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Baysox face elimination following 14-6 loss at home
The Owen Sound Baysox face elimination after a 14-6 blowout at the diamond Tuesday night. The New Lowell Knights came to town fresh off a second-place finish at the Ontario ‘AA’ provincial championship and batted the Baysox into submission. With the win, the Knights take a 2-1 series lead back to New Lowell where Game […]
St. Thomas EV battery plant ‘fully on track’ to open in 2027: Volkswagen
Setbacks and delays in the electric vehicle sector will not slow the opening of the Volkswagen EV battery plant in St. Thomas, the automaker tells The Free Press. The global EV industry has slowed, with automakers and suppliers delaying production plans in response to sluggish sales. In addition, VWâs PowerCo plant in St. Thomas has […]
Sims: Latest twist in maddening case won’t help citizen trust in bail system
Well. That didnât take long. Three weeks after Jesse Bleck was released on strict bail conditions pending his appeal to the Ontario Court of Appeal, heâs expected to be back in a London bail court on Wednesday facing three charges of breaching his court orders. Bleck, 31, was sentenced to 4 1/2 years in prison […]
Damage pegged $100K in northwest London house fire
No one was injured in a house fire in northwest London on Tuesday evening but damage is estimated at $100,000. London Fire Department officials say crews were on the scene of blaze at about 6 p.m. for “search, rescue and fire controlâ after the blaze began in the basement of the home located at 1371 […]
Unions push for full cost of school board retreat at Blue Jays stadium hotel
The union representing early childhood educators says taxpayers have the right to know how much was spent on a retreat for school board executives