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Global issue, local fallout: New report outlines impact of climate change
The number of annual “heat days” in Oxford and Elgin counties â when temperatures exceed 32 C â could increase from the current single-digit level to more than 50 in the 2080s, a new report says. Southwestern Public Health â the health unit for Oxford and Elgin counties including St. Thomas and Woodstock â worked […]
McBean: June heat wave has passed but it will have lasting impact
Environment and Climate Change Canada used a heat wave in June to draw a clear link between heat waves and climate change for the first time
London house where $1.3M in drugs seized wasn’t grow-op: Police
A northeast London home where police seized cannabis valued at more than $1 million and other drugs wasnât an illegal grow-op, police say.
Analysis: How will interest rate cut affect London home sales?
If one interest rate cut didn’t spur activity in Londonâs housing market, two likely won’t move the needle much either, industry observers say. On Wednesday, the Bank of Canada cut its key lending rate for the second time this year, from 4.75 per cent to 4.5 per cent, as inflation has continued to ease. For […]
Swim advisory lifted at Kelso Beach, as triathlon preparation ramps up
A swim advisory at Kelso Beach at Nawash Park in Owen Sound has been lifted. Grey Bruce Public Health announced on Thursday that the advisory had been lifted after water samples taken at the beach earlier in the week showed bacterial levels had returned to within Ontario Ministry of Health guidelines for swimming/bathing. “Grey Bruce […]