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St. Thomas police, firefighters at scene amid death investigation
St. Thomas police say officers and firefighters were investigating a death in the city early Wednesday. In a statement, police officials said emergency crews were at the scene near the intersection of Hiawatha and Curtis streets. There were expected morning road closures in that area, police said, as the probe continued. “Please avoid the area […]
Pride month ends with another rainbow flag theft: Police
Police are investigating the latest theft of a Pride flag in Southwestern Ontario, one of several cases of anti-LGBTQ theft and vandalism throughout June, which was Pride month. Aylmer police say it was about 7:30 a.m. on June 29 when officers responded to a theft complaint on Beech Street. Investigators found that at 11:45 p.m. […]
People show their Canada Day pride at city birthday bash
Canadians at Owen Sound’s Canada Day celebration at Kelso Beach at Nawash Park said they felt proud and lucky to live in this country. The park was busy with activity Monday, the country’s 157th birthday, under sunny skies and a cooling bay breeze. Many ate barbecued hot dogs and hamburgers, ice cream and enjoyed […]
Ready to show your Pride? Plenty of events during 10-day festival
The annual Pride London Festival begins in two weeks and, with 10 days of celebrations and a slew of events, make sure to plan ahead so you donât miss out on whatâs new and different this year.
Cornies: Canada Day, a mile-marker on our country’s road to diversity
Public art projects highlighting Indigenous themes and artists are one way to move toward greater commitment.
Saugeen Ojibway Nation flag raised over Kelso Beach in Owen Sound
The Canada Day weekend began in Owen Sound on Friday with a solemn and reflective ceremony dedicated to remembering and honouring those who have called the area home for thousands of years. About 80 people gathered as the Saugeen Ojibway Nation flag was raised up the flagpole to fly permanently above the Gichi-Name Wiikwedong Reconciliation […]
Canada Day celebrations include activities, nod to Indigenous Peoples
Canada Day events are talking place in the Owen Sound area over the coming days, while Meaford will be celebrating Canada’s 157th birthday and its own 150th together. The four-day, free Sound Waterfront Festival this weekend in Owen Sound will be capped with Canada Day celebrations on Monday, July 1. Canada Day window flags for […]
Across Southwestern Ontario, a raft of recent anti-LGBTQ acts
London police are investigating allegations by officials that animals that were part of the festivities at a Pride event in London may have been poisoned
Police probing alleged animal poisoning at London Pride event
Police are investigating after organizers say animals from a petting zoo may have been poisoned at a weekend Pride event at a London park. Six animals from Little Hobby Hill Farm, a petting zoo in Salford, were part of Oakridge Pride, a volunteer-run, family-focused celebration for LGBTQ communities at Oakridge Optimist Park on Saturday organized […]
‘Gave people so much’: Teenage London homicide victim mourned
Candles burned Monday at a memorial to a London teenager in the parking lot of a public housing complex where the 18-year-old died after allegedly being stabbed Friday night. People close to Abdul Hashim, known to his friends as âZeko,” remember the Sir Wilfrid Laurier secondary school graduate as a hard-working teen with “a heart […]