Tag: Wednesday
Markdale senior dies after crash in Brockton
A Markdale resident has died after a crash in Brockton on Wednesday morning. Just before 9 a.m., South Bruce OPP received a report of a crash on Bruce Road 20 near Concession 2 northeast of Riversdale. Police found two passenger vehicles involved. Two patients were taken to hospital by ambulance, and a 76-year-old from Markdale […]
Alpha Street fully reopening Monday in Owen Sound
Alpha Street in Owen Sound will reopen Monday to all traffic after it was closed in May for reconstruction. The nearly $6.8-million project upgraded the water main and sanitary sewers beneath the road and the added wide, paved path on the east side of the road. A pedestrian crossing now has flashing lights, landscaping and […]
Local workload forcing Brightshores to curtail cancer services
About 20 cancer patients per month will have to leave Grey-Bruce for care until a new oncologist can be found, Brightshores Health System vice-president Beth Morris said Wednesday. That’s the estimated number of patients affected by the decision to relieve the workload of Brightshores’ oncologists by sending some new cancer patients to other hospitals, which […]
Key witness holds firm at bush party homicide trial: ‘I know what I saw’
Despite the repeated attacks on her story, Jessica Falardeau maintained: âI know what I saw.â
Once near extinction, lake trout are officially recovered in Lake Superior
A binational group of fisheries experts made the declaration Wednesday, after seven decades of effort to recover the fish from a collapse caused by invasive species and overfishing….
Loved ones express grief as sentencing nears for impaired driver who killed boy
ST. THOMAS â More than 20 grieving loved ones expressed their pain in court Wednesday as sentencing loomed for an impaired driver who killed an 11-year-old boy who was walking home from getting ice cream. Aiden Curtis was killed on July 4, 2023, after being struck by an out-of-control pickup truck driven by Nicholas Lemke, […]
St. Mary’s Mustangs enter OFSAA as top-seeded volleyball team
The St. Mary’s Mustangs are the team to beat heading into this week’s OFSAA boys’ double-A volleyball championship at St. Catharines. The Bluewater Athletic Association senior boys’ volleyball champions are the top-seeded squad at the 20-team tournament and the only team representing CWOSSA. It’s been over 20 years since the Owen Sound school qualified for […]
Jewish group speaks out amid probe into antisemitic graffiti at London school
An organization representing London’s Jewish community is thanking police for their swift action after an elementary school in the cityâs northwest was targeted with antisemitic graffiti for the second time in four months.
Police probing gunfire that struck home in northeast London
Police are asking the public for information after gunfire struck a home in northeast London. A resident in the area of Huron Street and Briarhill Avenue called 911 Tuesday around 2:40 a.m. to report finding suspected bullet holes in their home after hearing several loud bangs, police said on Wednesday. Officers arrived and found evidence […]
Booze giant pauses plans for $245M Southwestern Ontario whisky distillery
SARNIA â An international company that announced plans two years ago to build a $245-million whisky distillery in St. Clair Township has told municipal officials the project has been paused. Diageo, a multinational beverage alcohol company, initially said the site near Sarnia would start making Crown Royal Canadian whisky brand by 2025. Later, the company […]