Month: January 2026

Puppy visit delights residents, staff at Chapman House hospice

The Chapman House – Residential Hospice of Grey-Bruce had some very special visitors on Thursday. A litter of half a dozen six-month-old golden retriever puppies visited the palliative care facility on Owen Sound’s east side with their owner Neala Cook, where they cuddled with residents, staff and visitors for a couple of hours. After visiting […]

CUPE warns parents to make child-care plans for next week

TORONTO – More than 50,000 Ontario education workers will stage an indefinite strike starting Friday, despite the government enacting a law to make it illegal, with their union warning parents to make alternate arrangements into next week. Leaders from the Canadian Union of Public Employees have not offered a specific set of circumstances that would […]

Dirt biking second grader earns motocross championship

Hard work and dedication are paying off for an area second grade student.   “He worked his butt off and had so much fun all year. To see him walk up there to get his first place trophy made me so incredibly proud,” said Holly Quinlan of her son Hart, who became an Amateur Motocross […]