Great Lakes Commission
ix swimming beaches at state parks in New York are closed, according to state officials. Four of the beaches are closed due to harmful algal blooms and two beaches tested […]
Great Lakes Commission
A dashboard created by the Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes, and Energy keeps track of which beaches contain unsafe bacteria levels for swimming. Read the full story by the […]
Interlochen Public Radio
Democrat Callie Barr is launching a second bid for Michigan's First Congressional District. She was defeated by Republican Congressman Jack Bergman in 2024 after receiving less than 40 percent of the vote.
London Free Press
Ontario’s police watchdog has ended its investigation into a serious injury suffered by a 30-year-old man while in a London police cell in June
The Lucknow Sentinel
An all-terrain vehicle (ATV) operator is facing charges following an accident in South Bruce. Just after 10 a.m. on July 5, South Bruce OPP was called to a motor vehicle collision on Concession 4, east of Teeswater, alongside members of South Bruce Fire Rescue and Bruce County Paramedic Services. According to an OPP news release, […]
London Free Press
Hwy. 402 reopened Friday following a crash that provincial officials say spilled 100 litres of acid and led to a shutdown along the westbound lanes of the London-area highway. Ontario Provincial Police say it was Wednesday afternoon when a big rig carrying 45,000 litres of monochloroacetic acid was “cut off” by a passenger vehicle on […]
London Free Press
A person found dead in the west end of St. Thomas was younger than 18, police say. Elmina Street was closed at Oak Street on June 30 after a body was found in the area of Elmina and Hemlock streets after 10 a.m., St. Thomas police said Monday. The road was closed for an undetermined […]
London Free Press
A teenager from London drowned and a child was rescued by bystanders at Ipperwash beach on Monday, provincial police say. Emergency crews responded shortly after 4 p.m. to reports of swimmers in distress at the Lake Huron beach near East Parkway Drive in Lambton Shores, Lambton County OPP said Tuesday.  An 18-year-old was found unresponsive […]
London Free Press
Pack your swim bag and get ready to dive into Canada Day, as the Byron outdoor pool is set to reopen after it was damaged in a recent storm.