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By Bauyrzhan Zhaxylykov

Bankruptcies of Michigan farmers are troubling despite a dip in their Chapter 12 filings last year. Major reasons are higher expenses for inputs such as fertilizer coupled with flat commodity prices.

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Already considered the main culprit behind this year’s sluggish housing market, the Canada-U.S. trade war is expected to continue to dampen home sales into early 2026, after Prime Minister Mark Carney said a deal between the two countries is unlikely in the short term. Speaking from Ottawa recently, Carney said



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Bruce Power and the Municipality of Kincardine (MOK) have reached a deal that sees the W.E. Thompson school continue to be used as a training centre by Bruce Power through 2032. “We appreciate the history of the W.E. Thompson site and the partnership with Bruce Power to use this space



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The Ripley and District Horticultural Society’s (RDHS) Nov. 19 meeting at the Ripley-Huron Community Centre had something for everyone: creative arrangements, Christmas decorations and gardening advice. The usual business reports were presented including the annual summary of the For Our Youth group activities. The youth wing of the local horticultural



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The first meeting of the 2025-2026 season of the Huron Bruce Nature (HBN) club went swimmingly with an excellent presentation on the changing ecology of Lake Huron fish communities by Ministry of Natural Resources and Forestry Management biologist Arunas Liskaukas. Nearing retirement after a 35-year “dream” career researching and working