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A London mortgage broker says shady mortgage deals that use a so-called gifted down payment – paid back with a second mortgage that is prohibited – occur more often than one might think. Read More

The chair of a city council community advisory committee has resigned in protest of the conduct of a city councillor and a fellow member of the committee. Read More

As Ontario faces a growing demand for power, a Quebec-based renewable energy company is expanding its operations in Southwestern Ontario to supply electricity to the grid. Read More

On April 30, the New York City police department acted to evict pro-Palestinian protesters from occupying Columbia University’s Hamilton Hall at the request of university administration. Minouche Shafik, president of Columbia University, issued a statement explaining the action as the result of the “drastic escalation of many months of protest activity” that created “a disruptive environment for everyone.” Read More

It has begun. Those mornings when we wake up stiff and sore from the hours we spend in the garden. Read More

It's hard to find anyone in this country who doesn't know someone suffering from dementia. The problem, once a more peripheral concern, now occupies a central place in our public and private lives, its shadow stretching across generations and leaving an irreversible impact. It's frequently discussed in whispers, yet it's proving relentless in how it shapes the landscape of Canadian healthcare and society at large. Read More

My love affair with Thai food began the first time I tried som tum mamuang — Thai mango salad. Read More

The Great Lakes Indian Fish and Wildlife Commission is looking for support on a proposed Buffalo Reef stamp sand removal plan. Mining stamp sands are encroaching on the 22,000-foot reef on Lake Superior near Houghton, Michigan. The reef serves as spawning grounds for whitefish and trout. Read the full story by WLUC-TV – Marquette, MI.

A White House official visited the Lake Elmo, Minnesota high school known as “ground zero” for PFAS contamination. Last year, state lawmakers passed Amara’s Law, named for a Tartan High School graduate who spent the last few months of her life lobbying Minnesota state lawmakers to crack down on the “forever chemicals” which contributed to her liver cancer diagnosis. Read the full story by Great Lakes Now.

More than 15 years after the Great Lakes Compact was signed, For Love of Water (FLOW), a Great Lakes advocacy organization, has reevaluated the compact and its goal of protecting lake water from being diverted by canals, aqueducts, pipelines, vessels, tunnels or tanker trucks. Read the full story by Michigan Advance.

The S.S. Badger is fully recovered and ready for another season on Lake Michigan’s open waters. The opening voyage for the 410-foot boat will be manned by 100 employees, ready to take the trip across the lake. The trip shortens a 7-8.5 hour, over 400-mile journey to a 60-mile jaunt taking 4 hours. Read the full story by WXMI-TV – Grand Rapids, MI.

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service personnel will apply lampricides to the Cedar River in Michigan to kill sea lamprey larvae burrowed in the stream bottom. Applications will be conducted between May 21-30 in accordance with State of Michigan permits. Read the full story by the EagleHerald.