Two hurt in ‘serious’ south-end collision: London police

A collection of police reports from London and across Southwestern Ontario Two hurt in London crash Two people were injured in what London police called a “serious” crash in the south end of the city on Saturday night. It was just after 10:30 p.m. Saturday when emergency crews responded to a crash involving two vehicles […]

Afghan family in dire straits as door to London remains closed

A London church’s long struggle to bring a refugee Afghani family to Canada has hit another urgent snag. First-St. Andrew’s United Church has been working for more than two years to get the family of six – two parents and four adult children – out of Pakistan and to London. Relatives asked the church to […]

Fire at Blue Mountains townhouse construction sites being investigated

Collingwood/Blue Mountains OPP, the OPP crime unit and the provincial fire marshal’s office are investigating “suspicious” fires at “multiple townhouses” under construction in Blue Mountains over two days last week, police said. The first fires were reported on Nov. 30 about 5:40 a.m. in the area of 190 Crosswinds Blvd. in Blue Mountains. “Upon arrival […]

Dyer: Urgency for climate action grows as COP28 opens

As the COP28 global climate summit opens, some thoughts about climate science. First, a review of how the science has developed, because it can be seen as a play in three acts. In the first act, beginning in the 1980s, warming was identified as a potentially serious problem. Yes, greenhouse gases of human origin were […]

Bears take a bite out of the Otters with 7-4 win at the Bayshore

It’s probably nothing of consequence, but this past week the Owen Sound Attack took some time from their typical daily schedule of hockey practices to play dodgeball at the YMCA. “We just wanted to make sure they’re together as a group,” explained Attack assistant coach Sean Teakle. “I think sometimes that goes a lot further […]

Christmas toy drive organizers anticipate greater need this year

Christmas toy drive organizers are expecting longer lists of children’s names to shop for this year. Last year’s Owen Sound Firefighters’ toy drive provided toys to about 650 kids in the city. The Inter Township Fire Department’s toy drive supplied about 60 kids in Georgian Bluffs and Meaford. The Salvation Army assesses the needs of […]

Second suspect arrested concerning Hanover home invasion

Police have arrested another suspect to do with an armed robbery and home invasion in Hanover in October. Charles “Chuck” Martin, 42, of Waterloo was arrested after a foot pursuit in Kitchener by Waterloo Regional Police Nov. 30 at 9 a.m., Hanover Police Service announced in a news release Dec. 1. Hanover police said in […]