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Body of missing Pinery Provincial Park swimmer found: Police

Thu, 2026-08-27 13:21

Ontario Provincial Police say they have discovered a body off the shore of Lake Huron, and that they have confirmed it to be a swimmer who went missing on Wednesday near Pinery Provincial Park. Just after 1 p.m. Wednesday, Lambton County OPP received a report of a missing 28-year-old man from

U.S. Army Corps of Engineers gives green light to Line 5 tunnel

Fri, 2026-08-14 22:31

Great Lakes Commission

Last Wednesday, Canadian energy company Enbridge secured another permit needed for its controversial Line 5 tunnel project. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers issued a permit authorizing the company to […]

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Did you feel that? Small earthquake shakes up Lake Michigan

Fri, 2026-07-10 16:52

Great Lakes Commission

A small earthquake, with a 2.9 magnitude on the Richter scale, struck below Lake Michigan, off the coast of a Chicago suburb, on Wednesday, July 8, according to the United […]

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Indoor garden party held by Ripley and District Horticultural Society

Wed, 2026-07-01 09:17

Kincardine News

There is a saying among the executive this year: “If the weather’s bad, there must be a horticultural society meeting.” Somehow the third Wednesday of the month is an unreliable day to gather. The June 17 meeting was no different, but the evening rain didn’t dampen the spirits of the

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Ashland residents protest Line 5 construction’s use of Lake Superior water

Fri, 2026-06-26 09:38

Great Lakes Commission

A group of Ashland residents held a protest Wednesday against the use of municipal water for constructing the controversial reroute of Enbridge’s Line 5 oil pipeline across northern Wisconsin. Read […]

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Why a tiny insect is forcing an entire Ohio town to turn its lights off

Fri, 2026-06-12 23:51

Great Lakes Commission

The streetlights in downtown Port Clinton, Ohio, were extinguished on Wednesday as the annual hatch of mayflies began along the shoreline of Lake Erie. Read the full story by the […]

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London storm fallout: Hydro outages persist, cleanup continues, no injuries

Wed, 2026-05-20 08:10

The London Free Press

The morning after the night before – London was continuing to clean up on Wednesday after powerful storms swept through the city and region, downing trees and cutting power to a swath of the city’s east end. As of 6 a.m. Wednesday, according to London Hydro, more than 1,300 customers

Ontario moves to boost farming in northern Claybelt

Wed, 2026-04-22 17:54

The London Free Press

Province aims to speed up Crown land access to expand agriculture.

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Mark Carney hails astronaut Jeremy Hansen: Canada ‘couldn’t be more proud’

Thu, 2026-04-09 07:23

The London Free Press

Prime Minister Mark Carney on Wednesday told Southwestern Ontario astronaut Jeremy Hansen that “Canadians couldn’t be more proud of you personally” as Artemis II’s historic mission to the moon enters its final days. Hansen – born in London and raised in Ailsa Craig and Ingersoll – along with NASA astronauts

No clear timeline for school to reopen after student badly hurt in fire: Board

Wed, 2026-04-08 10:47

The London Free Press

There is no firm timeline to resume classes at a high school in Wingham, school board officials said Wednesday,

Jeremy Hansen, Artemis II’s lunar flyby: When, how to watch

Mon, 2026-04-06 08:44

The London Free Press

Ingersoll astronaut Jeremy Hansen and his colleague aboard the Artemis II are set on Monday to make human history as they reach a point farther than anyone has ever travelled from Earth, according to NASA. Hansen, a 50-year-old Ingersoll District collegiate institute alumnus, is one of four astronauts on the

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Local farmer’s camera skills carry him to Artemis II launch: ‘Mind-blowing’

Fri, 2026-04-03 06:41

The London Free Press

As Ingersoll native Jeremy Hansen rocketed into space, one farmer from another Southwestern Ontario town was there to capture it all. Artemis II marks the first crewed flight around the moon in more than 50 years, with Hansen making history on the 10-day journey as the first non-American to go

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