Andrew Lupton

Reporter

Andrew Lupton is a reporter with CBC News in London, Ont., where he covers everything from courts to City Hall. He previously was with CBC Toronto. You can read his work online or listen to his stories on London Morning.

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With demand high, Ark Aid works to shift shelter beds away from Dundas Street

As they deal with the added demand that comes with frigid temperatures, Ark Aid Street Mission staff are also working to move their overnight resting beds away from the business district of Dundas Street East.
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Trans activists 'appalled' by new bus ads but LTC says they're allowed

Members of London's transgender community say a new ad appearing on London Transit Commission buses this week carries a message with the potential to harm young people who seek, or are receiving, medical care related to their gender identity.

London police seize $8M in illegal drugs since July, including record fentanyl seizure

London police say over the past six months they've seized more than $8 million in illegal drugs, a total that includes a record seizure of the deadly synthetic opioid fentanyl.

As London city council weighs Stevenson reprimand, OEV comes to her defence

An integrity commissioner's report recommending Ward 4 Coun. Susan Stevenson be docked 30 days' pay lands in the lap of her colleagues on Tuesday at a time when some are calling for tougher penalties for repeat cases councillor misconduct.

It was never a real trailer park. Now, these tenants have 3 weeks to leave

Bylaw enforcement officers with Ontario's Bayham municipality have told a landlord that his rural property, which has been used as a makeshift trailer park for months, will have to be cleared of tenants before Jan. 10. Paula Martin, for one, says the order to vacate has left her in a "very difficult situation."

New rules help more Canadian businesses be sold to workers

The head of London's Chamber of Commerce said he supports tax incentives that will allow more business owners to sell their companies to employees.

City councilors wrangle, one walks out, during ward boundary discussion

London councillors gave initial approval to a plan to tweak — and in some cases substantially redraw — the boundaries of the city's 14 municipal wards. 

West-end rapid transit gets new priority in city's mobility plan

Rejected by city council in a close vote five years ago, London city staff are making rapid transit on Oxford Street a priority again. 

As snow turns to rain, how to keep the water outside

With so much snow on the ground, Monday's mix of rain and above-zero temperatures are a weather combination that should have homeowners paying attention to potential water infiltration problems.

Resident aims to slow down speeding, cut-through traffic in SoHo

A resident of Waterloo Street in London's SoHo neighbourhood is calling on the city to help slow down speeders on his street.