Tag: flag
‘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 […]
14-year-old charged in mass shooting that killed Woodstock man
Toronto police say a 14-year-old boy has been charged with first-degree murder in a shooting that left two men dead and others wounded in a high school parking lot on a weekend in early June. Det. Sgt. Phillip Campbell says the teen is charged with two counts of first-degree murder and seven counts of attempted […]
‘We’ve come a long way’ local First Nation chief says
A sunrise ceremony marked National Indigenous Peoples Day in Owen Sound Friday and next Friday there will be a flag-raising there to acknowledge the territory of the Saugeen Ojibway Nation. People gathered at the Gichi-Name Wiikwedong Reconciliation Garden, where people spoke and a sacred fire burned. “Many people are becoming aware of this day, and […]
Sentencing delayed, again, for man convicted in Pride festival clash
The London man convicted in connection with a fight that broke out during a Pride event in Wortley Village will have to wait another few more weeks to learn his legal fate.
Michigan splash pad shooter was a known risk. ‘Red flag’ law didn’t stop him
Authorities say splash pad shooter showed signs of mental illness, but no one reported him under Michiganâs new âred flagâ gun confiscation law….
High demand for royal and British memorabilia
As residents in southwestern Ontario mourn the death of Queen Elizabeth II, there has been a high demand for items from local British shops.
Flags lowered at city hall in honour of firefighter’s passing
Flags at city hall and Owen Sound and Emergency Services were lowered to half-mast Wednesday in honour of a city firefighter who died unexpectedly while off-duty. Paul Materiuk, 41, died Tuesday. He was a city firefighter for five years. He was active in supporting local veterans, including providing leadership in the city’s Remembrance Day events […]