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Daryl Newcombe

@DNewcombeCTV

Reporter with CTV News tweeting from city hall and other breaking news events in and around #LdnOnt [email protected]

 London, Ontario
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Joined February 2012
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City completes $17.8M plan disconnecting municipal buildings from London District Energy before deadline #LdnOnt ctvnews.ca/london/article/ci…
City completes $17.8M plan disconnecting municipal buildings from London District Energy before...

City completes $17.8M plan disconnecting municipal buildings from London District Energy before...

With a deadline looming, the City of London has completed work to disconnect five municipal buildings in downtown London from a steam pipe that had been providing centralized heat, cooling, and...

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Exclusive: London still negotiating Development Charge reduction to lower new home prices as other cities announce deals #LdnOnt #onpoli ctvnews.ca/london/article/ex…
Exclusive: London still negotiating Development Charge reduction to lower new home prices as other...

Exclusive: London still negotiating Development Charge reduction to lower new home prices as other...

As communities across Ontario announce agreements to cut municipal Development Charges (DCs) on residential construction, London is still negotiating the terms of its participation.

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Hello! London’s newest city councillors credit doorstep campaigning #LdnOnt #onpoli ctvnews.ca/london/article/he…
Hello! London’s newest city councillors credit doorstep campaigning

Hello! London’s newest city councillors credit doorstep campaigning

Ward 3 councillor-elect Ben Durham has received more than 500 messages since defeating incumbent Peter Cuddy in northeast London.

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Morgan pitches using $10M from hotel-tax to fund downtown revitalization plan, Stevenson questions priorities #LdnOnt ctvnews.ca/london/article/mo…

Morgan pitches $10M hotel-tax fund for downtown revitalization plan, Stevenson questions priorities

Incumbent London mayoral candidate Josh Morgan says if re-elected, he’ll direct $1 million a year from the city’s Municipal Accommodation Tax (MAT) toward the Downtown Master Plan for the next decade.

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White Oaks Mall announces hotel, new tenants as transformation builds momentum along upcoming BRT route #LdnOnt ctvnews.ca/london/article/wh…
White Oaks Mall announces hotel, new tenants as transformation builds momentum along upcoming BRT...

White Oaks Mall announces hotel, new tenants as transformation builds momentum along upcoming BRT...

The ambitious vision for White Oaks Mall continues to take shape with newly announced plans to build a hotel, add a popular entertainment centre, and open more dining options.

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Krose pitches plan for first 100 days if elected mayor #LdnOnt ctvnews.ca/london/article/kr…
Krose pitches plan for first 100 days if elected mayor

Krose pitches plan for first 100 days if elected mayor

If elected, Krose commits to bring forward a motion at the first available Council meeting, requesting a coordinated implementation schedule for her priorities.

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Candidates Talk Trash: Stevenson promises to review weekly garbage collection, Morgan challenges costs #LdnOnt ctvnews.ca/london/article/ca…
Candidates Talk Trash: Stevenson promises to review weekly garbage collection, Morgan challenges...

Candidates Talk Trash: Stevenson promises to review weekly garbage collection, Morgan challenges...

Mayoral candidate Susan Stevenson is pledging a financial and feasibility review that would consider potentially scrapping the current curbside collection schedule in favour of weekly collection of...

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Local developer commits to affordable apartments under $1,000 a month #LdnOnt #onpoli ctvnews.ca/london/article/lo…
Local developer commits to affordable apartments under $1,000 a month

Local developer commits to affordable apartments under $1,000 a month

Royal Premier Homes is constructing an eight-storey, 170 unit, apartment building at 801 Sarnia Rd. that will include 17 highly-affordable units renting at just $990 per month for the next 10 years.

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Stevenson resurrects BRT debate about north and west routes, Morgan refutes claim #LdnOnt ctvnews.ca/london/article/st…
Stevenson resurrects BRT debate about north and west routes, Morgan refutes claim

Stevenson resurrects BRT debate about north and west routes, Morgan refutes claim

Mayoral candidate Susan Stevenson would tap the brakes on work underway at city hall that lays the groundwork to potentially expand London’s Bus Rapid Transit system with routes in the north and west...

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Porter flights prompt London Transit Commission to explore better bus service to YXU #LdnOnt ctvnews.ca/london/article/po…
Porter flights prompt London Transit Commission to explore better bus service to YXU

Porter flights prompt London Transit Commission to explore better bus service to YXU

Recent announcements by Porter Airlines about new flights coming to London International Airport (YXU) has prompted the London Transit Commission (LTC) to investigate improving bus service for...

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Delayed municipal funding for homeless services had predictable impact in the Old East Village #LdnOnt #onpoli ctvnews.ca/london/article/de…
Delayed municipal funding for homeless services having predictable impact in the Old East Village

Delayed municipal funding for homeless services having predictable impact in the Old East Village

Months after city council allowed municipal bridge funding to expire for some frontline homelessness services, this week a procurement process re-allocated $350,000 between four agencies.

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Stevenson questions Morgan’s election compliance, incumbent calls letter ‘desperation’ #LdnOnt ctvnews.ca/london/article/st…
Stevenson questions Morgan’s election compliance, incumbent calls letter ‘desperation’

Stevenson questions Morgan’s election compliance, incumbent calls letter ‘desperation’

Susan Stevenson’s campaign team sent a letter to the City Clerk’s office earlier this week, questioning whether several recent actions by incumbent mayoral candidate Josh Morgan complied with the...

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Morgan pitches shifting roadwork into high gear, Stevenson asks what took so long #LdnOnt ctvnews.ca/london/article/mo…
Morgan pitches shifting roadwork into high gear, Stevenson asks what took so long

Morgan pitches shifting roadwork into high gear, Stevenson asks what took so long

“Londoners are frustrated with construction, and so am I,” admitted incumbent mayoral candidate Josh Morgan at the start of a campaign event to unveil his plan to address the impacts of road constr...

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Morgan defends homelessness strategy, proposes next steps, while warning against candidates using crisis ‘to score political points #LdnOnt ctvnews.ca/london/article/mo…
Morgan defends homelessness strategy, proposes next steps, while warning against candidates using...

Morgan defends homelessness strategy, proposes next steps, while warning against candidates using...

Incumbent mayoral candidate Josh Morgan unveiled the next phase of his homelessness strategy on Monday, urging Londoners not to let the crisis be used “to score political points or divide people”...

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WATCH: Three mayoral candidates square off in the CTV News London debate #LdnOnt ctvnews.ca/london/article/wa…

WATCH: Mayoral hopefuls square off in CTV News London debate

The gloves came off during a spirited mayoral debate hosted by CTV News London on the key issues facing the city ahead of the municipal election.

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Massive soil pile sparks legal dispute and damages Londoner’s property #LdnOnt #onpoli ctvnews.ca/london/article/ma…
Massive soil pile sparks dispute, damages London property

Massive soil pile sparks dispute, damages London property

A London couple is calling on city hall to reconsider an exemption in a municipal bylaw they say allowed damage caused by a large pile of fill dumped in a neighbour’s backyard.

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London politician, author Gord Hume dies #LdnOnt ctvnews.ca/london/article/lo…
London politician, author Gord Hume dies

London politician, author Gord Hume dies

Gord Hume, an icon of local politics, radio, and a prolific writer died on Tuesday at age 76.

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Rally calls on council candidates to pledge support for expanded licensing of landlords’ buildings #LdnOnt ctvnews.ca/london/article/ra…
Rally calls on council candidates to pledge support for expanded licensing of landlords’ buildings

Rally calls on council candidates to pledge support for expanded licensing of landlords’ buildings

Members of tenants’ advocacy group London ACORN held a rally outside City Hall on Tuesday, calling on council candidates to pledge that they will support expanding municipal licensing of rental...

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Stevenson would realign London’s addiction and homelessness strategy, but Morgan refutes disconnect with province #LdnOnt ctvnews.ca/london/article/st…
Stevenson would realign London’s addiction and homelessness strategy, but Morgan refutes disconnect...

Stevenson would realign London’s addiction and homelessness strategy, but Morgan refutes disconnect...

Mayoral candidate Susan Stevenson took aim at London’s response to the homelessness and addiction crisis at a campaign announcement on Monday, but incumbent candidate Josh Morgan was quick to fire...

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Exclusive: Owner claims building with 13 fire code violations since early 2025 was safe prior to fatal fire #LdnOnt #onpoli ctvnews.ca/london/article/ex…
Exclusive: Owner claims building with 13 fire code violations since early 2025 was safe prior to...

Exclusive: Owner claims building with 13 fire code violations since early 2025 was safe prior to...

Fire inspection documents obtained by CTV News identify a total of 13 Ontario Fire Code violations at 745 Dundas St. since the beginning of 2025, but Toronto-based owner Radium-1 Development Ltd....

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