Owen Sound Sun Times

Event has been held at Cape Croker for 40 years

Dark comedy Loathe Thy Neighbour was filmed in area back in 2023

Kawartha Lakes, through Peterborough, Northumberland and Prince Edward County has received 90 per cent less than normal rain

Public Health has yet to comment on the move.

Police said one person was assaulted and sustained minor injuries in the incident

'I guess I'm for the ordinary people, the everyday people that say good morning to you on the street.' -- Ann Kelly, in a 1987 story about her retirement from The Sun Times.

Bruce Peninsula currently has high forest fire danger rating

The defending Mann Cup champions are moving on after completing a four-game sweep of the Owen Sound North Stars. The Six Nations Chiefs beat the North Stars 12-6 Saturday afternoon inside the Meaford and St. Vincent Community Centre. The Chiefs will now play the winner of the other Major Series Lacrosse semifinal between the Brooklin [...]

Stay hydrated. That was the advice for the sand sculptors at Sauble's Sandfest on a hot Saturday morning, and the trick to keeping their intricate creations together. This sand is wet, but it still takes so much water to build something," said professional sand sculptor Sharon Nesbitt, who has been building sandcastles at Sauble's Sandfest [...]

The sounds of pounding drums and chanting songs spilled out from the grounds of the James Mason Memorial Recreation Centre Saturday afternoon. Vehicles lined the side of French Bay Road near Chippawa Hill, as people from all over the province and country came in droves to the annual Saugeen First Nation Powwow. On a scorching [...]

The paddle-bike-run race was inspired by a similar race in New Zealand and takes participants through the rugged and beautiful Bruce Peninsula landscape.

Three others were taken to hospital with serious but non-life-threatening injuries.

A local builder is working to fix the eyesore" across from the Harry Lumley Bayshore Community Centre. Owen Sound has issued a building permit for the Bayshore Terrace development, a proposed 30-unit fully accessible retirement living community at 297 18th St. E. in Owen Sound. The Graham family purchased the stalled Georgian Landing project through [...]

Grey Bruce OPP have charged a 20-year-old Mississauga man with assault with a weapon after an altercation at a national park on the Bruce Peninsula. According to police, members of the OPP responded to a disturbance involving two people at a public site on Aug. 6. A bystander observed a male causing damage to public [...]

The latest Gather in Grey marketing video showcases Owen Sound's culinary offerings. The Gather campaign is a multiyear initiative by Grey County to highlight food and agri-business operators across the region, aiming to boost local tourism, promote the region's rich agricultural heritage, and foster economic growth. Gather in Owen Sound is part of a region-wide [...]

Members of the Ontario Provincial Police's west region laid 1,425 charges over the holiday weekend. The OPP's traffic campaign ran from Aug. 1 to Aug. 4 and targeted driving behaviours that contribute to traffic collision deaths, injuries, and property damage on roadways, including speeding, failure to wear a seatbelt, distracted driving and impaired driving. For [...]

The 37th Annual McDonald's Owen Sound Salmon Spectacular is right around the corner, and the fishing is just starting to get good. It's starting to go, I saw about 10 fish at the Mill Dam and someone sent a photo of a 17-pound fish they caught this morning at the hole (a not-so-secret fishing spot [...]

The Bruce Grey Music Hall of Fame's Class of 2025 includes inductees from the big band era to vintage rock'n roll, and many more. This year's Hall of Fame inductees include Max Clark, Steve Ritchie, Richard Knechtel, Ronnie and the Kool Kats and the Lloyd Kibbler orchestra. The five newest inductees to the hall were [...]

Pies are both a personal journey of perfection, and a great group activity

Patrick Stieber of Owen Sound won the Rotary Club of Wiarton's Shore to Shore Race on Monday. Originally named the Bluewater Marathon, the Shore to Shore race begins in Oliphant near the Lake Huron shoreline on the Bruce Peninsula and finishes in Wiarton near Colpoy's Bay. The 13-kilometre course features rolling hills and a fast [...]

Water-sampling results from the Kelso Beach area have shown bacterial levels exceeding Ontario Ministry of Health standards. As a result, Grey Bruce Public Health, in consultation with the City of Owen Sound, has posted Kelso Beach as unsafe for swimming. The beach posting will remain in effect until further samples show levels have returned to [...]

The picketing provision in the town's public nuisance bylaw says no one shall picket in or on a public place unless authorized by the town, with a set fine of $400.

The 2025 Walk for Wenjack series begins August 14 at Cape Croker Park in Neyaashiinigmiing and will expand to several other Bruce County communities. Community members are invited to gather at the park's Arbour at 1 p.m. for a meaningful walk in reflection and solidarity." This first walk marks the launch of Bruce County's annual [...]

The Owen Sound and District Chamber of Commerce is asking its members to complete a survey to better understand how U.S. tariffs are affecting its membership. The chamber said in an e-mail blast that its members' insights are essential in helping to advocate for policies that ensure key challenges in today's economic landscape are addressed. [...]

Barry More, a self-taught craftsman, built a 19th century Georgian Regency villa which is a popular tourist stop.

Dhane Smith now has seven goals through two games in the best-of-seven semifinals series.

The Georgian Bay Folk Society is inviting the community to a by-donation concert to help celebrate 50 years of Summerfolk. The Coming Home concert is set for Thursday, Aug. 14, leading into the Summerfolk Music and Crafts Festival weekend. The all-ages show at Kelso Beach at Nawash Park is intended to welcome both longtime festival [...]

Bruce Power's James Scongack will chair the newly formed Nuclear Isotope Innovation Council of Ontario. Stephen Lecce, Ontario's Minister of Energy and Mines, announced the formation of NIICO at Sunnybrook Hospital in Toronto. Ontario is proud to lead the world in the fight against cancer by harnessing the power of nuclear innovation to produce life-saving [...]

Election results were confirmed Aug. 1

'It's always been a kind of laid back, nice place to be.' -- Jan Carder, who returned to live in Wiarton after 25-year absence

The weather was perfect on the Civic holiday weekend.

'. . . you can just kind of have fun and no one really cares how good you are at it." -- co-chair Brady Anderson

As the U.S. backslides, its democracy backslides, it's important for Canadians to stand up for their freedom at this time." -- Ken Johnston

More uncertainty is expected for area businesses after U.S. President Donald Trump's latest tariff increases against Canada. On Thursday, Trump fired another shot in the tariff war by signing an executive order to increase tariffs on certain Canadian goods to 35 per cent. And while most Canadian exports going south of the border should be [...]

A Scottish judge's decision in considering extradition requests makes no comment on the truth of the allegations against three men.

CFOS can now be heard at FM 89.3

Owners hope to learn more about rebuilding plans after structural engineer assesses building next week

Over the last 25 years, 219 veterans have been honoured at the Billy Bishop Museum events

Damage from fire, smoke and water estimated at $2.2 million

Saugeen First Nation is establishing a marine rescue station on the recently renamed Saugeen Beach.

Tell people before going out on the water, firefighters advise.

Building had 17 residential units that houses approximately 25 people

The hospital in Owen Sound is temporarily without a computed tomography scanner after a mobile unit there has been taken out of operation. Brightshores Health System said in a news release issued on Wednesday that the mobile CT scanner that began operating in the Emergency Department parking lot in early July was no longer available [...]

Ottawa man pronounced deceased at scene despite resuscitation efforts

A handful of sand thrown at the eyes of the bear gave him enough time to escape

No one was hurt in the robbery, police said.

Business owners, social service agencies and government officials gathered at the Harmony Centre in Owen Sound Monday night to discuss issues of safety, drug use and homelessness in the city's downtown. More than 100 people attended the by-invitation meeting, which began at 7 p.m. and lasted approximately two hours. Joel Pennington served as the meeting [...]

A convicted murderer with ties to Bruce County and Hanover who escaped from a correctional institution in Quebec earlier this month has been captured in Montreal. On July 6, the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) were notified of an escapee from a Quebec correctional institution. The Surete du Quebec Police Service advised that on July 5, [...]

A program that helps 160 people with developmental disabilities in Grey-Bruce live independently will be fully operational in August. Participation Lodge Grey Bruce (PLBG) has been working since April to take over operation of the provincial program after Bruce Grey Child & Family Services withdrew as the lead local agency on March 31, citing unsustainable [...]

As runners-up in the NWMO's first site-selection process, the municipality of South Bruce is uniquely positioned as the organization now seeks a second site to bury nuclear waste deep underground.