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Pedestrian seriously injured in collision in downtown St. Thomas
A pedestrian was sent to hospital after a collision in downtown St. Thomas Wednesday morning, police say. The pedestrian was seriously injured when they were struck by a vehicle on Talbot Street between White and Southwick streets just before 10 a.m., police said. No information about the driver and the circumstances leading to the collision […]
Demand growing among homeless, hungry, groups warn
Downtown Owen Sound’s soup kitchen will have served as many meals this year by Thursday as it served in all of 2023. “We have seen a drastic increase in the number of people that are coming for meals,” said Colleen Trask Seaman, the executive director at Owen Sound Hunger and Relief Effort, or OSHaRE, at […]
Boat owner’s fast action, chilly swim protects other vessels from fire
The owner of a boat anchored just offshore in Turkey Point was able to prevent fire damage to other vessels by navigating his craft away from the dock before abandoning it and swimming to shore, officials say.
The OHL’s new boss talks small-market teams, player movement, and staying on top
In early 2014, sports reporter Sunaya Sapurji, then working for Yahoo, asked a question in an article about the Owen Sound Attack and small-market Canadian Hockey League teams. “Are we at the point where the business of junior hockey has become too big for smaller markets?” Ten years later, and for the first time in […]
Londoner, 20, charged in middle-of-night crash that hurt pedestrian
A 20-year-old from London faces a raft of charges including impaired driving causing bodily harm after a vehicle struck a pedestrian and sheared a utility pole along Richmond Street near Western University roughly one month ago. Police announced the charges on Tuesday in connection with the collision, which happened at about 2:30 a.m. on Sept. […]
City eyes boosting fees over next three years at pools, arenas, golf courses
Londoners will have to dig deeper into their pocketbooks in the new year to use city facilities, especially when it comes to Centennial Hall, if city councillors approve a raft of proposed increases. A public meeting will be held Tuesday to discuss the planned increases to user fees at facilities the city maintains, the bulk […]
Police called to courthouse after sentencing triggers outburst
Police were called to the Owen Sound courthouse Thursday after an angry outburst at a conditional sentence imposed for dangerous driving causing death. Luciano Da Silva, 64, of Utopia, Ont., was granted house arrest as part of a conditional sentence of two years less a day and must not drive for four years starting immediately. […]
Women warned not to discuss case of ex-police officer: Witness
Two women who are accusing a former London police officer of sexual and physical violence were told at least five times not to discuss the case between them.
Man arrested in stolen vehicle charged with string of thefts
Two people face charges after a string of break-ins across London through late summer and early fall. A 45-year-old London man faces five counts of breaking and entering and theft, two counts of vehicle theft, and a charge of possession of property obtained by crime valued at less than $5,000. A 37-year-old London woman is […]