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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 […]
Sports notes: Strathroy Rockets sold; local wrestlers earn podium spots
The Strathroy Rockets have been sold to former NHLer Cory Conacher.
Andy Brown hopes to create more Hockey Canada memories at the World Juniors this year
There are those “where were you when moments” for Hockey Canada fans and fans of the IIHF World Junior Hockey Championship. Like in 2023 when Conor Bedard scored a sensational overtime goal against Slovakia to push Canada into the semifinals, and two games later, when Dylan Guenther scored in overtime against Czechia to win gold […]
North Stars earn first MSL win in Brampton
The Owen Sound North Stars opened their game in Brampton with five unanswered goals en route to the team’s first win in its return to Major Series Lacrosse. Jonathan Peshko, Kurtis Woodland and Greg Elijah-Brown all netted a pair of goals in the contest as the North Stars topped the Excelsiors 7-6 inside Brampton Memorial […]
One dead, one critically hurt in Oxford crash: OPP
One person is dead and another is in critical condition after two vehicles collided Thursday morning near Tavistock, provincial police say.
Attack hope to develop the two youngsters taken in CHL Import Draft
Two European hockey players are expected to call Owen Sound home for the next few years after being selected by the Attack in the 2024 Canadian Hockey League Import Draft on Wednesday. Owen Sound selected a defender from Germany and a winger from Russia in the draft, both players were born in 2007, and both […]
London downtown office vacancy rate hits record high of 30%
Nearly one in three downtown offices in London are empty, as the vacancy rate for the core edged past 30 per cent for the first time, CBRE, the commercial realty firm, reported Tuesday.
SPORTS BRIEFS: Major N’Stars fall to Six Nations
MAJOR N’STARS FALL TO SIX NATIONS The Owen Sound North Stars are still looking for their first Major Series Lacrosse league win this season after falling to the Six Nations Chiefs, 11-2, inside the Harry Lumley Bayshore Community Centre Saturday night. Tyler Brown and Jackson Webster scored goals for Owen Sound. Austin Staats (3), Shayne […]
London Western team racks up six golds, 13 medals at track nationals
The London Western track and field club won six golds and 13 medals overall at the Canadian championships this past week in Montreal.
Man charged in girlfriend’s death was facing other charges, court records show
A London man charged in the death of his girlfriend is also facing unrelated charges of assault and mischief, court records show.