Isha Bhargava

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Isha Bhargava is a multiplatform reporter for CBC News and has worked for its Ontario newsrooms in Toronto and London. She loves telling current affairs and human interest stories. You can reach her at isha.bhargava@cbc.ca

Latest from Isha Bhargava

London mayor to lobby Ontario to hold ODSP rates as new federal program rolls out

London city council is calling on the Ontario government to keep provincial disability payments stable, and not claw back money when the federal Canada Disability Benefit (CDB) rolls out this summer. 

Audit shows how promotions and pay bumps contributed to TVDSB's $16M deficit

An investigation into the Thames Valley District School Board's finances found instances of mismanagement, including promotions and executive pay raises without trustee approval.  

Grandmother challenges Ottawa's refusal to apply Jordan's Principle to renovate mouldy home

A woman from Oneida Nation of the Thames is appealing a decision that denied funding to renovate a mould-contaminated home that she says contributed to severe asthma symptoms in her grandchildren. 

London council debates cutting taxes or using $16M surplus to pay for social services

London homeowners could get a property tax cut over the next two years as city politicians weigh their options on how to best spend a $16.9 million surplus in the city's operating budget.

London Police vow to have female officers make up one third of its workforce by 2030

The London Police Service (LPS) will expand efforts to hire more females at all ranks as officials pledge to have women make up at least 30 per cent of its workforce by 2030.  
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Monument in London, Ont., honours Canadians who served in WW II's Battle of the Atlantic

A Royal Canadian Navy base in London, Ont., has built a national memorial paying homage to the sailors and air force personnel who served and lost their lives in the Battle of the Atlantic — the longest continuous battle of the Second World War. 
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London-Fanshawe flips Conservative as nearly 2-decade orange wave ends

For the first time in its history, London-Fanshawe will have a Conservative voice in Ottawa as newly elected Kurt Holman took home a surprise win, uprooting nearly two decades of NDP reign in the east London riding. 
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When life gave these St. Thomas sisters a puddle, they made a viral social media splash

When their mom took away their cell phones for the day, St. Thomas sisters Lillie and Harper O'Reilly were told to go outside to play. So they stood in front of a puddle outside their house and held up a sign asking vehicles to splash them and the video went viral.

Can the NDP hold onto its fortress Ontario riding of London-Fanshawe? Voters weigh in

CBC News spoke to voters in the southwestern Ontario riding of London-Fanshawe which has been an NDP stronghold since 2006. Incumbent Lindsay Mathyssen, who was elected in 2019, is seeking a third term.

City council closes regular 'service depots' at one of London's biggest encampments

London is ending food and water distribution, garbage pickup and portal washroom service at a riverside park that's become home to more than three dozen people.