Owen Sound Sun Times

With three games left to play, the Owen Sound Attack are in a dead heat with the Sarnia Sting and Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds.

Pierce Mbuyi scored two goals Friday night and is the Attack's new true rookie points leader with 48 and counting.

Joey Hishon and Colby Barlow share the Owen Sound Attack's "true rookie" point record. Pierce Mbuyi is poised to set a new mark.

Mark Carney a good choice to deal with Donald Trump, Grey-Bruce Liberal candidates say

Grey County council news roundup, including homelessness successes but longer county housing wait times

The day started with Trudeau officially resigning and issuing a goodbye note to Canadians on social media

Other council business included a call to proclaim Agnes Macphail Day on her birthday, March 24

Deputy-CAO Randy Scherzer will become new top county administrator

Conservation authorities in Grey-Bruce are reminding people to use extra caution around local waterways with mild temperatures and rain in the forecast for the weekend. The Grey Sauble Conservation Authority and Saugeen Valley Conservation Authority have both issued watershed conditions statements, warning of the potential for a spring runoff event that could pose a risk [...]

Lower cap on number of licences among changes planned

Part of the balance between tourism and preserving what draws visitors is extending the season, we see in another installment in Postmedia's How Canada Wins series.

Eighteen minor hockey teams will play 56 games in Owen Sound this weekend as the Barb Downey Memorial Local League Tournament returns to the Scenic City. Tournament Director Loretta Emonts is baking 650 cupcakes for all of the players. It's a lot of fricken' fun," Emonts said of the tournament. Games are being played at [...]

Southwestern Ontario Indigenous health agency is in turmoil, jeopardizing the well-being of staff and health of thousands of patients

It appears the playoff race between the Owen Sound Attack, Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds and Sarnia Sting will be a photo finish. The Owen Sound Attack kept pace with a 6-3 victory at home over the Flint Firebirds Wednesday night in front of a sold-out crowd at the Harry Lumley Bayshore Community Centre. Declan Waddick [...]

Some very serious work has been put in to ensure maximum laughs when the curtain opens on the next Owen Sound Little Theatre production. The witty farce The Play That Goes Wrong opens March 20 as the third installment in the local theatre company's 2024-25 playbill. Director John Flynn said Tuesday that the production is [...]

'It will be a day of creativity, connection, and hope,' organizer says

Canada Post is moving to community mailboxes for Hepworth. A Canada Post spokeswoman said no alternative location could be found for a post office in Hepworth and so Canada Post decided to install permanent community mailboxes instead. No location or timing for this change is confirmed but affected residents will be notified as soon as [...]

Owen Sound council chose not to act on a public request to take down U.S. flags hanging at the Julie McArthur Regional Recreation Centre. During public question period, Owen Sound residents Anne and Doug Stewart asked the city to consider removing the U.S. flags hanging at the north end of the ice surfaces at the [...]

Health officials say test wells as snow melts, runoff starts

Owen Sound council granted final approval for the following business licenses at its meeting on Monday: Buds 4 Less Corp, a cannabis dispensary business at 2125 16th St. E. Buried Wealth Tattoo Collective, a tattoo business at 249 10th St. W. Penn. Penningtons, a retail clothing business at 1969 16th St. E. Retreat Into Wellness, [...]

Fee to help with costs, complaints about camping on harbour wall

The average price came in at $26,530 per acre

Incidents the sixth and seventh cryptocurrency-related frauds in the South Bruce OPP jurisdiction this year

Police are looking for suspects following a break-and-enter at a Walkerton business in the early hours of March 2. According to a media release from the South Bruce OPP, two suspects wearing masks broke into a business on Durham Street East in Walkerton at 12:55 a.m. Police said the suspects smashed through glass to enter [...]

The latest outburst from the American president appears to have been triggered by tariffs imposed by Ontario Premier Doug Ford

Owen Sound will look at banning American-made products and services and prioritize a Buy Canada approach in response to the tariff threats from U.S President Donald Trump. On Monday, city council passed a motion by Coun. Brock Hamley that directed staff to prepare a report on the matter for consideration. Hamley said the city may [...]

The Owen Sound Attack won't be able to withstand any more weekends like this past one in Erie. Not if they want to play playoff hockey. The young Bears were outhustled, outshot, and outscored 11-4 in a two-game set inside the Erie Insurance Arena. Luckily, the two other teams they're hunting down in the Western [...]

An Ontario ice cream manufacturer is freezing its prices, a response to the U.S.trade war it says is the greatest threat to Canada's sovereignty since the Second World War. Chapman's Ice Cream, the largest independent ice cream manufacturer in the country,is vowing not to increase prices for customers for the remainder of 2025 as U.S. [...]

Owen Sound police charged drivers with impaired operation in two separate crashes, one involving a city snowplow. Owen Sound Police Services officers laid impaired driving charges after collisions Friday night and early Sunday morning, both with no reported injuries but significant damage to the vehicles. Friday at 10 p.m. police attended a two-vehicle collision in [...]

The Owen Sound Attack are coming home empty handed. Owen Sound dropped a second-straight game to the Erie Otters, 7-3, Saturday night inside the Erie Insurance Arena. Luckily for the Scenic City Skaters, the Sarnia Sting and Sault Ste. Marie both lost Saturday as well, so the playoff picture at the bottom of the Western [...]

'Not a lot in life is free right now,' woman says of free repairs at the Repair Cafe

Unemployment ticked up to six per cent in Grey, Bruce, Huron and Perth counties in February, while Ontario's rate remained steady at 7.2 per cent The region's unemployment rate rose by 0.2 of a percentage point to six per cent. There were about 1,700 full-time jobs lost, partially offset by 900 part-time jobs gained, for [...]

Hit the panic button in PA. With playoff implications full-on implicating, the Owen Sound Attack were smothered by the Erie Otters in a 4-1 defeat inside the Erie Insurance Arena Friday night. The Otters clinched a playoff spot with the victory. Owen Sound lost ground to Sarnia but were bailed out by the Barrie Colts, [...]

The local child welfare authority says it can't afford the extra expense of a program which helps adults with developmental delays anymore.

A 28-year-old pedestrian from Aurora has suffered life-threatening injuries after a collision on the Grey-Bruce line on Friday morning. Grey Bruce OPP are asking for witnesses or anyone who may have dash cam video of the crash that occurred just before 8 a.m. to come forward. Grey Bruce and South Bruce OPP responded to the [...]

Cattle farmers hope to see tariff-talk volatility settle down

Fresh Roots Cafe reopens, adding tables

The Owen Sound and District Chamber of Commerce is bringing businesses together to help them prosper. This is Part 2 of Postmedia's How Canada Wins series.

One driver was taken to hospital after two pickup trucks collided at 10th Street and 7th Avenue East Thursday morning. The Owen Sound fire department responded to a call at 11:10 a.m. Capt. Kyle Bowers said firefighters used a tool to remove the door to extricate one of the drivers. They helped paramedics load the [...]

Wood sculptor Mark Sfirri will give a virtual presentation on the works of Stephen Hogbin and their impact on furniture making and woodturning

If U.S. President Donald Trump's plan is to start a trade war to achieve a large-scale manufacturing revolution in the United States, it's a flawed strategy, says Canada's largest manufacturing consortium. With a head office in Owen Sound, the Excellence in Manufacturing Consortium is a training and information-sharing group that supports more than 18,000 firms [...]

After spring-like weather to start the week, winter returned with a vengeance on Thursday, closing roads across Grey-Bruce and creating another snow day for students. Grey Bruce OPP issued an advisory late Thursday morning asking drivers to limit their travel due to blowing snow and whiteout conditions. Officers were responding to numerous crashes and vehicles [...]

Judge says she wanted murderer to hear impact on family

A local wood manufacturer consortium CEO said Ontario companies are exploring other markets and hoping for government relief as Trump's tariffs come into effect. The bottom line is a lot of them are starting to explore other export markets," said Mike Baker, CEO of the Wood Manufacturing Cluster of Ontario. The problem with that is [...]

It's just an ordinary old pear tree, except for a bit of human intervention about a hundred years ago.

International Women's Day began as a struggle for more women's pay in the U.S.

EH!tel Networks Inc. has acquired Owen Sound telecommunications company GBTel. The acquisition came into effect on Friday (Feb. 28), and the company says GBTel customers will continue to receive their internet and home phone services uninterrupted with no changes to contracts or rates. GBTel founders Richard and David Gils will continue to oversee the quality [...]

It is the human form of rabies vaccine; animal doses are not in shortage

Welcoming Communities Grey Bruce will hand out its BELONG Awards next month, celebrating those who embody diversity, empowerment and unity in the region. The annual awards will be presented when the not-for-profit organization, committed to building a welcoming and inclusive community for all, holds its Together as One Gala on April 25 at the Klages [...]