Tag: Ontario
Everything to know about microplastics in the Great Lakes
The Great Lakes Water Quality Agreement needs to be updated to address the urgent issue of microplastic pollution. Scientists suspect high levels of microplastics in the Great Lakes because they are landlocked, and closer to people, which are the main source of plastic pollution.
Southwestern Ontario teacher charged with harassing co-worker: Sources
A teacher is charged with harassing a colleague at a Southwestern Ontario elementary school where they both worked, sources tell The Free Press.
Letters to the Editor: May 29, 2025
A Free Press reader says Weldon Park is going to waste because of a short-sighted decision by Middlesex County to charge a parking fee.
London Knights matchup set for must-win Memorial Cup semifinal
RIMOUSKI, Que – The London Knights will meet the Moncton Wildcats in the Memorial Cup semifinal Friday. The Quebec league champs survived an early Rimouski surge by scoring five straight goals and advanced with a 6-2 victory before 4,512 Wednesday at Sun Life Financial Coliseum. The Knights beat the Wildcats in 3-on-3 overtime in their […]
Michigan’s fight against Lake Erie pollution didn’t work. What happens next?
Since the 1990s, cyanobacterial blooms have become increasingly common each summer in western Lake Erie. The blooms are cause by an overabundance of nutrients, namely phosphorus, that spills into the lake off farms.