Tag: women
Umpires honour one of their own who died at area tournament
A serious car crash in 1999 couldnât keep Rick Rogers away from the game he loved. The former fastball player had transitioned to menâs league slo-pitch in Stratford, but his playing days ended after suffering two broken legs and a shattered spleen in the collision. Years of surgery helped him walk again, and he took […]
Man who killed girlfriend had been charged with assaulting her
An 18-year-old man shot and killed by London police after fatally stabbing his girlfriend last week had been ordered to stay away from her
Moose lessons: What they can teach us about human aging | Great Lakes Echo
By Eric Freedman Getting old can be rough, right? Osteoporosis. Osteoarthritis. Periodontitis – a trio of chronic diseases that make bones fragile, make joints degenerate and make teeth become loose. All three diseases harm the quality of life of millions of people worldwide. But that triple-whammy also besets moose, say Michigan Technological University and Duke […]
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Wiarton gearing up for first annual Homecoming Weekend
A new event is planned for Wiarton on the Civic Holiday weekend this year. The first annual Wiarton Homecoming Weekend will take over the South Bruce Peninsula town, building on the annual Wiarton Rotary Village Rotary Fair, which was discontinued in 2023 after more than 82 years. Joe Vanderzand of the organizing committee said Tuesday […]
Points North: Pedaling to the Beat of His Own Drum | Great Lakes Now
By Daniel Wanschura, Interlochen Public Radio
Points North is a biweekly podcast about the land, water and inhabitants of the Great Lakes.
This episode was shared here with permission from Interlochen Public Radio.
Growing up in rural Brazil, Kiko Silvelet says bikes had a very specific purpose: transportation.
Top Michigan Dems back Kamala Harris for president. Could Gretchen Whitmer be VP? | Bridge Michigan
Kamala Harris and Gretchen Whitmer would be a ‘historic ticket of two women in their 50s’ who could ‘turn the tables’ on a 78-year-old Donald Trump, one columnist wrote Sunday….
Lakeshore Women’s Triathlon a ‘great time’ Saturday
Almost 300 women competed in the Lakeshore Women’s Triathlon in Port Elgin Saturday morning. This event appeals to the beginner triathlete and for many, this was their first competition, race director Sarah Foster said in an interview Sunday. “Everybody seemed to have a really great time. It being accessible to all women is one […]
Dyer: A small victory in the fight against female genital mutilation
The defeat in The Gambia of a proposal to legalize female circumcision still leaves it widespread, at odds with religion, Gwynne Dyer argues
St. Joe’s hospital set to honour generosity of Thompson family at gala
Members of the Thompson family have been making waves in London for more than 100 years.