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St. Thomas police dog retiring after seven-year career
A St. Thomas police dog is calling it quits and beginning its new life as a family pet.
Port Elgin’s pumpkin drop a smashing good time
A 1,785-pound pumpkin makes a sickening thud when dropped from a crane four storeys high into a field of furniture— and you would know that if you visited the Saugeen Shores Community Church’s annual pumpkin drop Sunday in Port Elgin. It’s an event that makes sense. Two weeks ago, growers from all over the province […]
Western Mustangs clinch second seed, lose key starters in blowout win
A year ago, the Western football team entered the playoffs without their top two running backs. Untimely injuries have returned. The Mustangs clinched second place in the Ontario conference by crushing Windsor 46-5 Saturday at Western Alumni Stadium, but lost explosive tailback Ethan Dolby and top receiver Seth Robertson early in the regular-season finale. Western […]
Burned and then buoyed: London restaurant pays it forward
The owner of Spageddy Eddy’s says he was surprised when a group of people covered a tab of $150 for three people who left without paying
Man, 38, charged in $250K Old East Village blaze
A 38-year-old man is charged after fire tore through a vacant building along Dundas Street in London’s Old East Village, police say. The fire, deemed an arson by police, did an estimated $250,000 in damage, police said. Fire crews were called at about 10 a.m. Wednesday to the building at 737 Dundas St., on the […]
London police tap reserve fund to cut 2025 budget hit by $850K
Months after London city council approved a record-setting budget request for London police, the force is reducing the impact on taxpayers by tapping a reserve fund. The seven-member police board unanimously approved a request Thursday to draw $850,000 from a reserve fund to reduce the impact of the police operating budget while not affecting the […]
Federal aid to rescue Michigan cherry farmers after devastating crop loss | Great Lakes Now
By Nina Misuraca Ignaczak, Planet Detroit
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Federal aid is coming to Michigan’s sweet cherry farmers, who lost much of their crops this year due to erratic weather patterns and subsequent pest infestations.
Fire hits vacant Old East Village building weeks after $800K arson
A second fire has broken out at the same Old East Village building hit by arson in September.
Owen Sound couple wins $40 million in record Lotto Max draw
A couple from Owen Sound has been revealed as the winners of half of the record $80 million Lotto Max draw from Sept. 17. The OLG announced on Tuesday that Scenic City residents Stephanie and Bryan Cantwell have won $40 million from the draw about a month ago, when the jackpot hit $80 million for […]
Pumpkins dropped from overpasses onto highways, striking big rigs: OPP
It’s a dangerous twist on an old form of Halloween mischief.