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Pen pals finally meet – after more than 60 years: ‘Feels great’
CHATHAM â The 1956 marriage of Carol Robertâs sister led to a pen-pal friendship that has stretched across more than 60 years and finally reached an in-person milestone on Sunday. Robertâs new brother-in-law, Jim Toler from West Virginia, told her his brother had a daughter named Chyrl who would like to be her pen pal. […]
Major North Stars win first game at home
The North Stars never trailed in Saturday night’s game en route to picking up a second-straight victory.
City residents tour the training tall ship Playfair in Owen Sound
Stepping aboard the training tall ship Playfair is like stepping back in time. Not only because it has the silhouette of a pirate ship, but because none of its teenage trainees are allowed to have cell phones while on board. “This is meant to be a very distinct experience where you are doing something completely […]
London-area home sales plunge despite interest rate cut
The Bank of Canadaâs decision to cut interest rates last month seemed to have had little effect on the local housing market, with home sales in June down about nine per cent from a year ago, new figures show.
Detective testifies widow ‘potential target’ after husband killed
ST. THOMAS â Once the police zeroed in on Boris Panovski as a main suspect, they turned their minds to making sure the widow of a man slain at a Huron County wildlife preserve was safe. During a long day of defence cross-examination, OPP Staff Sgt. Phil Hordijk, who was the lead investigator in the […]
Q + A: Sunfest duo on festival’s milestone, magical moments
Sunfest is celebrating its 30th birthday this week
Funeral set for ‘pioneer’ who helped build London’s Muslim community
When Hanny Shousher arrived in London in 1949 as a 19-year-old from Lebanon, he spoke no English and there were two other Muslim families in the city. When he died at 94 on Saturday, he left behind two mosques and an Islamic association he helped build, and a community in the region of about 35,000 […]
Ambulance takes man away from city duplex fire Sunday, tenants say
Owen Sound police are investigating the scene of an apartment fire, where tenants said they saw a fellow tenant lying in blood in front of the building Sunday. The man, whom tenants said lived in the unit that was on fire, was unresponsive and was worked on by paramedics before being taken away in an […]
PYETTE: London Knights’ hockey factory hums again for 55th straight NHL draft
The numbers donât lie. The London Knights produced another two NHL first-round picks in Sam Dickinson (Sharks) and Sam OâReilly (Oilers). They had four players picked this weekend in Vegas â including Jared Woolley (sixth round, 164th overall to the Kings) and William Nicholl (seventh round, 196th overall to the Oilers). That makes a world-leading […]
Waterfront festival draws families for afternoon fun
Owen Sound’s waterfront festival Saturday was all about kids. They played on the beach and in the bay, built tall wooden Jenga towers, ran races, climbed into a fire truck and a police cruiser. There were dogs running obstacle courses to watch, a roaming, 7’ 4’’ woman to hug, candy floss to eat […]