Tag: youth
16-year-old charged with careless driving in deadly crash
A teen faces traffic charges, including careless driving causing death, after a crash that killed a 17-year-old last month, provincial police say. Â
Huron County: Murder-charged boy, 13, appears in court in girl’s death
A 13-year-old boy charged with murder in the death of a 12-year-old girl in Huron County will be back in court next week for an update in the case.
One dead, one injured following Woodstock shooting: Police
One person is dead and another in hospital following a Thursday night shooting in Woodstock, police in the Southwestern Ontario city say.
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 […]
Sims: ‘Very rare’ murder charge against 13-year-old has eerie precedent
By all accounts, he is a criminal justice system anomaly. Rarely has someone as young as the 13-year-old male youth who makes his second court appearance in a Goderich courtroom Friday faced the most serious crime in Canadian law. The Central Huron youth was charged this week after police were called Tuesday to an area […]
London youth baseball league takes new step to screen out abusive parents
Trying to protect young umpires from verbal abuse by parents, a London kids baseball league is using screen-like banners at ballfields to obscure the view of home plate from the bleachers. The idea came from other Ontario leagues that have taken similar steps to prevent parents from yelling at umpires, many of whom are just […]
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 […]
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 […]
Ripley youth group tackles frog catching during pond adventure
Warm and sunny June weather greeted members of the Ripley and District Horticultural Society’s “For our Youth” (FOY) club as we met at our special June location: Pine River Watershed’s McLarty Environmental Study Area, located just outside of Ripley. With trails, two wetland ponds, handy picnic tables and an incredible variety of trees, it was […]