Even though there was no real child victim, what London ex-teacher Sean Lypaczewski did was not a “victimless” crime, a judge said Friday. “This type of conduct is not victimless, despite the fact the recipient of the communications was someone posing as a child and not an actual child,” Superior Court Justice Maria Carroccia said […]
A coroner’s inquest has been called into the fatal police shooting of an axe-wielding Exeter man in December 2019. The mandatory probe into the death of Wade Vander Wal was announced Friday afternoon by the region’s supervising coroner, Dr. Elizabeth Urbantke. The date and location of the hearings will be announced at a later date. […]
By Lester Graham, Michigan Radio
The Great Lakes News Collaborative includes Bridge Michigan; Circle of Blue; Great Lakes Now at Detroit Public Television; and Michigan Radio, Michigan’s NPR News Leader; who work together to bring audiences news and information about the impact of climate change, pollution, and aging infrastructure on the Great Lakes and drinking water.
Jacob Julien is one of the more unassuming draft picks in Knights – and NHL – history. The big forward was playing Euchre at home in London with his family when the Winnipeg Jets called his name in the fifth round (146th overall) at the NHL draft Thursday in Nashville. “We had the draft on […]
Owen Sound Mayor Ian Boddy and Bruce-Grey-Owen Sound MP Alex Ruff issued statements Friday condemning recent written attacks in letters mailed to city residents displaying Pride flags at their homes, which police are now investigating. Boddy said in the statement he and city council condemn actions which “maliciously attack the 2S-LGBTQQIAP+ community or any citizen […]
The London-to-Toronto GO Train is being pulled off the tracks this fall, Metrolinx announced Friday, as the organization declines to extend its two-year pilot project and would-be riders fume over what many see as a failed effort. Metrolinx is the provincial agency that manages mass transit in the Greater Toronto Area including GO Transit. Its […]
A teacher who allegedly made Islamophobic comments in class will not be transferred to a London-area elementary school amid backlash from parents.
Researchers are predicting a smaller-than-average harmful algal bloom for western Lake Erie this year, thanks largely to a dry spring. Read the full story by the Plain Dealer. Read the full story
Four years ago, Jo Lawrence was the most successful late model racer in Ontario.
Michigan and Illinois plan to spend a combined $114 million to stop the advancement of invasive carp into Lake Michigan. Read the full story by Michigan Radio. Read the full story
The intense drought that hit the region for May and much of June helped keep Lake Superior from rising its usual amount in June. The International Lake Superior Board of Control said the big lake’s water level remained unchanged in June, a month it usually goes up
As the effects of climate change become harder to ignore, there’s not a place on the planet that won’t feel an impact. However, Michigan will see comparatively fewer issues related to high temperatures, water access, and economic instability. Read the full story by CBS News Detroit. Read
