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London trio, ages 15, 14, and 13, charged in business break-in: Police
Three teens are facing charges following an overnight break-in at a London business, police say.
Five charged for bank heists in Southwestern Ontario, provincewide
More than $2 million was stolen, but none of the money has been recovered, police said
Police seize $200K in stolen vehicles, parts in Southwestern Ontario raid
A 48-year-old Norfolk County man faces charges Ontario Provincial Police say they seized $200,000 worth of stolen property, including several vehicles. Officers in the OPP Norfolk County detachment’s auto theft ring, working with the Haldimand/Norfolk OPP street crime unit, raided a property on Windham Road 13 just after 7 a.m. on Oct. 25, police say. […]
2024 Election: State and Local Voters Consider Tax Increases for Water Protection
By Brett Walton, Circle of Blue
The Great Lakes News Collaborative includes Bridge Michigan; Circle of Blue; Great Lakes Now at Detroit Public Television; Michigan Public, Michigan’s NPR News Leader; and The Narwhal who work together to bring audiences news and information about the impact of climate change, pollution, and aging infrastructure on the Great Lakes and drinking water.
Spooky Lake Superior: The SS Kamloops
Spooky Lakes: 25 Strange and Mysterious Lakes That Dot Our Planet is a new book by Geo Rutherford. Below is an adapted excerpt from her New York Times best seller, all about Lake Superior. Follow Geo on TikTok or Instagram for more content on spooky lakes.
New emergency vet clinic opens in Owen Sound to cover weekends and holidays
Grey-Bruce pet owners once again have a local option for emergency vet care on weekends and holidays when most vet offices are closed. The new Bluewater Veterinary Emergency Clinic (BVEC) is now open and will operate at the North Heritage Animal Hospital (285 10th St. W. in Owen Sound) from 6 p.m. Friday to 6 […]
A lesson in pressure: School boards race to keep up with population growth
There’s no end in sight to a population boom in the London-area that has strained the housing and rental markets and challenged local school boards, both now racing to build new schools. New projections show London and surrounding Middlesex County will add the equivalent to a city the size of Windsor in population growth during […]
Honouring our Local Veterans ceremony brings family together
West Coast artist Helen Downing-Hunter was just a newborn when the RAF Lancaster her father James Downing was piloting crashed in July 1944 while conducting nighttime air operations against Stuttgart, Germany, during the Second World War. But now, some 80 years later, it is through her late father’s war heritage that she has reconnected with family in Owen […]
VW in St. Thomas: One mega-factory, one big proposal to power it
A proposed transmission line from London would power VW’s new St. Thomas factory with enough electricity for a city the size of Windsor.
Tree dedicated in Owen Sound in honour of Sharif Rahman
As a brisk autumn winds lashed the lone oak tree newly planted on the south lawn of the Julie McArthur Regional Recreation Centre, its tawny-coloured leaves rustled and swayed vigorously, but remained attached. It showed why the oak is a symbol of longevity, strength, stability, endurance and justice, and reinforced the decision to plant it in memory […]