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Great Lakes Echo founder retires | Great Lakes Echo
Dave Poulson, the founder and editor of the Knight Center’s award-winning environmental news service, has retired after more than 21 years on the MSU Journalism School faculty. We at the Knight Center miss him already. Poulson, a professor of practice, spearheaded the center’s initiatives to boost diversity among environmental journalism students and practitioners, securing grant […]
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Both national railways are approaching legal strike positions
“The simultaneous expiry of operating crews’ contracts at both Canadian Pacific and Canadian National railways presents an unprecedented challenge to our industry,” warned APAS president Ian Boxall
Elderly widow charged in 82-year-old husband’s long-unsolved slaying
The 79-year-old widow charged with her elderly husband’s long-unsolved homicide remained in custody as of Thursday, Ontario Provincial Police say.
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 […]
Arrests made in Sharif Rahman homicide investigation
Police have made arrests in the Sharif Rahman homicide investigation. The Owen Sound Police Service and OPP announced Thursday morning the ongoing joint homicide investigation being conducted by the two police services resulted in arrests made on July 30, 2024. No further information was made available. “Due to the complexity of this ongoing investigation and […]
‘Safe supply’ drug patient photo draws social-media fire, and his doctor’s defence
A social media post purporting to show a London safe supply patient selling drugs to teenagers is hardly telling the real story, says the doctor in charge of the program. The post contains unprovable allegations, is missing valuable information and is punishing an ordinary person trying to seek help for addiction, Dr. Dennis DiValentino said. […]
Volunteer firefighters save dog from well near Bognor
Volunteer firefighters saved a dog from a 25-foot well accessed by a popular local nature trail near Bognor. The Inter-Township Fire Department responded to a distress call Monday evening for a dog needing rescue from the well of the Wilson property, a historic homesteading property featuring relics of a massive barn and hand-dug well accessed […]
Is it a bullying tactic ahead of farmland expropriation to create 770-acre site?
Objectors say cornfield destruction makes no sense as Waterloo Region amasses farmlands
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 […]
London cop accused of hiring sex worker, insulting officers on social media
A veteran London cop is accused of hiring a sex-trade worker, insulting his fellow officers on social media and flashing his badge while trying to get a loan.