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LHSC’s innovative off-site surgical centre to triple in size
The off-site surgical centre across the street from Victoria Hospital is being expanded to triple its capacity, the province says. The Nazem Kadri surgical centre, named in honour of the NHL star and London native, will be renovated and expanded to add four operating rooms, bringing the total to six. The centre offers daytime, non-urgent […]
Report warns fatal deer disease could jump to humans. Unlikely, Michigan says
News of a chronic wasting disease case in Mecosta County came just days after Minnesota researchers said CWD could eventually pose a risk to other wildlife, livestock and potentially humans….
Why Is Paramount Plus Promoting Big Oil With Its Landman Series?
“Landman” is a television series broadcast on Paramount Plus, the digital subscription video on-demand and live streaming service. I’ve watched most of the other Taylor Sheridan series, somehow hoping that a romanticized Old West culture can be combined with positive representations of females. What I didn’t expect from him was a … [continued]
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Free tax clinics help secure over $3 million in benefits and refunds for Grey-Bruce locals
A new report details how 28 volunteers helped Grey-Bruce locals file nearly 1,000 income tax returns and receive 3.3 million in refunds and benefit entitlements in 2024 thanks to free local tax clinics. The Grey Bruce Community Volunteer Income Tax Program (CVITP) Network provides free tax preparation services to low-income individuals and families across the […]
Grayling Township sells land for Saab munitions plant
A U.S. subsidiary of the Swedish defense company announced the project last year which has stirred debate between residents and officials with some calling for additional review.
Regulators say Detroit SO2 pollution under control after years of exceeding federal standards
By Brian Allnutt, Planet Detroit
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Michigan regulators will hold an online public hearing on Jan. 28 to discuss redesignating parts of southwest Detroit and Downriver as meeting federal sulfur dioxide (SO2) air quality standards.
Jail for London Airbnb host who secretly filmed guests having sex
A tiny camera hidden in a cellphone charging block has dealt a former Airbnb host a jail sentence and a stern warning to others who dare to secretly record unsuspecting victims. Ontario Court Justice Jason Miller sentenced Abinash Samal, 43, to six months in jail followed by two years probation after the banker and part-time […]
Biden-Harris Administration Announces New Funding to Connect & Scale the Electric Transportation Ecosystem
The Joint Office of Energy and Transportation invests $43.7 million to enable more charging access in the public right-of-way, expand e-mobility fleet options, and deliver new ways to scale affordable energy use in transportation. WASHINGTON, D.C.—The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) and Department of Transportation (DOT) Joint Office of Energy and … [continued]
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Electric Vehicle Sales Leaders — Best Selling OEMs, Part 4 of 4
A closer look at the best-selling PEV automotive groups — edition 4 of 4 This is the fourth and final edition of a series looking at the top selling OEMs in terms of plugin vehicle sales. To check out the other ones, please click here, here, and here. In this … [continued]
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Union: Trustees must come clean on who OK’d big school board pay hikes
The head of a union representing 1,600 Thames Valley District school board employees says she wants to know whether trustees approved senior staff pay raises of up to 33 per cent that began in 2023.