all ranks as officials pledge to have women make up at least 30 per cent of its workforce by 2030.
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Monument in London, Ont., honours Canadians who served in WW II's Battle of the Atlantic
A Royal Canadian Navy base in London, Ont., has built a national memorial paying homage to the sailors and air force personnel who served and lost their lives in the Battle of the Atlantic — the longest continuous battle of the Second World War.
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