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 [email protected]

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Veteran at Ottawa raising of Canada's Maple Leaf flag 60 years ago pens heartfelt letter to it

London, Ont., veteran Bruce Stock was on duty on Parliament Hill in Ottawa on Feb. 15, 1965, when the Maple Leaf flag was raised for the first time. To commemorate its 60th anniversary today, Stock wrote the flag a heartfelt letter.

Sudanese Canadians demand urgency from Ottawa almost 1 year after applying for family members to flee war

More than 50 organizations across Canada have signed an open letter, calling on Ottawa to reduce what they say are "discriminatory barriers" in its humanitarian program meant to reunite Sudanese people fleeing the country's ongoing civil war, with their family members in Canada. 

Ontario family grieving after pet dogs were shot dead in their backyard during coyote hunt

Provincial police and Ontario's Ministry of Natural Resources (MNR) are investigating after a Central Elgin family's two pet German shepherds were shot and killed on their property behind their home during a coyote hunt. 
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Left with $2 at month's end, this woman's among Ontarians urging next premier to boost disability payments

Every first of the month, Diane Devine stresses over how she'll make ends meet after paying rent. "It's a pinch of pennies every day just to try and pay all the bills and buy groceries for a full month," says the London resident, among people urging the next Ontario premier to boost disability and other social assistance payments.
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Auto manufacturers in southwestern Ontario warn of 'catastrophic' impacts from Trump tariffs

Auto parts manufacturers in southwestern Ontario say punitive tariffs imposed by the American government could bring automotive production to a halt by the end of this week and will have devastating impacts on the overall supply chain. 

Thames Valley school board backtracks decision to move French immersion students to Clarke Road

The region's public school board has reversed its plan to move some French immersion students to Clarke Road Secondary School after not enough kids registered for the program and officials had trouble finding teachers, CBC News has learned. 

Dozens of London retirement home residents displaced as flooding forces closure

Family members and staff are scrambling to find alternative living arrangements for more than 50 residents of a London, Ont., retirement home where a pipe burst on Sunday.

London-area school boards get more than $260M to build 6 new schools

Six new schools will be built in the London-area as the Thames Valley and Catholic school boards secured nearly $267 million in funding from Ontario's Ministry of Education. 

CMHA Thames Valley to open new HART hub location in London with 60 beds in spring

The Ontario government announced Monday that it will open 18 new Homelessness and Addiction Recovery Treatment (HART) hubs across the province, including one in London, by April 1. The London hub will be operated by Canadian Mental Health Association Thames Valley.

Volunteer-run 'Kilimanjaro' hockey club puts young Black kids on the ice with free lessons

A volunteer-run hockey club in London offers free ice skating and hockey lessons to encourage young kids from the Black community to participate and excel in ice sports.