The Victoria Day long weekend is traditionally viewed as the unofficial start of summer - and for many it is - but for the London Health Sciences Centre it can be the start of something completely different. The May 2-4 long weekend serves as the start of the summer trauma season. Around two thirds of serious trauma cases are seen in the emergency room from May to September. Last year, there were over 550 serious trauma cases at the LHSC, which is around a 20 per cent increase from 2022. 

The Ontario government has told child-care centres that it will implement a new way of funding the national 10-dollar-a-day program starting next year. The change was relayed in a memo to child-care centres last week. While the focus is on the provincial government, what about the federal government? Have they set up a system that can work?

Could this be the last year for the Children's Festival in downtown London? The organizer says it could be. Doug Hillier says the festival could end after this year if city hall doesn't change its stance on a policy barring amusement park style rides from being operated at Victoria Park.

Alice Munro died this week at the age of 92, leaving behind an incredible legacy. Munro was born in Wingham and lived in Clinton for many years and often used southwestern Ontario as inspiration for her short stories. She was the first lifelong Canadian to win the Nobel and the first recipient cited exclusively for short fiction. What was it that made her so great? 

Thousands of people in Western Canada remain displaced from their homes as wildfires threaten their communities, triggering evacuation orders and alerts. It looks like it could be another bad wildfire year in Canada, are we preparing ourselves to be as resilient as possible?

Could a possible review on compensation for London city council lead to a decrease in the overall size of council? As city politicians consider whether or not to review their compensation once again, the evolution of the job itself is starting to come into focus.

A new report says the average asking rent for a home in Canada in April was up 9.3 per cent compared with a year ago. All provinces recorded month-over-month and year-over-year increases in asking rents, except for Ontario while London bucked the provincial trend and went up slightly.

We're all familiar with head lice but what about super lice? Head lice are little insects that live on the scalp. They lay their eggs and once they hatch, they multiply. Super lice are head lice that have mutated to become resistant to traditional lice treatment products. What do we need to know about lice? Dawn Mucci, President and Founder of Lice Squad.com, joins The Morning Show.

Londoners can expect to see film crews in the city again next week as yet another movie begins filming in the city. What's the outlook for the city look like? What does the future hold? Andrew Dodd from Film London joins The Morning Show to discuss.

Mayor Josh Morgan joins The Morning Show for his weekly interview to talk about the encampment on campus at Western University, a high profile resignation from the diversity, inclusion and anti-oppression community advisory committee and social media use by city councillors.

The London Majors will start a new season of baseball in Toronto on Mother's Day ahead of their home opener next week. Can they win a third title in four years? Will this be Cleveland Brownlee's last with the team? Brownlee is back for a 14th year in London and is chasing some significant career milestones.

Many London city councillors work full-time hours without being considered full-time. Should that change? On Monday, a city committee will debate whether to order yet another review of council compensation and the possible change of declaring the job of city councillor a full-time position.

A motion to approve $687,000 in funding for London’s Ark Aid Street Mission to extend its emergency winter shelter beds has been approved by city politicians. Council's strategic priorities and policy committee voted unanimously on Tuesday to pull the cash from a city reserve fund and give it to Ark Aid, which will allow the provider to keep beds open at three city locations until the end of July.

The latest report card from ParticipAction says climate change poses an extra challenge to children and youth who need more exercise outside and less time staring at screens. The non-profit gives Canada's kids a D-plus for overall physical activity after finding that 39 per cent of children between the ages of five and 17 got the recommended 60 minutes of moderate to vigorous exercise a day. The report card's D-plus grade is a slight improvement from a D in 2022 when pandemic restrictions...

When was the last time you took a break from social media? A recent study from York University followed 66 female undergraduate students who gave up social media for a week and the results were striking. They found a break of just one week had a significant impact on self-esteem and body image. 

Are kids too anxious to go to overnight summer camp? Recovery from the pandemic has been slow for summer camps and not all are operating this summer. What is it like to operate a summer camp in 2024?

Two weeks after a freight train caught fire and travelled through the heart of London, the city is marking emergency preparedness week. When will we get answers for what happened on the CPKC train in late April? What does the mayor think about a call to review and update London's code of conduct? Mayor Josh Morgan weighs in on both topics during his weekly interview on The Morning Show.

Does London need to re-write it's code of conduct? Ward 4 Councillor Susan Stevenson thinks show. Stevenson, who was reprimanded in December by council, is joining forces with one of the council members who voted to reprimand her, saying the code of conduct is out of date.

Lambton-Kent-Middlesex has a new MPP. Steve Pinsonneault emerged victorious following the by-election held on Thursday, winning the seat vacated by Monte McNaughton who resigned for a job in the private sector. What are his priorities now that he's the MPP-elect?

Western's Chief AI Officer is speaking out about how A.I. will change us ahead of London Health Research Day next week. Mark Daley, Computer Science professor and Chief AI Officer at Western University, stops by to talk everything A.I.

The deadline for London city hall to apply for funding to help cover the cost of asylum seekers in the city has come and gone. What happens now? Liberal MP for London North Centre Peter Fragiskatos joins The Morning Show.

Starting this fall, students of all ages will be banned from using their cellphone in the classroom. Is that a good idea? What do teachers think? Craig Smith from ETFO Thames Valley joins The Morning Show.

Asylum seekers are taking up an increasing number of shelter beds in London. A new report suggests 12% of the beds in London are occupied by asylum seekers, putting extra strain on the system. How should London respond and what is the impact of this?

A new study reveals Canadians may be compromising their health by consuming potentially unsafe foods -- because they can't afford to waste any food. Is that true? What does that say about the state of grocery affordability in Canada right now?