Tag: Canadian
LFP Letters to the Editor: March 28, 2026
Free Press readers sound off on the topics of the day, including Canada’s oil industry, ketchup vandalism, and the use of safe injection sites.
Change of command authority, new name for Meaford base
The base in Meaford has been transferred to a new command authority and renamed as part of the Canada’s efforts to modernize and restructure its army. Hundreds gathered for a ceremony on Friday at what was formerly known as the 4th Canadian Division Training Centre for an event that redesignated the base as the Army […]
Former Sun Times sports editor Ted Briggs dies at 87
Mr. Briggs covered many major sporting events during his career including Canada Cup hockey series in the late 1970s and Grey Cup games.
Stoneflies or leafhoppers: Which could become the official state insect?
By Justin Fox Clausen
Two insects are under consideration as Michigan’s official state insect: the stonefly and, more recently, the Huron River leafhopper. The state is one of two in the country without an official insect.
Down 2 icebreakers, Coast Guard says it’s still prepared for Great Lakes shipping season
Between the U.S. and Canadian Coast Guards, 11 ice-breaking ships operate on the Great Lakes. The U.S. supplies nine of them of which 2 are down for repair and will […]