Tag: Damage
Years after devastating hit-and-run, victim’s mom asks Londoners for help
The mother of a London man severely injured in a hit-and-run crash is relaunching a crowdfunding campaign for much-needed accessibility upgrades to their new home. Abby Roby’s son Tristan Roby was permanently injured after he was struck by a vehicle in 2019 while riding a bike along Exeter Road. They got the keys to a […]
‘Done keeping it a secret’: Young woman speaks out about stepdad’s sex abuse
Editor’s note: The story contains details of sexual abuse that may be disturbing to some readers.
Dyer: An Israeli victory will be short-lived
This futile, bloody nonsense will only end when Israelis and Palestinians both accept the borders defined by the end of the 1948 war
Menon: Why do some athletes develop neurodegeneration and others don’t?
Ravi Menon, Western University Ontarioâs Minister of Sport, 71-year-old Neil Lumsden, recently announced his decision to donate his brain to the Concussion Legacy Foundation Canada to support research on brain injuries. Lumsden played 10 years in the Canadian Football League, winning four Grey Cups and while he knows he had his âbell rungâ a number […]
COMMENTARY: Congress must renew Great Lakes Restoration Initiative Act – Great Lakes Commission
Every $1 in federal funding to clean up pollution and other environmental damage to the Great Lakes area yields more than $3 in economic activity, and restoration activities have bipartisan […]
What to do with a new poisonous weed in a hay field?
Manitoba crop insurance declines to cover the crop infested with white cockle
Midwest States Struggle to Fund Dam Safety Projects, Even as Federal Aid Hits Historic Highs | Great Lakes Now
By Kristoffer Tigue, Inside Climate News
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MINNEAPOLIS—A record amount of federal aid will soon flow to states to help fix, replace or demolish their aging dams, many of which are under increasing pressure as climate change fuels more frequent and severe extreme weather events.
Sport notes: London Lightning hire new coach; skier Charlie Beatty fundraiser
The London Lightning have hired former Newfoundland Rogues coach Jerry Williams as their new bench boss.
Police lay 26 stunt driving charges during traffic-safety crackdown
Provincial police charged more than two dozen motorists with stunt driving during a crackdown targeting dangerous drivers on Southwestern Ontario roads.
Saugeen Shores police investigating house fire
Saugeen Shores police are investigating what they said was a suspicious fire on Sept. 26 on Victoria Street South in Southampton. The house fire, which was in a residential area between Morpeth and Palmerston streets, was reported about 2:15 a.m., Saugeen Shores Fire Chief Ed Melanson said in an interview. “When they got there the […]