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Man charged in fatal five-vehicle crash refuses to attend bail hearing
A Port Dover man charged with attempted murder and dangerous driving causing the death of a mother of five refused to participate in a virtual bail hearing on Friday. Brandon James Moore, 40, faces at least five charges in a multi-vehicle collision that occurred on Highway 6 near Port Dover on Sept. 14. Three motorcycles, […]
Woman says she’s charged with assault – over a water gun fight
SIMCOE â A woman says she’s in disbelief after being charged with assault with a weapon for what she calls the act of spraying a person during a water gun fight. Wendy Washik, 58, was named by Ontario Provincial Police in a news release after a Labour Day weekend incident on Woodway Trail in Simcoe […]
Grey-Bruce university student the first recipient of Sharif Rahman scholarship
A University of Waterloo student completing a degree in mechanical engineering is the first recipient of the Sharifur Rahman Memorial Scholarship. Shaan Banday said he’s honoured to receive the first scholarship in memory of Sharif Rahman, an Owen Sound restauranteur and community leader who was assaulted outside his downtown Owen Sound restaurant and later died […]
London international student mourned after drowning in swimming pool
An international studentâs new life in London ended tragically when he drowned in a swimming pool on Sunday.
Sharif Rahman remembered as good husband, friend and community member
Nearly a year to the day after an assault outside The Curry House restaurant led to the death of its owner, police announced they made arrests in the case. Inside the downtown Owen Sound restaurant, a day before the public learned of the arrests, Rahman’s widow, Shayela Nasrin tried to put into words the emotions […]
Residents, business owners express relief at arrests in Rahman case
As word spread in Owen Sound on Thursday that arrests had been made in the death of Sharif Rahman almost one year ago, emotions ranged from relief and comfort, to happiness and elation that progress had been made in the case. But thoughts also turned to his family and all those impacted by the tragic […]
Local cyclists to raise money for Safe ‘N Sound during 700-kilometre ride
A 700-kilometre bicycle ride from Niagara-on-the-Lake to Tobermory will support Owen Sound’s Safe ‘N Sound drop-in centre. Tobermory duo Jason Runions and Steph Tkaczuk will travel the path of the Niagara Escarpment later this month, from Aug. 22 to 28. The owners of Level 5 Tiling & Renovations say they’re avid cyclists and adventurers who […]
Experts fret as summer toll of Southwestern Ontario drownings hits 12
The heavy summer drowning toll in Southwestern Ontario underscores the need to better communicate water safety messages, some experts say. Two people drowned in Lake Erie over the weekend, in Leamington and near Turkey Point, raising the toll from that lake alone to four deaths this summer. There have also been at least eight other […]
Police chief rules London woman’s death as murder-suicide, names killer
London police chief rules Tiffany Gates’ death murder-suicide, identifies boyfriend as killer
Teen remains in medically induced coma following dirt bike crash
A Dorchester teen remains in a medically induced coma after he was critically injured in a dirt bike crash in south London last month