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PHOTOS: Ontario Summer Games open in London
About 3,500 young athletes, cheered on by family and friends, took part in the opening ceremony for the Ontario Summer Games at Western University’s Alumni Stadium on Thursday night. The athletes from across the province, ages 12 to 18, are competing in 18 sports at venues across the city and beyond. Photos by Derek Ruttan
The electric energy future could be wasting away in a junk drawer | Great Lakes Echo
By Gabrielle Nelson Lily Wilkin has four old phones tucked away in her closet — and no plans to recycle them. “I keep them for nostalgia,” she said. Wilkin works at Best Buy, the nation’s largest retail collector of electronic waste — from CRT TVs to hard drives to fans. Wilkin said at least two […]
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Toronto man wanted in shooting at north London home
London police have identified a Toronto man wanted in a shooting last year at a home near University Hospital. Police found evidence of gunfire at a home on Corley Drive, southwest of Windermere and Western roads, on Oct. 28, 2023, around 4 a.m. Nobody was injured. Investigators obtained an arrest warrant for Tadas James Bickus, […]
Move over, Paris: London’s got Game(s), too
Four days, 18 sports, 3,500 young athletes and â who knows? â maybe even some future Olympians. The Ontario Summer Games begin Thursday in London. Reporter Noah Brennan takes you through what you need to know. THE BIG PICTURE The four-day event, running Thursday through Sunday, involves athletes from across the province, ages 12 to […]
From pet to ‘monster.’ The battle to rid Michigan’s Glen Lake of giant koi | Great Lakes Now
By Gabrielle Nelson, Bridge Michigan
The Great Lakes News Collaborative includes Bridge Michigan; Circle of Blue; Great Lakes Now at Detroit Public Television; and Michigan Public, Michigan’s NPR News Leader; who work together to bring audiences news and information about the impact of climate change, pollution, and aging infrastructure on the Great Lakes and drinking water.