Flames erupt from tractor, sending thick smoke into sky over London

Flames erupt from tractor, sending thick smoke into sky over London
London Free Press
ondon firefighters battled a spectacular blaze in a farm field in the city’s southeast end after flames erupted from a tractor. It was about 11:30 a.m. on Sunday when London Fire Department crews were called to a field on Scotland Drive, near the intersection of Highbury Avenue South and Glanworth Drive, where a Kubota tractor […]
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McBean: What Canada can learn from the Texas flash flood

McBean: What Canada can learn from the Texas flash flood
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
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Sea lamprey barrier work planned to start at Little Manistee weir

Sea lamprey barrier work planned to start at Little Manistee weir
Great Lakes Commission
Construction will begin the week of July 21 on a new sea lamprey barrier and trap at the Little Manistee River Weir and egg take facility in Manistee County, Michigan. […]
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Michigan public health agencies axe programs amid federal cuts

Interlochen Public Radio
A cloud of uncertainty hangs over Michigan’s local public health departments as they prepare their fiscal year 2026 budgets.
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A home on Dufferin Avenue in London suffered $550,000 in damages in an overnight fire,  London Fire Department stated on a social media post Friday.

A home on Dufferin Avenue in London suffered $550,000 in damages in an overnight fire,  London Fire Department stated on a social media post Friday.
London Free Press
An overnight fire that tore through an Old East Village home early Friday has been deemed suspicious by London police.
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Federal funding freeze threatens SEEDS after-school programs

Interlochen Public Radio
The Traverse City nonprofit runs programs in schools that often don't have other free summer or after-school options.
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How do you say it? Michigan’s tricky-to-pronounce place names

Interlochen Public Radio
The "You Say It How in Michigan?" website has pronunciations for hundreds of place names and even notable Michiganders like Smokey Robinson, Gilda Radner and Madonna.
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City eyes site near landfill for new police and fire campus

City eyes site near landfill for new police and fire campus
London Free Press
City hall is recommending the estimated $180 million new police and fire training centre be located in the shadow of London's dump in the south end, according to a new report.
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LHSC lawsuits: What we know about former employees named

LHSC lawsuits: What we know about former employees named
London Free Press
Six former LHSC employees and a close contact of one of them are named in two lawsuits filed by the hospital alleging a massive fraud
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Such oversight must include the hospital’s internal audit department becoming involved early in the awarding of major contracts to ensure future allegations of abuse, a step that is not taken now, he

Such oversight must include the hospital’s internal audit department becoming involved early in the awarding of major contracts to ensure future allegations of abuse, a step that is not taken now, he
London Free Press
Greater accountability and oversight needed in the awarding of contracts at London Health Sciences Centre, says a former hospital executive
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Stateside Podcast: You can be a Great Lakes lighthouse keeper

Stateside Podcast: You can be a Great Lakes lighthouse keeper
Great Lakes Commission
Each year, Michigan’s Department of Natural Resources recruits teams of volunteer lighthouse keepers to staff the Tawas Point Lighthouse in two-week shifts. Read the full story by Michigan Public.
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Natural gas leak closes off large swath of downtown London

Natural gas leak closes off large swath of downtown London
London Free Press
A large swath of downtown London was blocked off on Wednesday morning due to a natural gas leak, fire officials say.
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