Great Lakes Echo

By Eric Freedman

Flashing light on warning signs near curves can slow drivers and reduce the odds of a crash during winter weather conditions, says a new study by Michigan State University engineers.

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London Free Press
Former councillor charged with extortion is no longer listed as part of a committee struck to advise London Health Sciences Centre leaders.
Great Lakes Echo

By Clara Lincolnhol

New research says workers picking, grinding and packaging cannabis are developing workplace-related asthma, and two deaths have occurred so far.

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London Free Press
The board and one of its employees have filed statements of defence in response to a $3-million lawsuit from a staffer.
Great Lakes Echo

By Eric Freedman

A horse-drawn carriage. A runaway horse. A crash. Sounds like an old-fashioned drama – not a bizarre 21st-century event. But that’s what happened three years ago when a visitor was injured while riding in a horse-drawn omnibus at Greenfield Village. The Court of Appeals has refused to reinstate her negligence suit against The Henry Ford and the driver.

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London Free Press
Last week, they were blown out. This time, they tapped out. The Western football team’s once-promising season crashed to a halt in a bizarre, only-in-Canada, 18-17 first-round playoff loss to the Guelph Gryphons Saturday at Western Alumni Stadium. The Mustangs blew a 14-point fourth-quarter lead and suffered the ignominious death-by-rouge when veteran slot back Seth […]