Students talk to local companies at a job fair on St. Clair College's main campus, June 11, 2015. (Photo by Mike Vlasveld)London's unemployment rate hit 6.6% last month, up from 6.3% in July.
London's rate is still below neighbourining major cities, with Windsor now sitting at 9% and Brantford at 7%.
The provincial rate also increased, from 6.4% to 6.8%.
Overall, Statistics Canada says the economy added 12,000 jobs across the country.
However, the national unemployment rate increased for the first time in six months, jumping to 7%. It had been steady at 6.8% since March.
Instead, Canada will now match the 50 per cent tariffs on roughly $28 billion of Canadian goods that came into effect Saturday morning.
Essex-Windsor EMS will roll out a new dispatch system next month.
The second-to-last night market of the year will feature more than 80 vendors selling everything from farm-fresh produce and baked treats to handcrafted goods.
The smoke has now cleared from a last-minute flurry of filing, and now we have candidates for this fall's municipal elections.
The Toronto Tempo ended a 12-game losing streak with a victory in Vancouver over the Portland Fire
It could be a wet weekend in portions of southwestern Ontario.
