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Woodstock man shot dead after soccer game in Toronto: ‘Very disturbing’
A Woodstock man was killed in a weekend mass shooting outside a Toronto high school that left four other people injured, police say. Toronto police have identified 61-year-old Delroy “George” Parkes as the person killed and said four others, in their 40s to 60s, were still in hospital on Tuesday, and had all suffered “life-altering […]
Kincardine student awarded at national science fair
A local eighth grader is celebrating two wins at the 2024 Canada-Wide Science Fair. “I was super excited to have gotten an award and a medal,” said Oscar Weerasinghe, 14, in a June 3 interview. “I’m super proud of myself.” Weerasinghe, a student at St. Anthony’s School in Kincardine, was one of six students named […]
Trucker charged with drunk driving after big rig crashes into Hwy. 401 ditch
A trucker is facing eight charges including driving while impaired and driving with an open container of liquor after an early morning crash on Hwy. 401 in Southwestern Ontario. Ontario Provincial Police say that on Monday at about 7:35 a.m., police officers responded to a transport truck that had crashed into the ditch along the […]
Kincardine aims to claim $100K as Canada’s Most Active Community
The Municipality of Kincardine is taking part in the ParticipACTION Community Challenge in the hopes of winning the $100,000 prize being awarded to the nation’s most active community. Funded by the Government of Canada, Novo Nordisk and supporting partner Saputo, the ParticipACTION Community Challenge is a national initiative encouraging people to get active throughout the […]
Arrest at gunpoint in Hanover parking lot Saturday
Police arrested a man of no fixed address at gunpoint in a Hanover convenience store parking lot Saturday morning, a Hanover Police Service news release said. Hanover police found a stolen vehicle in the Mac’s Milk store lot at Bruce Road 10 and Concession 2. The suspect was sitting in the driver’s seat in the idling […]