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Moving nuclear waste through traditional territories could face opposition, Ontario First Nation says

A First Nation in southwestern Ontariosays even if the community votes yesona proposed $26 billion dump for nuclear waste within their traditional territory, it would likely be opposed by other First Nations, through whose territoriesthe more than 5.5 million spent fuel rods would have to pass.

Proposed fixes to temporary foreign workers program fail to address power imbalance, critic says

A Senate report lays out six recommendations for an overhaul of Canada's temporary foreign worker program, one the report states is 'not working for migrant workers and could be better for employers.'
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With cash incentives and jobs aplenty, Fanshawe College's PSW school is churning out grads

Student personal support workers can land a job within six months, amid tuition and relocation incentives to meet a projected shortage of 50,000 PSWs in Ontario.

Wildfires and tornadoes have a tangled relationship. Ontario researchers work to learn why

As another wildfire season gets underway in Canada, researchers with the Northern Tornadoes Project at Western University in London, Ont., are noticing a curious relationship between wildfires and tornadoes.
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High-tech London, Ont.-area farm delivers fresh produce all year. Could it be an answer to high grocery costs?

At a farm north of London, Ont., researchers with Western University are planting the seeds for a new chapter in farming one that could bring year-round harvests and fresh produce to remote northern communities with minimal environmental impact.
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After a fire in a London homeless camp, 'home' is what they hang onto

To outsiders, it's a collection of tents on the forested edge of London's Watson Street Park, but for the people who live in them, they try to make the best of it.

Hate crimes in London rose in 2023 for the 4th consecutive year

A new report to the London Police Service Board says reports of hate crime rose by nearly 40 per cent since 2022 and have nearly tripled since 2019.

An Ontario farm town will vote in October on whether it wants to house Canada's largest nuclear waste dump

Residents in the Ontario municipality of South Bruce will decidein an online referendum this October if they want theirquiet rural town to be the site of a multi-billion-dollarproject Canada's largest permanent tomb formillions of bundles of spent nuclear fuel.

Location, location location: Why real estate's golden rule also applies to morel mushrooms

Spring has sprung and so have morel mushrooms, but hunters are warned to be cautious about where they're harvested. Morels have a tendency to absorb and concentrate toxins found in their environments, according to research.

Who likes loud cars? Ontario study suggests they skew young, male and score high on psychopathy and sadism

The gunshot pop of tailpipes, the roar of engines and the sound of tires screaming rubberagainst pavement evoke a range of emotions. A Western University prof in London, Ont., wondered "who wants to make this kind of noise." Her study suggests young men who love loud cars tend to score high on psychopathic and sadistic tendencies and she plans to expand on it.