Owen Sound Sun Times

The region's unemployment rate increased to 4.9 per cent in August, according to the Four County Labour Market Planning Board. The unemployment rate for the Stratford-Bruce-Peninsula Economic Region increased by 0.8 per cent in August. Despite the increase, the region has the second-lowest unemployment rate in the province, behind Northwest Ontario. The provincial unemployment rate [...]

A 26-year-old Mississauga man is facing several drug-related charges after being stopped by police in Hanover. According to the Hanover Police, officers conducted a traffic stop of a vehicle along 10th Avenue in the Town of Hanover at 12:45 a.m. onMonday morning. Police said they determined the driver was impersonating another person who resided in [...]

The Owen Sound Police Service has been without a deputy chief since 2007.

City delegation had six meetings with province on range of issues

In addition to farmers using them in Ontario, Quebec and Alberta, they are zapping weeds in the U.S., Europe, Australia and New Zealand

Five players from the Owen Sound North Stars Major Series Lacrosse club were selected in the National Lacrosse League draft on Saturday. Defenceman Connor Nock was the first North Stars player selected. The Colorado Mammoth selected Nock with the 10th-overall pick in the draft. The Quincy University men's lacrosse standout became the first Hawk ever [...]

The Owen Sound Baysox lead the best-of-seven North Dufferin Baseball League championship series 2-0 after a weekend of play. With a 5-4 win in extra innings over the New Lowell Knights in Game 1, and a 7-2 victory Sunday in Owen Sound, the Baysox are within striking distance of winning back-to-back Strother Cups. On Sunday [...]

The Owen Sound Attack gave Saugeen Shores hockey fans something to smile about with a 4-1 win over the Barrie Colts on Sunday afternoon. A jam-packed crowd of 1,100 filled the Plex in Port Elgin to take in the exhibition game. Owen Sound scheduled two neutral site" games as part of its five-game exhibition schedule [...]

Concours d'Elegance and Motoring Festival running Sept. 12-14 in Owen Sound and Georgian Bluffs

Walking has become more difficult for Charlie McClure since his Parkinson's disease diagnosis just over a year ago, But that wasn't going to stop him from joining family and friends at Kelso Beach at Nawash Park in Owen Sound for the annual Walk for Parkinson's on Saturday. We want to raise money and awareness because [...]

It wasn't until her husband Tom became a kidney patient and had transplants himself that Judy Stobbe discovered everything the Kidney Foundation does. But since then, her involvement in the organization that supports those living with kidney disease has only grown. Not only is she a living donor to her husband, but she is also [...]

Fans packed the stands at Victoria Park on Saturday night

Katherine Buchanan-Critch hugged her two-and-a-half-year-old son Dominic as he excitedly clapped after the Childcan gold ribbon flag was raised at Owen Sound city hall on Friday to recognize September as Childhood Cancer Awareness Month. It is a cause that Buchanan-Critch is all too familiar with after at just six months of age, a cancerous neuroblastoma [...]

There'll also be a Sailor for a Day recruitment opportunity.

In what was arguably the deepest class of the Grey County 4-H Beef Showdown, it was going to take a flawless showing to come out on top as junior showperson. Jaiden Stull of Markdale and her yearling heifer Maddy did just that during the show at the 173rd Owen Sound Fall Fair on Friday. It [...]

Terry Fox Runs are held across Canada and around the world annually.

Dinner and transportation are provided if needed

Information about suicide prevention is available.

It's applying nutrients with a shovel instead of a spoon," says farmer Don Bender

New 40-unit development will blend affordable and market-rate housing

A number of events, ceremonies and actions are planned in Bruce County leading up to and following Orange Shirt Day and the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation on Sept. 30. The events are being held to reflect on the lasting impact of the residential school system in Canada. An estimated 150,000 First Nations, Inuit [...]

There were 27 fatalities due to asphyxiation from grain or soil on Canadian farms between 2011 and 2020

Former MP has been outspoken advocate of Canadian solidarity and sovereignty

South Bruce Peninsula has acknowledged that the first phase of the Saugeen First Nation's claim of a section of beach the municipality once held is now complete. On Wednesday, the town issued a statement responding to last Thursday's announcement by the Supreme Court of Canada that it will not hear an appeal of lower-court rulings [...]

A group of residents has spoken out against a pair of proposed solar farms in the Allenford area. At a South Bruce Peninsula council meeting on Tuesday, resident Susan Walker led a delegation before council where she voiced opposition to the planned 25-megawatt Sauble River Agrivoltaics Inc. solar development. The project is proposed for two [...]

Bartley and his wife have downsized and moved to the Township of Chatsworth

The accused man has a Sept. 15 court date

The bond between Owen Sound and its major junior hockey team is unique, and the envy of markets across the country.

Fair to include the return of a Thursday night lineup and a kid-friendly midway

Police decline to say what may have happened.

Car caught fire in the crash.

The police investigation continues.

Barb Dolan said it's been a bit of a silly season" since the man down south" took over sometime in November. Of course, the Unifor National Director of Retired Workers and Strike Department is speaking about President Donald Trump and his aggressive tariff polices, which have directly impacted Canadian workers. Brothers and sisters, we stand [...]

Carter George had a busy summer, and questions he knew he'd need to answer weighed heavily on his mind. I've been stressing over those ones," he said after answering a few trade-related questions during training camp. It's no secret. The Los Angeles Kings prospect and Team Canada goaltender is a coveted asset throughout the Ontario [...]

Terry Kirkland of Allenford reeled in the biggest fish of the 37th annual Owen Sound Salmon Spectacular with his 25.57-pound chinook. The 10-day derby wrapped up at noon on Sunday. Tim Colborne of Owen Sound finished atop the lake trout division with a 23.93-lb catch. Andrew Dimis won the rainbow trout division with a 10.88-lb [...]

COLLINGWOOD - It was a blazing start in a losing effort for the Owen Sound Attack inside the Eddie Bush Memorial Centre Sunday afternoon. The final 40 minutes of a 4-3 loss to the North Bay Battalion were rather forgettable, perhaps. But not for head coach Scott Wray, who is working to evaluate his young [...]

The Harry Lumley Bayshore Community Centre got a facelift this summer. Say goodbye to the Bayshore Bounce" and clavicle killer" corners. The rink, known in Ontario Hockey League circles for being dark and somewhat cavernous with its low-slung ceiling and cement-hard boards, has undergone a $3.34 million refresh. The work involved replacing the ice surface, [...]

It's a little boring off the ice at Owen Sound Attack camp in Shallow Lake, and maybe that's a good thing. Last year at this time, an entirely new coaching staff was trying to make sense of what they had, and the team's captain and best player, Colby Barlow, was at home asking for a [...]

One person is dead following a two-vehicle collision near Elmwood Thursday morning. South Bruce OPP were called to the scene at approximately 11:30 a.m. along with the Elmwood Fire Department and Grey Bruce EMS. Two passenger vehicles crashed on Bruce Road 10 near Dankert Lake Road. A 69-year-old female from Arran-Elderslie, a passenger in one [...]

The Owen Sound Baysox and Ivy Rangers will play Game 5 on Monday night at Tom Williams Park in Owen Sound.

In 2023, an Ontario Superior Court justice ruled an additional 2.4-kilometre strip of the popular beach "is and always has been part of Saugeen First Nation's reserve."

Owen Sound is one of half a dozen communities taking part in an initiative known as the Great Lakes Coastal Cleanup. The city will be joined by Thunder Bay, Chatham-Kent, Collingwood, Cobourg and Kingston for the Sept. 28 cleanup, which is a project of the Great Lakes and St. Lawrence Cities Initiative. An $85,000 grant [...]

Grey Bruce Public Health lifted the swimming advisory for Kelso Beach on Thursday. The advisory has been in place since Aug. 6 after GBPH received lab confirmation that water samples from the beach had bacterial levels exceeding Ontario's recreational water quality guideline of a maximum of 200 E. Coli per 100 millilitres of water. A [...]

The local Salvation Army is putting a call out to the community for donations after seeing a noticeable drop in the number of items being received at its thrift store in Port Elgin. The organization, which supports people in need in Grey and Bruce counties, is hoping the community can help fill the gap by [...]

High school games, a university women's game, player and referee clinics and road hockey among highlights

A Mildmay resident has been charged after police say he attended a business wearing items that had been stolen from the same business just hours before. On Thursday, South Bruce OPP received a report of overnight break and enters at two adjacent business properties along Highway 9 in Mildmay. Police attended the locations, where they [...]

Event continues to see less fish entered, but quality remains high

A quartet of local ball players won gold with Team Ontario at the 2025 Canada Summer Games in St. John's. Joseph Weiler (Hepworth), Alex McGillivray (Durham), Dakota McComb (Williamsford) and Connor Paige (Hanover) helped the men from The Heartland Province beat Quebec, 4-2, in the gold-medal game Sunday. It's been a successful summer for the [...]

Grey-Bruce Board of Health chair Nick Saunders says provincial officials have admitted that the decision to terminate municipal representatives of the board was co-ordinated with ministry officials, and is asking that statements to the contrary be retracted. In a letter addressed to Ontario Chief Medical Officer of Health Dr. Kieran Moore and also sent to [...]

An afternoon dance party at the Owen Sound legion will be held on Sept. 7 as part of an initiative to raise funds for veterans and their families who are in need, including those experiening homelessness. The event is being held to support the campaign by Branch 6 legion members Julie Benson and Bernadette Mervyn, [...]