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Autoworkers’ long history of protecting our environment
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April 22, 1970 was the first Earth Day. On that day, two boats — one with an American flag representing American autoworkers and one with a Canadian flag representing Canadian autoworkers — met in the middle of the Detroit River to hold a wake, symbolizing the death of the river from pollution.
Federal election candidate strikes comedic campaign note: ‘Vote for the clown’
Anthony Mitchell, a retired school principal running for the Rhinoceros Party in Sarnia, says he has no campaign budget, just a red nose and a slogan.
Federal election candidate strikes comedic note: ‘Vote for the clown’
Anthony Mitchell, a retired school principal running for the Rhinoceros Party in Sarnia, says he has no campaign budget, just a red nose and a slogan.
China Just Turned Off U.S. Supplies Of Minerals Critical For Defense & Cleantech
In April 2025, while most of the world was clutching pearls over trade war tit-for-tat tariffs, China calmly walked over to the supply chain and yanked out a handful of critical bolts. The bolts are made of dysprosium, terbium, tungsten, indium and yttrium—the elements that don’t make headlines but without … [continued]
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Reader to Reader: April 5, 2025
Reader to Reader runs every second week in The London Free Press. Reader to Reader helps readers connect with one another.