Environmentalists push lawmakers to forge ahead on moratorium and regulations for data centers
Great Lakes Commission
As data center developments remain top of mind for Michigan residents, and with Election Day soon on the horizon, environmental advocates continue to push lawmakers to enact a statewide moratorium […]
London Majors’ Roop Chanderdat dissects disappointing playoff exit
London Free Press
The Majors dropped eight of their final 10 games, including four straight to end their semifinal series against Welland.
No incumbent, just four candidates and the quietest race for London city council
London Free Press
One race stands out in the London's south end – mainly for how relatively quiet it is.
Wandering tattler makes first confirmed Michigan appearance
Great Lakes Commission
In late August, a wandering tattler (Tringa incana) was seen visiting a park in Michigan, marking the state’s first confirmed sighting of the bird, which generally resides near the Pacific […]
Just outside U.P., cleanup continues weeks after Line 5 pipeline spill
Great Lakes Commission
An Aug. 25 accident on Enbridge’s controversial oil and gas pipeline Line 5 in northeast Wisconsin — only a few miles from the border with Michigan’s Upper Peninsula — was […]
UW-Superior’s floating classroom and research lab sets sail to campus
Great Lakes Commission
UW-Superior’s new two-level teaching and research vessel, the Sadie Ann, set sail for Superior on August 30. After a roughly 40-day trip, its arrival culminates a yearslong effort initiated by […]
St. Thomas police detail weekend call that prompted large response
London Free Press
An investigation into intimate partner violence drew a large police response in St. Thomas over the weekend. Officers from several units, including the critical response team and the canine unit, were involved in the investigation that led to the arrest of a suspect without incident on Sunday, police said. “Due to the circumstances of the […]
Company pays $500,000 fine for asbestos safety violations
Great Lakes Echo
By Eric Freedman  A company that illegally handled material containing asbestos at an abandoned automotive brake system component plant in Saginaw, Michigan, has been fined $500,000 and placed on probation for two years.
Who uses methamphetamine? Maybe not who you think: London study
London Free Press
A new Ontario-wide analysis is challenging assumptions about who uses methamphetamine and amphetamine, finding women and older adults make up a larger share of people testing positive for the drugs than previously thought. More than 215,000 urine drug screens conducted in Ontario between 2017 and 2018 were examined by researchers at Lawson Research Institute at […]
Arva man, 79, dead after two-vehicle crash west of Stratford: Police
London Free Press
A 79-year-old Arva man is dead after a two-vehicle collision in a rural area west of Stratford, provincial police say. It was just before 4 p.m. on Friday, the Ontario Provincial Police in Perth County say, when officers were joined by paramedics and the West Perth Fire Department in response to the crash, which police […]
Popular farmers market shifts outside after fire officials order building shut
London Free Press
"The people are supporting us, (they're) so good."
London Knights acquire local player in trade with Saginaw Spirit
London Free Press
The London Knights traded away forward Braidy Wassilyn on Sunday in a deal with the Saginaw Spirit that netted a centre who grew up in nearby Mitchell, along with a draft pick. Wassilyn, 18, was the first-round pick to Niagara in 2024 before being dealt to the Knights last fall in a trade that sent […]