Tag: Advocacy
Answer raises more questions for London couple pushing for change
A year after meeting high ranking provincial officials about their son’s suicide, a London couple have a response.
I Speak for the Fish: Hand-feeding a rainbow trout is fun, but is it ethical? | Great Lakes Now
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Baranyai: Alberta going its own way on opioid crisis
Alberta continues to define a good chunk of its identity in mulish opposition to federal authority.
Two executives exit London hospital amid fight against looming $150M deficit
London Health Sciences Centre has begun slashing its top administration, long the subject of criticism as bloated and overstaffed, amid a looming $150-million budget deficit.
Local cyclists to raise money for Safe ‘N Sound during 700-kilometre ride
A 700-kilometre bicycle ride from Niagara-on-the-Lake to Tobermory will support Owen Sound’s Safe ‘N Sound drop-in centre. Tobermory duo Jason Runions and Steph Tkaczuk will travel the path of the Niagara Escarpment later this month, from Aug. 22 to 28. The owners of Level 5 Tiling & Renovations say they’re avid cyclists and adventurers who […]
Chicago teachers demand climate solutions in their next contract | Great Lakes Now
By Juanpablo Ramirez-Franco, Grist
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