Photo by Simon Cunningham via FlickrThe London area finished off 2016 with an unemployment rate of 7%.
Statistics Canada released the jobless figures for December on Friday morning.
The London-St. Thomas rate climbed to 7% from 6.9% in November. There were 1,800 fewer people working last month while the labour force also shrank by 1,800.
Nationally, the unemployment rate climbed to 6.9% from 6.8% in November.
Over the course of the year, Canada's economy added 153,700 net new part-time jobs and just 60,400 full-time positions.
Hospitals in southwestern Ontario are feeling the effects of underfunding, according to a new report by the CCPA.
Fortunately, no children were on board the bus, but the drivers of both vehicles were taken to the hospital with non-life-threatening injuries.
The man was charged in March with sexual assault offences.
Both couples won in the April 11 draw.
Rondeau Harbour and Wheatley Harbour will now have the funding to make infrastructure repairs and upgrades.
The Toronto Blue Jays lost 7-6 in 10 innings to Tampa Bay. The Kitchener Rangers are OHL champions.
