The London Free Press Podcast

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.

Host Rachel Gilbert spoke with LFP police reporter Dale Carruthers about a just-proposed London police budget that would require a whopping 11% jump in 2024 and another 16% spread over the following three years.

Host Rachel Gilbert spoke with LFP reporter Jennifer Bieman, who has written extensively about the financial and volunteer woes pushing London's Home County Music & Art Festival to the brink as its 50th anniversary nears.

Host Rachel Gilbert spoke with LFP reporter Brian Williams about a local beach community's crackdown on short-term rentals like Airbnbs, part of a pattern across Ontario and the country.

Host Rachel Gilbert spoke with LFP reporter Randy Richmond about what's next now that city council has approved the rollout of the first 'hubs' that are part of London's new plan to aid the homeless.

Host Rachel Gilbert spoke with LFP reporter Jack Moulton, who has been covering the political debate over a proposed $33-million overhaul of Budweiser Gardens, most of which would be covered by city taxpayers.

Host Rachel Gilbert spoke with LFP sportswriter Ryan Pyette about what to expect as the puck drops on what could be a powerhouse season for the London Knights.

Host Rachel Gilbert spoke with LFP justice reporter Jane Sims about the Nathaniel Veltman murder trial so far. The 22-year-old is on trial for the killings of the Afzaals, a London Muslim family.

Host Rachel Gilbert spoke with LFP reporter Norman De Bono, who broke the story that WSIB's 500-job headquarters, leaving Toronto for London, will touch down on the city's eastern edge -- not downtown, which is wrestling with high office vacancy rates

Host Rachel Gilbert spoke with LFP justice reporter Jane Sims, who is set to spend much of the next three months covering the trial of Nathaniel Veltman, the Londoner charged with killing four members of the Afzaal family and injuring one more in an alleged hate-motivated hit-and-run.

Host Rachel Gilbert spoke with LFP health reporter Jennifer Bieman about the push by public-health officials to have people in and around London get a COVID booster shot before the fall.

Host Rachel Gilbert spoke with LFP sportswriter Ryan Pyette about the London Knights, who’ve added Finnish goal scorer Kasper Halttunen and may be an early favourite to win the 2024 Memorial Cup.

Host Rachel Gilbert spoke with LFP crime reporter Dale Carruthers, who has pieced together details of a gunman’s stunning July 21 rampage through a suburban London neighbourhood, which ended with a fatal police shooting.

Host Rachel Gilbert spoke with LFP reporter Randy Richmond about his remarkable feature, The Boy With Two Names, on the life and jailhouse death of Clayton Bissonnette . They’re joined by his sister, Adrienne Clarke, who offered her powerful perspective on the Sixties Scoop, its toll on her family and the truth about Canada and reconciliation.