Klassen: Elections, economic angst will dominate politics in 2025

London Free Press
Economics will play an outsized role in politics in 2025 as leaders try to create robust economies in an era of volatility
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Climate takes its toll on the ‘cherry capital of the world’

Interlochen Public Radio
In partnership with Grist, a look at how northern Michigan's famous industry is coping with a changing climate.
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Dyer: Syria’s future unlikely to include democracy

London Free Press
What are the odds Ahmed al-Sharaa can bring peace, prosperity and even democracy to Syria
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Brews News: You don’t need to know beer to give beer

London Free Press
Baffled by beer and have a barley pop lover on your list? Relax. Here's a tip sheet.
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London man, 27, charged with manslaughter after prior police raid

London Free Press
A 27-year-old London man has been charged with manslaughter following an investigation into other crimes in West Elgin, Ontario Provincial Police said on Friday.
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Volkswagen is shoring up suppliers for its St. Thomas electric vehicle battery plant, to operate under the PowerCo division, buying into a lithium mining company to feed the plant that will make elect

London Free Press
Raw material for lithium, mined in the James Bay area of Quebec, will start making its way to St. Thomas.  Volkswagen is shoring up suppliers for its St. Thomas electric vehicle battery plant, to operate under the PowerCo division, buying into a lithium mining company to feed the plant that
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50 years ago today, Art Duhamel was arrested for fishing in Grand Traverse Bay

Interlochen Public Radio
The arrest led to a test case that would force the state of Michigan to recognize Anishinaabe fishing rights in the Grand Traverse region.
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Unreliable winters bring new ideas, from different offerings to lobbying

Interlochen Public Radio
Among the longer-term approaches to address increasingly unreliable winter weather, some groups are pushing against fossil fuels.
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Land ho! Big machine’s long voyage to Southwestern Ontario finally reaches shore

London Free Press
An enormous shipment bound for an Elgin County tool and die company has finally arrived at a Lake Erie beach town after a three-month voyage that began more than 12,000 kilometres away.
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Snowy owls traveling south to the Great Lakes in ‘early-season push’ this winter

Great Lakes Commission
Snowy owls are arriving in the Great Lakes region earlier than usual this winter, marking what experts describe as an “early-season push.” This contrasts with a much slower migration in […]
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Southwestern Ontario writer, advocate named to Order of Canada

London Free Press
A Stratford woman who has written about her journey toward medically assisted death is among the 88 people named on Wednesday to the Order of Canada.
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‘Bit of relief’ for London renters as city’s vacancy rate jumps: Analyst

London Free Press
A large number of new rental units hitting the local market has led to London’s vacancy rate jumping to one of its highest levels in a decade.
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