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Peninsula murder trial starts in Owen Sound
Jurors in an Owen Sound courtroom Wednesday heard the detailed Crown’s theory of what led to the murder of a 36-year-old Toronto woman in Northern Bruce Peninsula more than three years ago. Grey County Crown attorney Patrick Clement presented what he said he expects the evidence to show over the five-week first-degree murder trial […]
Chowders, chilis and cheddar soups vie for the crown at Alzheimer Society’s Soup’s On event Saturday
Nine local eateries will battle for soup supremacy in the third annual Soup’s On competition in support of Alzheimer Society Grey-Bruce Saturday in Owen Sound. The soup skirmish and silent auction is scheduled to take place between 11 a.m. and 2 p.m. at the Harry Lumley Bayshore Community Centre. The competing soup specialists are Bishop’s […]
Accused denies she attacked her mother, ‘beat her to a pulp’
Barbara Cabala testified she still struggles to understand what triggered her mother to “attack” her in a violent struggle that left her mother dead. “I don’t know, that’s what I was trying to process, trying to figure out. Why? Forty years of arguing back and forth, all of a sudden decide to resort to physical […]
Residents and visitors comes together for Sauble Beach Winterfest
Mother Nature blessed Sauble Beach Winterfest with near perfect winter weather as the event marked its 45th year this weekend. While festivalgoers were welcomed with some wet snow and slush early on Saturday, the temperature settled at a comfortable level a couple of degrees below freezing by afternoon, cool enough to firm up the snow, […]
Big Abe’s Net
One calm September day, Big Abe LeBlanc set his fishing net in Lake Superior. Then he called law enforcement and turned himself in. What happened next changed fishing in the Great Lakes forever.
Owen Sound council approves new snowmobile trail agreement
City council approved new five-year land-use agreements for the East Side Snowmobile Club and Stoney Keppel Riders. Council also delegated approval authority for such agreements with local snowmobile clubs in future to the director of community services. The agreements cover the city for liability through the user groups’ insurance by making the areas an official […]
U.S. Department of Energy Awards $11 Million to 49 State, Local, and Tribal Governments to Support Community Energy Projects
The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) today announced its next round of award recipients through the Energy Efficiency and Conservation Block Grant (EECBG) Program. Grants Will Fund Energy Infrastructure Projects in Communities Ranging from Energy Workforce Development Programs, Cost-saving building upgrades WASHINGTON, D.C. — The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) today … [continued]
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London Knights longshot’s path from house-league hockey to the OHL
Noah Aboflan was determined to make the roster of the defending champion London Knights this season.
London homicide victim, 64, remembered as ‘beacon of light’
A London homicide victim was a “beacon of light” who loved gardening, cooking and being with her family, according to her obituary.
South Bruce Peninsula to seek permission to appeal Sauble case to Supreme Court
South Bruce Peninsula officials plan to ask the Supreme Court of Canada for permission to file an appeal related to its boundary dispute with Saugeen First Nation over a section of Sauble Beach. The town announced in a news release on Friday that while a recent Ontario Court of Appeal decision includes some “encouraging statements,” […]