Minnesota and Wisconsin are bitter rivals at just about everything. So in 2019, when Wisconsin’s secretary of tourism claimed Wisconsin had more lakes than Minnesota, the embers of an age-old debate were stoked. Minnesota is known as the “Land of 10,000 Lakes”, but does Wisconsin really have more?
A leading financial agency is forecasting solid economic growth for London, defying fears of a downturn amid a trade and tariff war between the U.S, and Canada. The Conference Board of Canada in its recent major city insights report, predicts the London and region economy will grow by 1.7 per cent this year, after growing […]
The cost of many new vehicles on dealership lots across Canada will soon climb. Canada’s counter-tariffs on U.S.-made vehicles will hike the price about $5,000 to $6,000 on average when they hit lots here, with amounts ranging from $2,500 to $12,000, depending on the vehicle, industry experts say. “Every automotive manufacturer is meeting with dealers, […]
Climate change is making it easier for Great Lakes waterbirds to get sick, according to a recent study that identified avian diseases in the Great Lakes, including botulism and avian […]
There’s an increasingly common housing trend in London: infill development. Much of the city’s new development is rising on existing lots, not undeveloped land. LFP’s Jack Moulton looks at why infill has taken off recently, and if may be here to stay. WHAT’S HAPPENING? Infill has become a focus of most meetings of council’s planning […]
Despite decades-long efforts to clean up toxic hot spots along Michigan’s Great Lakes shores, a recent study shows that the health of waterbirds in some areas continues to suffer. It […]
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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.
A Free Press reader says London missed the opportunity for a realistic ring road decades ago.
A recent study suggests that the creation of the Great Lakes occurred nearly 200 to 300 million years ago, much further back than originally thought, via a hot spot from […]
London researchers have uncovered a potential link between frequent cannabis use and psychosis in young people.
When their flip-clock radios woke them on April Fools' Day 50 years ago, many Canadians might have thought they'd entered an alternate universe.