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Shore to Shore racers wait out thunderstorm before hitting the road
A thunderstorm that bubbled up threw a curveball at organizers of the Rotary Club of Wiarton’s Shore to Shore Race, but it couldn’t stop the Civic Holiday weekend tradition from going ahead. The start time of the annual road race across the Bruce Peninsula was pushed back to let the storm pass on Monday morning, […]
Michigan primary 2024 results live: State House | Bridge Michigan
Live state House results from Michigan’s Aug. 6 primary, beginning when polls close at 8 p.m….
Balmy Beach man leads relay run in memory of good friend
As Jesse Walker made his way along his fundraising run through the Georgian Bluffs countryside on Saturday morning, his thoughts often turned to his friend Tyson Downs, who passed away suddenly a year ago. “I did start thinking about Tyson while I was running,” the 19-year-old brain cancer survivor from Balmy Beach said once he […]
Owen Sound Emancipation Festival a chance to reconnect
As the Emancipation Festival and Picnic marked its 162nd year in Owen Sound over the weekend, participants celebrated the event’s roots as a close-knit family reunion, along with its transformation more recently into a welcoming community celebration. Festival chair Linda Johnson said Saturday at Harrison Park, that she has been coming to the Emancipation Day […]
London mother of girl missing in river clings to daughter’s final cry
“Mom!” That cry was the last word an anguished London mother said she heard from her young daughter before she was swept away by the fast-flowing Thames River, triggering a massive search for the seven-year-old that has now become a recovery mission. Little Anna Bielli was with her mother Karen Fermill and two younger siblings […]