Tag: Damage
Unprecedented failure prompts Great Lakes authority to review system to prevent main breaks
An unexpected failure of a weld on a 54-inch steel water main caused millions of dollars in damage in Detroit, Michigan. and is prompting the Great Lakes Water Authority to […]
London jobless rate improves, but U.S. tariffs toll hasn’t yet hit
The London region’s unemployment rate improved in March as the local economy added 2,200 new jobs, a strong showing that doesn’t yet reflect the impact of the trade war between Canada and the U.S. The region’s jobless rate now sits at 5.9 per cent, down from February’s 6.6 per cent, Statistics Canada reported Friday. Including […]
Letters to the Editor: April 4, 2025
A Free Press reader suggests removing the homeless and panhandlers loitering downtown and accommodate them along Hamilton Road.
Americans Pay More For Clean Tech, Fossil Fuel Firms Catch Tariff Shrapnel
Imagine slapping a 30% surcharge on your prescription medication—not because it suddenly got more expensive to make, not because there’s a shortage, but because you want to make a point to a pharmacy halfway across the world. That’s the economic logic—or lack thereof—behind Donald Trump’s newest volley of tariffs. On … [continued]
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Winds the latest threat to maintaining power in parts of Grey-Bruce
More than 3,500 Grey-Bruce customers without power in Grey-Bruce