Digital trade key to Canada’s future, London conference hears

Digital trade key to Canada’s future, London conference hears
London Free Press
Digital trade includes a wide range of tech-driven activity – from software downloads and e-commerce to cloud computing.
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Cannabis workers are developing job-related asthma and some have died, study says

Cannabis workers are developing job-related asthma and some have died, study says
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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Green clues: Crime-busters turn to moss to help solve crimes 

Green clues: Crime-busters turn to moss to help solve crimes 
Great Lakes Echo

By Eric Freedman

Tiny pieces of moss can be crime-busters, says a study examining how law enforcement agencies, forensic teams and botanists have used moss to solve murders, track missing people, calculate how long ago someone died and – in a notorious Mason County case – try to locate the body of a baby murdered by her father.

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Great Lakes Commission passes resolutions on AI/computing infrastructure and water use; elects new leadership at meeting in Duluth

Great Lakes Commission passes resolutions on AI/computing infrastructure and water use; elects new leadership at meeting in Duluth
Great Lakes Commission
Duluth, Minnesota – At its Annual Meeting, held this week on the shores of Lake Superior in Duluth, Minnesota, the Great Lakes Commission (GLC) passed
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Port Washington data center moving ahead as new report urges cities to plan for water supply

Port Washington data center moving ahead as new report urges cities to plan for water supply
Great Lakes Commission
An $8 billion data center campus is coming to Port Washington, Wisconsin. The city’s common council unanimously approved the development in August, despite dozens of residents sharing their concerns over […]
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Port Washington data center moving ahead as new report urges cities to plan for water supply

Great Lakes Commission
An $8 billion data center campus is coming to Port Washington, Wisconsin. The city’s common council unanimously approved the development in August, despite dozens of residents sharing their concerns over […]
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The impact of U.S. tariffs and an aggressive Build America mindset in Washington has filtered down to hit, and hurt, manufacturing in London and the region, say automotive industry officials in Ontari

The impact of U.S. tariffs and an aggressive Build America mindset in Washington has filtered down to hit, and hurt, manufacturing in London and the region, say automotive industry officials in Ontari
London Free Press
The impact of U.S. tariffs has filtered down to hit, and hurt, manufacturing in the London region, auto industry officials in Ontario say
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Whitmer: Budget stalemate, tariffs stoke uncertainty

Interlochen Public Radio
State government is two weeks away from a partial shutdown with still no budget deal between Governor Gretchen Whitmer and the Legislature.
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London Knights sending 10 players to NHL training camps

London Knights sending 10 players to NHL training camps
London Free Press
The London Knights had 10 players invited to NHL training camps this week
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‘Speaking of Wildlife’ event in Elk Rapids to cover conservation, environmental ethics

Interlochen Public Radio
Christopher Preston, author and professor of environmental philosophy, will talk about the changing relationship between humans and wildlife.
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Granholm on state budget stalemate, political divisions, and Duggan’s bid for governor

Interlochen Public Radio
The former Michigan governor worked through budget standoffs — and brief partial government shutdowns — in 2007 and 2009. She shares her thoughts.
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Whitmer meets again with Trump, talks tariffs and Medicaid cuts

Interlochen Public Radio
he Democratic governor said she had no qualms about partnering with a Republican president with whom she once had a fractious relationship.
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