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Drag queen story time protestor awaits judge’s decision in harassment trial
Bubba Pollock finds out next month if his confrontation with two men and their children at a drag queen story time will add to his criminal record.
Owen Sound Regional School of Nursing’s last class marking 50 years
A group of classmates who share a lifelong bond as the final class of the Owen Sound Regional School of Nursing are gathering together for a major milestone. Members of that 1974 class – the last for the hospital-based regional school and the first for the Georgian College Nursing Department – will descend on the […]
Killer deserves dangerous-offender tag for ‘frenzied’ machete attack: Crown
The Crown wants to start the process that, if successful, could lead to a dangerous or longâterm offender designation for a London man convicted of manslaughter in the stabbing death of his boarding house neighbour.
State expanding e-waste recycling in the Upper Peninsula | Great Lakes Echo
By Elinor Epperson Residents of Michigan’s Upper Peninsula have more options for recycling their old electronics. That’s because of Michigan’s Electronic Waste Take-Back Program. The state program has opened nine more permanent drop-off locations for electronic waste since 2021, more than doubling the number of facilities in the U.P. The program makes sure Michigan residents […]
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A New Paradigm: How climate change is shaping mental landscapes in the Great Lakes | Great Lakes Now
In a weekly Good Grief Network session held on July 25, time and space were created for participants to reflect on their feelings of uncertainty in an unstable environment over Zoom. Trained facilitators kept time for each participant to speak while the other participants bore witness as listeners. The overarching rule was no cross-talk, which means not directly responding or referring to what a person shared.
Children’s Hospital surgery waits slashed by one-quarter over last year
Faster surgery access at Childrenâs Hospital in London is expected to continue reducing wait times, which have been slashed by more than one-quarter over the past year alone for young patients from across Southwestern Ontario, officials say.
Stratford man charged with attempted murder in home attack
A Stratford man is charged with attempted murder after an armed attack near Goderich two months ago, provincial police say.
London joins call for one ministry to handle addictions, homelessness
London Mayor Josh Morgan is joining the call for the creation of one provincial office to tackle the crisis in housing and addiction, saying the work is spread over too many government ministries. From health care to police, housing and mental health, the work that needs to be done is shared by too many Ontario […]
Police seize $59K in fentanyl, charge two after London hotel-room search
Two Londoners face charges after police seized more than $60,000 in drugs, plus a restricted weapon and a butterfly knife, London police said.
Harnessing mussels to filter fresh water: A biological cure for contaminants is being studied | Great Lakes Echo
By Amalia Medina Water tanks line a room in Philadelphia’s Water Works on the bank of the Schuylkill River. Inside are small fish that are hosts to tiny organisms that researchers say can help solve polluted waterways. Tucked under the fish gills are microscopic mussels that will mature and become capable of filtering 10 to […]
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