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Harmful algae blooms in Great Lakes could increase this summer, NOAA warns – Great Lakes Commission
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) released its seasonal outlook for Lake Erie’s algal levels this summer. The annual bloom, commonly known as blue-green algae, is expected to become visible […]
Opinion | An open letter to Gov. Whitmer | Bridge Michigan
Gov. Whitmer, you possess the vision and tenacity our nation needs. Now, it’s time for you to fix our damn democracy….
City waterfront ‘nowhere near’ its potential, local businessman says
It was grey and cool at Owen Sound’s Westside Boat Launch as 12 people in life vests prepared to head out in a dragon boat Sunday. They paddled out past the John D. Leitch, the towering, black-hulled lake freighter moored against the east harbour wall, and tooled around the inner harbour. The Sound Waterfront Festival, […]
Strathroy kids’ railway knocked out in Canada Day crash, teen charged
A teenager is charged with impaired driving after a Canada Day crash into a storage building at a children’s miniature railway in Strathroy-Caradoc.
Funeral set for ‘pioneer’ who helped build London’s Muslim community
When Hanny Shousher arrived in London in 1949 as a 19-year-old from Lebanon, he spoke no English and there were two other Muslim families in the city. When he died at 94 on Saturday, he left behind two mosques and an Islamic association he helped build, and a community in the region of about 35,000 […]
Ambulance takes man away from city duplex fire Sunday, tenants say
Owen Sound police are investigating the scene of an apartment fire, where tenants said they saw a fellow tenant lying in blood in front of the building Sunday. The man, whom tenants said lived in the unit that was on fire, was unresponsive and was worked on by paramedics before being taken away in an […]
Ready to show your Pride? Plenty of events during 10-day festival
The annual Pride London Festival begins in two weeks and, with 10 days of celebrations and a slew of events, make sure to plan ahead so you donât miss out on whatâs new and different this year.
Dyer: U.S. pursuit of Julian Assange will scare potential whistle blowers
Why are there so few whistle-blowers precisely when we need them most? Just look what happens to them.
Baranyai: Doug Ford’s PCs could use a math refresher
Recent decisions regarding The Beer Store contract and the Ontario Science Centre indicate the provincial government needs help with math
LGBTQ advocates embrace provincial grant: ‘Strength and vibrancy’
A London-based LGBTQ organization has plans to launch a virtual community hub this fall â with an eye on a physical centre some day â thanks to an Ontario Trillium grant. “London has no community centre for the community. We’re trying to create that space,” Abbey Buist, program director for Why We March, said Saturday. […]