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The Wingham and District Hospital Foundation recently announced a contribution of more than $2.6 million to support patient care and hospital improvements during the 2025–2026 fiscal year. “These investments reflect the incredible commitment our community has to sustaining excellent local health services,” Nicole Duquette-Jutzi, the foundation’s executive director, said in

As political and business leaders push for more cargo movement across the Great Lakes, one expert says shifting freight from highways to waterways could ease truck congestion and lower emissions, […]

By Akia Thrower The 2025 State of the Birds report, an evaluation of U.S. birds by conservation organizations, showed a continued decline in bird populations across the nation. The decline is largely due to the habitat loss of wetlands.

By Christian Vazquesz

A Michigan state senator is pushing for a statewide vote to expand the 10-cent bottle and can deposit law, while the Midwest Independent Retailers Association is calling for repeal of the law. Meanwhile, the state House approved a bill sponsored by a Clinton Township representative to give

By Bauyrzhan Zhaxylykov

Across Michigan, religious institutions, local governments, schools and nonprofits are turning to a federal program called Elective Pay to help pay for solar panels and other clean-energy projects.

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Canada’s dairy industry has about a $500 million deficit in trade with the U.S. -- 2 ½ times more is imported from the U.S. than Canadian dairy exports to the U.S. -- Dairy Farmers of Ontario regional chair Mark Hamel

The people hardest hit in weather-related disasters are often those with the fewest resources to cope

U.S. Representatives recently introduced a bipartisan bill that seeks to strengthen the Port Infrastructure Development Program to bring critical investments for port infrastructure and intermodal improvements to ports in the […]

Canada’s long history with public service media offers a useful model for thinking about how AI could serve the public

Ski and snowboard season is right around the corner, and London’s Boler Mountain is gearing up with high-tech changes that could make life much easier for visitors. LFP reporter Ryan Goodison has everything you need to know.  WHAT’S NEW AT BOLER MOUNTAIN? Boler Mountain is launching an automated system for

The state of Michigan’s budget includes notable investments in conservation and restoration. Highlights include waterfront land conservation and funding to support an effort to reintroduce Arctic grayling to select rivers […]

A coalition of maritime groups says the St. Lawrence-Great Lakes waterway is the logistical and industrial backbone of North America and will require major infrastructure investments, a faster shift to […]