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Region’s unemployment rate still the second lowest in province
The region’s unemployment rate fell 0.5 percentage points to 3.8 per cent in October and remains the second lowest in the province. Provincially, unemployment was at 7.2 per cent last month — both figures are unadjusted for seasonality. In October, the region’s overall population increased by 400 but the labour force size decreased by 2,500 […]
Brews News: Costco’s craft beer selection limited, variable
Costco warehouses in Ontario have entered the fray of suds sales in a big way.
London unemployment rate holds steady, even as more jobs created
The London area added 1,400 new jobs in October, the second straight month of employment gains for the region, Statistics Canada reported Friday. Despite the gains, which followed an abysmal summer in which London shed about 7,300 positions, the jobless rate for the region was unchanged from Septemberâs 6.4 per cent. Thatâs the result of […]
Grey-Bruce home sales surge for second straight month in October
Grey-Bruce home sales continue to show strength in line with recent interest rate cuts by the Bank of Canada. For the second straight month, home sales in the region were up sharply compared to the same month a year ago. According to the area’s real estate association, sales totalled 238 units in October, which was […]
Teen jailed for recording videos up womanâs skirt at grocery store
The woman whom Caleb White followed around a Sarnia grocery store, secretly recording cellphone videos up her skirt, had no idea it was happening at the time.
Accused upset, fearful after bush party shooting, friend testifies
The video played for murder trial witness Mackenna Bain showed her talking to a London police officer about a week after Josue Silva was shot to death. By then, Bain already had made a couple of police statements. In the first one, she didnât talk about anything beyond an argument over a spilled drink and […]
Witness testifies about women’s fear after fatal bush party shooting: ‘All scared’
They were so scared of a texted threat, they needed a plan. One of the young women who was in Emily Altmannâs car after the fatal shooting of Josue Silva at a southeast London bush party said she, Altmann and three other women made a plan in the car about what to say to police […]
Why do London police special constables earn more than entry-level officers?
Special constables in London are among the highest paid in Ontario and make more than a constable who has been on the job for two years. London police recently launched the special constable program, hiring an additional 19 and deploying them for a wider range of duties to support front-line officers. A special constable had […]
Collectors’ show feeds need for nostalgia, thrill of hunt
Everyone’s Holy Grail is different. At Sunday’s cards and collectables show in Owen Sound, the search was on for that one thing that would make a collector’s day. More than 60 vendors crammed two rooms at the Harry Lumley-Bayshore Community Centre with tables full of hockey cards, old local bottles and postcards, video games, board […]
Climate conference aims to inspire youth Thursday in Owen Sound
More than 125 kids from 25 Grey-Bruce schools are coming to Youth Climate Action Conference 2024 in Owen Sound this Thursday. They’ll attend workshops culminating in designing their own school and community action projects, which they’ll share at the end of the day, a news release about the event says. The workshops will be led […]