Alessio Donnini

Reporter/Editor

Alessio Donnini covers local news online and on the air for CBC News in London. He covers breaking news and writes about municipal politics, crime, and technology. Since graduating from Fanshawe College, he's also worked in Toronto and Windsor. Alessio can be heard on weekday afternoons reading the news for Afternoon Drive, and can be reached at [email protected]

Latest from Alessio Donnini

Londoners displaced by OEV fire fear homelessness as emergency hotel stay ends

Dozens of Londoners displaced by a fire that tore through an Old East Village apartment building on Feb. 7 are now faced with finding housing on their own after their hotel stays facilitated by the Canadian Red Cross came to an end Wednesday.

Thousands digging out after OPP open some snowy roads across southwestern Ontario

A storm that forced the closures of dozens of roads across several counties in southwestern Ontario has mainly passed and thousands of residents hampered by heavy snow and blowing wind were starting to dig out on Wednesday.  

Londoners dig out after massive snow dump as bitter cold, heavy wind creeps in

People across London and the surrounding region, much like people across Ontario and Quebec, were faced with digging themselves out of multiple days of snowfall as the Family Day holiday got started, Monday.

Nowhere to go for dozens of Londoners displaced in OEV fire, residents say

Some Londoners displaced from their Old East Village apartment building following a costly and destructive fire are unsure where they'll live before they are allowed to return home.

London Mayor equipped with local business input for upcoming tariff talks in Washington D.C.

Business and economic leaders from across the London region met Friday with the city's mayor ahead of his tariff-focused trip to Washington D.C. next week with provincial officials.

AI-powered weapon detectors to arrive in London hospitals in coming weeks

AI-powered weapons detectors will be installed at all London Health Sciences Centre (LHSC) emergency departments  in the coming weeks, officials said. 

Ontario's trucking industry faces change, uncertainty despite delayed tariff threats

The association representing trucking companies in Ontario says while a Canada-U.S. trade war has been temporarily averted, truckers across the province are still preparing for what might come.

Southwestern Ontario farmers at risk if U.S. tariffs materialize, experts say

Some in southwestern Ontario's agri-food sector say they're increasingly concerned over the looming threat of wide-reaching tariffs wrought by American President Donald Trump.

London councillors approve task force to reconsider how much they're paid

London City Council voted to establish a task force to review the rules around how councillors are paid, their compensation and their workload on Tuesday.

Coldsnap forces many into warming centres, but lack of overnight spaces worries advocates

As a coldsnap continues to grip the London region, Environment Canada and the Middlesex-London Health Unit are warning the public of dangerously low temperatures, high winds and the hazards that come with cold weather. That weather is driving many to seek shelter.