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McBean: What Canada can learn from the Texas flash flood

Sat, 07/19/2025 - 00:45 London Free Press

The flash flood in Texas that killed more than 130 people should be a wake-up call for Canada, a climate expert says

Two schools closed after heavy rains hammer London region

Thu, 06/19/2025 - 08:34 London Free Press

Power outages caused by overnight storms closed two Elgin County elementary schools on Thursday. Straffordville public school and Port Burwell public school were closed, officials with the Thames Valley District school board announced early Thursday. Their on-site EarlyON Centres, child care centres and before and after school programs were not operating at those sites for […]

Pearson: Nation-building can’t come at expense of environment

Sat, 06/07/2025 - 00:12 London Free Press

Not all growth is progress and not all urgency is an excuse for irresponsibility

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Federal election: Viral ‘Brantford Boomer’ photo causes stir in St. Thomas

Wed, 04/23/2025 - 08:05 London Free Press

A craft brewery in St. Thomas is distancing itself from a former executive after a photo of him making an obscene gesture outside a Liberal rally in Brantford went viral on social media. Matt Janes, who is a volunteer for David Goodwin, a Liberal candidate in Elgin-St. Thomas-London South, was photographed as he held up […]

Letters to the Editor: April 23, 2025

Wed, 04/23/2025 - 00:53 London Free Press

Charity change

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Between Myth and Migration

Fri, 04/11/2025 - 05:35 Interlochen Public Radio

Cougars are making a comeback. The iconic wildcat hasn’t had a breeding population in the Great Lakes states since the early 1900s, but now they’re moving east. Experts say they could be back soon. Some people swear they already are.

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The Week Ahead: Utilities, diners and a member of the U.S. House

Mon, 04/07/2025 - 09:57 Interlochen Public Radio

This week we peel back the curtain on some reporting from last week — from a Friday news release to the accidental benefits of grabbing lunch at a local diner.

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Ice storm latest: A power update, and Bergman sees damage up close

Sat, 04/05/2025 - 17:35 Interlochen Public Radio

U.S. Rep. Jack Bergman made visits to Gaylord, Atlanta and Cheboygan as response and recovery efforts continue from the March 29-30 storm.

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Driver hurt in crash after heavy rain washes out portion of rural road

Thu, 04/03/2025 - 11:29 London Free Press

A driver was taken to hospital with serious injuries Thursday morning after crashing on a section of road that was washed out after heavy overnight rain

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‘Significant flooding’ possible as up to 75 mm of rain forecast: Upper Thames

Tue, 04/01/2025 - 16:43 London Free Press

Londoners could be in store for the worst flooding in seven years as up to 75 millimetres of rain is expected to fall by early Thursday, the Upper Thames River Conservation Authority warns. Forecasts are predicting between 30 and 75 millimetres of rain across the Upper Thames watershed, the authority said in a flood warning […]