Tag: Toronto
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 […]
Accused in Strathroy sex assault of minor also charged in child-luring case
After a Toronto-area man was charged with posing as a teen to lure an underage girl into a sexual encounter, York Regional police warned last month there could be other victims.
Tall ship set to arrive in Owen Sound harbour for weekend layover
A tall ship that sails the Great Lakes teaching youth about life on the water will be making a stop in Owen Sound. The TS Playfair is planning to arrive in Owen Sound on Thursday afternoon and depart again on Monday evening. The visit to the Scenic City is a layover, where the first set […]
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.
Spitfires hire Walters as head coach a day after his OHL suspension is lifted
It’s a hire that is sure to raise a few eyebrows. The Windsor Spitfires named Greg Walters head coach on Tuesday just a day after the Ontario Hockey League reinstated him from a more than six-month ban for breach of the league’s code of conduct. “Knowing Greg’s work in the league over the years, his […]
George is a King again, selected by favourite team in NHL Entry Draft
Carter George was six the first time the Los Angeles Kings won the Stanley Cup. He was eight when they won it again two years later. At 18, he realized a childhood dream when his favourite team picked him with the 57th-overall selection in the NHL Entry Draft Saturday inside the Sphere in Las Vegas. […]
City waterfront ‘nowhere near’ its potential, local businessman says
It was grey and cool at Owen Sound’s Westside Boat Launch as 12 people in life vests prepared to head out in a dragon boat Sunday. They paddled out past the John D. Leitch, the towering, black-hulled lake freighter moored against the east harbour wall, and tooled around the inner harbour. The Sound Waterfront Festival, […]
Baranyai: Doug Ford’s PCs could use a math refresher
Recent decisions regarding The Beer Store contract and the Ontario Science Centre indicate the provincial government needs help with math
Music in the Fields emerging artist winners announced
The fans have spoken. “We received almost 50,000 votes this year,” Cheryl Johnston, marketing director for Lucknow’s Music in the Fields (LMITF), said of the online voting for the James Cameron Memorial Emerging Artist Showdown. “It’s great that these artists have such a following and support behind them for this opportunity.” This year’s voting ended […]
NHL draft: Two Knights, Londoner Jett Luchanko picked in Round 1
Sam Dickinson will be teammates one day in San Jose with No. 1 pick Macklin Celebrini. Sam OâReilly is on track to join Connor McDavid and the Edmonton Oilers down the road. Londoner Jett Luchankoâs selection by the Philadelphia Flyers was, in true Vegas fashion, presented by famed fight announcer Michael Buffer. It was all […]