Emergency agencies expand options for getting info to the public

Emergency agencies expand options for getting info to the public
Great Lakes Echo
By Katee Tompkins Emergency warnings are designed to reach all Michigan residents, whether through a cellphone alert, television broadcast or weather radio, but ensuring those messages are accessible to people with disabilities, limited English proficiency and limited access to technology often requires additional efforts.
By Katee Tompkins Emergency warnings are designed to reach all Michigan residents, whether through a cellphone alert, television broadcast or weather radio, but ensuring those messages are accessible to people with disabilities, limited English proficiency and limited access to technology often requires additional efforts.
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Emergency agencies expand options for getting info to the public

Amid tinned fish ‘heyday,’ Grand Rapids-based company aims to spotlight the Great Lakes

Amid tinned fish ‘heyday,’ Grand Rapids-based company aims to spotlight the Great Lakes
Great Lakes Commission
In the midst of a tinned fish “heyday,” in which sardines and other tinned fish gained popularity on social media, a tinned fish company that sources its fish exclusively from […]
In the midst of a tinned fish “heyday,” in which sardines and other tinned fish gained popularity on social media, a tinned fish company that sources its fish exclusively from […]
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Warning: Leave threatened venomous snake alone

Warning: Leave threatened venomous snake alone
Great Lakes Echo
By Anna Barnes The Michigan Department of Natural Resources is asking the public to stop harassing the threatened eastern massasauga rattlesnake - the only native venomous snake in the state.
By Anna Barnes The Michigan Department of Natural Resources is asking the public to stop harassing the threatened eastern massasauga rattlesnake - the only native venomous snake in the state.
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Warning: Leave threatened venomous snake alone

City officials in Northwest Indiana call for improved utility infrastructure

City officials in Northwest Indiana call for improved utility infrastructure
Great Lakes Echo
By Akia Thrower Residents and city officials in Gary, Indiana, have called for improved utility infrastructure and accountability after an extended power outage.
By Akia Thrower Residents and city officials in Gary, Indiana, have called for improved utility infrastructure and accountability after an extended power outage.
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City officials in Northwest Indiana call for improved utility infrastructure

Federal lawmakers press Coast Guard on new Great Lakes icebreaker

Federal lawmakers press Coast Guard on new Great Lakes icebreaker
Great Lakes Commission
The effort to strengthen the U.S. Coast Guard’s icebreaking fleet in the Great Lakes continues after shipping industry leaders say they lost 82 days of their latest season because of […]
The effort to strengthen the U.S. Coast Guard’s icebreaking fleet in the Great Lakes continues after shipping industry leaders say they lost 82 days of their latest season because of […]
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Federal lawmakers press Coast Guard on new Great Lakes icebreaker

Baranyai: Radical research transparency needed

Baranyai: Radical research transparency needed
The London Free Press
Raising teenagers can feel like being inside a video game without multiple lives or do-overs.
Raising teenagers can feel like being inside a video game without multiple lives or do-overs.
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Baranyai: Radical research transparency needed

New Bruce County non-profit quickly completes more than 500 wildlife rescues

New Bruce County non-profit quickly completes more than 500 wildlife rescues
The Lucknow Sentinel
Bruce Wildlife Help hopes to lead the charge in one day establishing a local wildlife rehabilitation centre.
Bruce Wildlife Help hopes to lead the charge in one day establishing a local wildlife rehabilitation centre.
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New Bruce County non-profit quickly completes more than 500 wildlife rescues

Lois Hanna documentary nets new leads in OPP missing person case

Lois Hanna documentary nets new leads in OPP missing person case
The Lucknow Sentinel
Police say they have received new tips related to the disappearance of Kincardine resident Lois Hanna following the release of an OPP documentary about the case. “We want to thank those who watched the documentary, the media outlets that shared Lois’s case and especially those who came forward with information. Any detail, no matter how […]
Police say they have received new tips related to the disappearance of Kincardine resident Lois Hanna following the release of an OPP documentary about the case. “We want to thank those who watched the documentary, the media outlets that shared Lois’s case and especially those who came forward with information. Any detail, no matter how […]
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Lois Hanna documentary nets new leads in OPP missing person case

Heat, humidity expected to continue until at least Friday

Heat, humidity expected to continue until at least Friday
The London Free Press
A heat wave that has blanketed the region and cancelled a Canada Day event in London could last into the weekend, Environment Canada says. All of Southwestern Ontario remains under an orange heating warning, with daytime highs expected to reach 37 C in some areas and feeling significantly hotter with the humidity factored in. “Minimum […]
A heat wave that has blanketed the region and cancelled a Canada Day event in London could last into the weekend, Environment Canada says. All of Southwestern Ontario remains under an orange heating warning, with daytime highs expected to reach 37 C in some areas and feeling significantly hotter with the humidity factored in. “Minimum […]
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Heat, humidity expected to continue until at least Friday

Pearson: Can we reclaim what we’ve lost to social media

Pearson: Can we reclaim what we’ve lost to social media
The London Free Press
Aza Raskin did not mean to break anything. He just wanted to make scrolling easier. It was 2006, and this interface designer was annoyed by the little button you had to had to click at the bottom of a webpage to load the next one. So he removed it. The page would simply continue, endlessly. […]
Aza Raskin did not mean to break anything. He just wanted to make scrolling easier. It was 2006, and this interface designer was annoyed by the little button you had to had to click at the bottom of a webpage to load the next one. So he removed it. The page would simply continue, endlessly. […]
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Pearson: Can we reclaim what we’ve lost to social media

Bluewater District School Board passes $300M budget for 2026-27

Bluewater District School Board passes $300M budget for 2026-27
The Lucknow Sentinel
The Bluewater District School Board has passed a balanced budget of nearly $300 million for the 2026-2027 school year. The approved budget of $299,163,285 in revenues, $299,114,654 in expenses, and $48,631 in net reserve contributions aligns with the requirements of the Education Act and funding parameters set by the Ministry of Education, the board said […]
The Bluewater District School Board has passed a balanced budget of nearly $300 million for the 2026-2027 school year. The approved budget of $299,163,285 in revenues, $299,114,654 in expenses, and $48,631 in net reserve contributions aligns with the requirements of the Education Act and funding parameters set by the Ministry of Education, the board said […]
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Bluewater District School Board passes $300M budget for 2026-27

What is the ‘Fortress North America’ idea Doug Ford is pitching?

What is the ‘Fortress North America’ idea Doug Ford is pitching?
The London Free Press
Ford revives plan as Canada-U.S.-Mexico trade pact faces review.
Ford revives plan as Canada-U.S.-Mexico trade pact faces review.
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What is the ‘Fortress North America’ idea Doug Ford is pitching?
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