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Fast Hydrofoils, Floating Logs, & Canada’s Ferry Electrification Challenge
Vancouver’s recent support for an electric passenger hydrofoil to Bowen Island and Gibsons is an appealing hook because it compresses three different Canadian transportation stories into one image. It promises decarbonization, speed, and coastal reconnection in a single sleek vessel. It also invites a harder question. Is the future of … [continued]
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Owen Sound council gives affordable housing project big break
‘We’re going to go ahead with the project,’ at least to gather construction bids to see if they’re affordable. — Don Statham, spokesman for Lutheran Social Services
GET THE LATEST: What we know as flood waters rise in northern Michigan
Dangerous flood waters and strained dams are raising alarms in Cheboygan, Bellaire and across northern Michigan. Here’s what we know.
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London Eats: On Richmond Row, a different kind of doughnut shop
A Richmond Row doughnut shop is winning over downtown London workers and early risers with daily-fresh, low-sugar and plant-based options, its owner says. Every morning, a batch of about 200 doughnuts comes out of the machine at Fluffy Glaze Donut, soft and warm. The first customers to come into the shop to order a box […]