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Mayor Josh Morgan joins The Morning Show to talk getting ahead of the game for future city budgets, political vitriol and London's pride parade.

It has been an interesting week in American politics. A good week for Donald Trump politically and a bad one for Joe Biden. What's the outlook for both?

London's film industry is going strong, three years after the film office was set up. Dozens of TV and film productions have come to the city over the past three years with many more expected to happen this summer, including word of a large production in early August.

Today marks two weeks since workers at the LCBO went on strike. A poll earlier this week found most Ontarians say they haven't been impacted by the strike with people both supporting striking workers, but also not wanting the province to force them back to work. The poll found support for the expansion of alcohol sales, which began yesterday. Bargaining resumed on Wednesday but it's anyone's guess...

London's green bin program has been operating for over half a year now. Do you use yours? When it began in January 40% of Londoners used their green bin, three months later that was up to 55% and now it's up to 60%. What's a reasonable target?

It looks like a vacant home tax isn't in the cards for London. Ward 7 Councillor Corrine Rahman explains why.

Mayor Josh Morgan talks road construction, affordable housing, office to residential conversions and getting a call from Premier Doug Ford over London's hot home construction market.

Londoners will get their latest instalment from the government today in the form of the carbon rebate.

Food prices continue to be a major concern for families in London, could reducing food waste be part of the solution? New research shows just how much money Canadians are losing by throwing out perfectly edible food.

The Home County Music & Art Festival isn't coming back but a one day summer festival has been announced for this August. How did it come to be? Darin Addison, Artistic Director of the Home County Folk League, joins The Morning Show.

Have you noticed a change in the number of notifications you get on Facebook? If you think there's been a change, you aren't wrong. Carmi Levy, London-based tech analyst, joins The Morning Show.

Starting today, speed limits will be permanently raised 10 kilometres per hour to 110 km/h on 10 roadways in northern and southern Ontario. The speed changes come after consultations and a pilot program launched in 2019 explored opportunities to safely increase speed limits on select Ontario highways. The 402 was included in that pilot project. In this area, the 403 between Woodstock and Brantford...

The third edition of Colours on the Beach in Port Stanley will be this Saturday on the Main Beach from 1pm-6pm.

London's tourism sector is on a roll right now, is it fully recovered from the pandemic? Cheryl Finn, General Manager of Tourism London, joins The Morning Show.

Mayor Josh Morgan talks Canadian men's soccer and a busy summer for tourism in London.

On February 25th, 2023, the lives of Jessica Mitchell and her family were forever changed. Jessica's husband, son and daughter were involved in a crash in Kerwood. Their SUV collided with a pick-up truck. Jessica's husband Jason was killed while her daughter Layla and son Oliver were injured. Seatbelts saved their lives and they're speaking out on the importance of wearing them.  The LHSC did a po...

After more than a decade in power, Britain's Conservatives have been voted out. The Labour Party has won the general election with a sizeable majority. Conservative leader Rishi Sunak is expected to see King Charles The Third at Buckingham Palace today to officially resign. Labour leader Keir Starmer will officially become prime minister.

History was made in the NHL on Wednesday. The Seattle Kraken hired Jessica Campbell to be an assistant coach on Dan Bylsma's staff, making her the first full-time female assistant coach in the NHL. Emily Engel-Natzke was hired as the Washington Capitals video coordinator two years ago, but Campbell is the first to be on the bench. 

The Thames Valley District School Board has passed it's budget but says the process could have been a lot easier if it received proper funding from Queen's Park. Board Chair Beth Mai says the province has underfunded the public board to the tune of $30 million.

We often hear of people fighting for a cure and that is definitely the case for Julia Campbell. The Londoner was diagnosed with MS last year and will be stepping into the ring this Sunday in Punch Out MS at the London Music Hall.

A major budget deficit at the London Health Sciences Centre has many wondering what happens next. The LHSC reported last week the deficit for last year was $78 million with that expected to soar to $150 million by next spring. Could nurses be facing layoffs as a result?

London was one of the few cities in the country to see its office vacancy rate rise in the second quarter of this year, rising to a new all-time high. However, there is reason for optimism and that's because of some office to residential conversations that are happening in the city. 

A stunning byelection upset has seen the Conservatives win a Toronto riding that's been held by the Liberals for decades. What, if anything, does this mean for the future of Prime Minister Justin Trudeau?

A mega development for the Cherryhill area goes before London city council on Tuesday. Could it create traffic problems in the future?

London's encampment strategy, a mega development for the Cherryhill area and Game 7 of the Stanley Cup Final are all on the agenda for Mayor Josh Morgan's weekly interview on The Morning Show.