Tag: record
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.
Police called to courthouse after sentencing triggers outburst
Police were called to the Owen Sound courthouse Thursday after an angry outburst at a conditional sentence imposed for dangerous driving causing death. Luciano Da Silva, 64, of Utopia, Ont., was granted house arrest as part of a conditional sentence of two years less a day and must not drive for four years starting immediately. […]
Breaking down the breakup between the Owen Sound Attack and Colby Barlow
Dale DeGray said he needed to hear it from Colby Barlow. “I had heard from everyone else, the only person I hadn’t heard from was Colby, and I needed to hear from him what he wanted,” DeGray said. The Owen Sound Attack general manager knew all along he’d likely have to trade away his captain […]
Q+A: Maggie Mac Neil reflects on swimming success, next steps
Maggie Mac Neil has closed the book on one of Canada’s best swimming careers and ranks as one of the most successful athletes in London sports history.
Judge on violent attack: ‘Even a drug dealer has to be protected in society’
Does a drug dealer immersed in a dangerous subculture of violence deserve the same justice as a non-criminal?
Crown seeks record prison sentences for parents in horrific child abuse case
The Crown is seeking what could be the longest sentence ever in the London region â and matching some of the longest ever recorded in Canada â for a couple convicted at a disturbing child sexual and physical abuse trial.
London has Canada’s highest downtown office vacancy rate. Is there a fix?
London leads the nation in empty downtown office space, just-released figures from the commercial realty firm CBRE show.
Final preparations underway for weekend’s Port Elgin Pumpkinfest
The annual celebration of the harvest’s big and bulbous veggies is marking its 39th year in Saugeen Shores. Port Elgin Pumpkinfest is set to take over the town this weekend with a lineup of events for the whole family to enjoy. Marketing Director Ann-Marie Collins said Tuesday that final preparations were underway for the event […]
Chicago’s beach season is over … or is it? Lake Michigan temps are breaking records. | Great Lakes Now
By Juanpablo Ramirez-Franco, WBEZ
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Record 1,800 sturgeon released into St. Louis River – Great Lakes Commission
On Tuesday, community members helped release nearly 1,800 young lake sturgeon into the St. Louis River near Brookston, Minnesota. The Fond du Lac Band of Lake Superior Chippewa invited the […]