Tag: News
Bush bash homicide trial: Defence challenges key witness’s account of shooting
Jessica Falardeau recalled in her testimony the two masked men who showed up to settle a score were different in stature.
Doctor shortage will send some cancer patients out of Grey-Bruce
Some local cancer patients will temporarily have to leave Grey-Bruce for care due to an oncologist shortage, Brightshores Health System announced Tuesday. All cancer patients will continue to be referred to Brightshores as they are now and patients with new diagnoses of lung, colorectal and breast cancer will continue to be seen at Brightshores. “Patients […]
Winter Wellness Pantry
This story is a part of “A Year in the Wild Kitchen of the Great Lakes,” a series in partnership with expert forager Lisa M. Rose, with the mission of nurturing a deeper connection with the natural world through foraging. To get started with your foraging journey, begin here with our “Framework to Sustainable and Safe Practices.”
As winter sets in, it’s the perfect time to reflect on your year of foraging, plan for the coming seasons, and ensure your pantry is stocked and your health fortified.
Canada Post, union meet with mediator, remain ‘far apart’ as strike drags on
Representatives from Canada Post and the postal workers union sat down with a special mediator but seem no closer to reaching a deal as a countrywide strike entered its fifth day on Tuesday.
Air ambulance took one person to hospital after rollover crash: Witness
At least one person was flown to hospital, witnesses say, after a serious crash on the outskirts of Stratford closed part of a highway for several hours on Monday.
Man, 41, faces new charges after ‘hate’ graffiti again hits London school
A London man is charged for the second time in the past four months after hate symbols and words were spray-painted at a London elementary school, police say. London police say it was about 7 a.m. on Monday when they were notified about graffiti-style damage at a school on Hawthorne Road, located in a suburban […]
City news: Bluffs building help, fire truck sale, cemetery niche, more
A pilot project will be extended in which Owen Sound building department staff will continue to provide building permit and inspection services for Georgian Bluffs. Also, city staff would support bylaw enforcement and any future short-term rental licensing program in the township by providing inspections and licences. The pilot started in May to solve a […]
In one Southwestern Ontario county, new rules urge respect for staff: ‘Long overdue’
Norfolk County residents are on notice â misbehave on public property and you might get the boot.
All aboard! Local town set to live-stream rail crossings to draw tourists
The bells ring, the lights flash and the crossing gates descend, blocking the road and delaying drivers from reaching their destination. Though it can be inconvenient to idle while a locomotive pulls freight cars, sometimes stretching for several kilometres, to train enthusiasts, passing trains are the destination and a Southwestern Ontario townâs new tourism venture […]
Conditional offers returning to lukewarm London housing market
Buyers in the London areaâs sluggish real estate market appear to be using their leverage to include âescape clausesâ in purchase offers, local realtors report.