Tag: Ontario
West Coast Whitecaps gearing up for inaugural season
Big changes are coming to rep minor hockey and local clubs are eager to ride the wave. “We’re well into it,” said Ryan Sanders, president of the newly formed West Coast Whitecaps, one of six zones created as part of an Ontario Minor Hockey Association (OMHA) pilot project for the 2025-2026 season. “We have our […]
Report: Great Lakes recreational fishing worth billions to economy, but not as much as often cited
It’s “common knowledge” that Great Lakes recreational fishing is a $7 billion industry. But that comes from a report released nearly two decades ago. A new report has a substantially lower number.
Flint Firebirds burn the Bears in 5-4 comeback victory
The shoe was on the other foot for the Owen Sound Attack Saturday night . . . and full of self-inflicted wounds. “It was one of those games where we were trying to shoot ourselves in the foot it felt like,” Attack head coach Scott Wray said. Twenty-four hours after the Attack scored four unanswered […]
Vickers wins PC Party candidacy in Bruce-Grey-Owen Sound
Meaford dairy farmer Paul Vickers has won the Bruce-Grey-Owen Sound PC candidacy for the next Ontario election. Vickers was announced the winner of the candidacy at a nomination meeting held at the Harry Lumley Bayshore Community Centre on Saturday, beating out three other candidates – Brock Hamley of Owen Sound, Christine Robinson of West Grey […]
Tears, apology from ex-employee who took $300K from United Way
A former employee who pleaded guilty to defrauding the United Way of Chatham-Kent out of about $300,000 made a tearful apology in court before receiving a nearly two-year sentence of house arrest
Brews News: Near-beer offers expand with demand
Sales of non-alcoholic beverages are up 200 per cent in two years at the LCBO and as their popularity booms, so too do the number of players
Landen Hookey nets first-career OT winner as the Owen Sound Attack comeback to top the Trout in Brampton
BRAMPTON — Early in the season when the Owen Sound Attack played well in a defeat the line was: there are no moral victories. Then, when the team struggled, there were no excuses. This team might not make the playoffs, but they won’t quit. That much was evident as the Attack scored four unanswered goals […]
Geese killed by avian flu in London area prompt warning
The Middlesex-London Health Unit (MLHU) is warning residents not to touch wild birds after confirming several geese in the region died from avian flu. The health unit issued a warning Friday after three Canada geese recently found dead in two locations – in London and Strathroy – tested positive for the “highly pathogenic strain” of […]
Internal charges against officer at centre of $3M lawsuit resolved
An informal resolution was reached in a professional misconduct case against a Stratford police officer at the centre of a $3-million lawsuit, the city’s police chief says.
LIVE: London Knights vs. Guelph Storm
The Ontario Hockey League-leading London Knights play host to Forest City native Jett Luchanko and the Guelph Storm at Canada Life Place on Friday night.