Owen Sound Sun Times

A Saugeen First Nation elder has been appointed to the Order of Canada. Dr. Duke Redbird was made an officer (O.C.) in the order by the Government of Canada on June 26 for being a defining voice in Indigenous arts and thought for over sixty years. Through poetry, visual art and spoken word, he highlights [...]

After a third-place finish in the OWFL's Junior Elite Women's League, the Owen Sound North Stars are preparing to make some noise in the postseason.

Owen Sound police spotted drugs in an apartment while removing an unwanted person, then returned with a warrant on July 1. They seized 214 grams of fentanyl, 112 grams of cocaine, and 52 grams of crystal methamphetamine, as well as approximately $1,200 in cash they deemed proceeds of crime. The estimated street value of the [...]

This year the United Way is testing an insides only" option with agency and school partners whose clients and students may receive a backpack.

Owen Sound Police found drugs, scales and cash while executing a search warrant in the city. According to police, investigators executed the search warrant on Canada Day at a residence in the 900 block of 2nd Avenue East, after a uniformed officer observed a large quantity of drugs in an apartment while attending a call [...]

Canadian Hockey League teams were permitted to draft 16-year-old imports this year, but Owen Sound selected older teens they hope will have an immediate impact. Owen Sound Attack president and general manager Tyler Nother described his squad as a team that's trending toward making a push." If you look at the age of our team [...]

Owen Sound's city band is back with free concerts in Harrison Park beginning Monday night and throughout the summer. The Owen Sound City Band, directed by Julia Richards, will perform each Monday night in July and August, except for the Civic Holiday, August 3. Shows in July begin at 7:30 p.m., with shows in August [...]

Jr. B NORTH STARS SWEPT The Six Nations Rebels completed the sweep of the Owen Sound North Stars in the first round of the OJBLL playoffs on June 27. In a tough matchup against the league's top-ranked team in the first round, the North Stars lost Game 3 of the series 12-6 at the Iroquois [...]

Pierce Mbuyi, Lucian Bernat, Cole Zurawski, and Wesley Royston all heard their names called in the 2026 NHL Entry Draft.

'We enjoy living here. We know that it's safe. It's a great place to raise kids.' -- American-born Mike Jones, at Kelso Beach at Nawash Park on Canada Day

The cause of a Tobermory seniors apartment fire that displaced all residents at a Bruce County Housing building on June 23 has been deemed accidental." Northern Bruce Peninsula Fire Chief Jack Burt confirmed the cause was accidental. He declined to say what started the fire, and referred questions about the building to Bruce County, which [...]

A 57-year-old Owen Sound man was taken to a London trauma centre with serious injuries after his bicycle and a pickup truck collided Monday. Owen Sound police said in a news release that the collision took place about 10:17 p.m. at the intersection of 4th Avenue West and 3rd Street A' West. Police said the [...]

Environment Canada issued an 'orange' heat warning Tuesday. The hot weather will last all week and maybe into the weekend.

The cause of the fire is unknown, police said.

Provincial health care funding increases amount to about $10 million additional dollars over last year.

Grey Bruce Public Health is investigating two separate dog bite incidents, one in Owen Sound and the other in Hanover, to confirm whether the dogs have rabies. A mother and her son were walking in Harrison Park near the duck pond when they encountered a woman walking two dogs on Tuesday, June 23. One of [...]

Owen Sound police laid nine charges against a 29-year-old city man, including for stealing alcohol from the same store two days in a row. On Saturday someone reported that an intoxicated family member stole a car. The driver fled at high speed while disobeying traffic signals when police attempted a traffic stop, a police news [...]

There really are no limits to the media one can use to create art - from paints and pastels, to clay and ceramics, to plaster and paper-mache and everything in between. For the members of the Bluewater Quilters' Guild, the media of choice are the fabric, thread and batting they use to create their masterpieces. [...]

Ronetta Billy who immigrated from Saint Lucia, says local YMCA and community made transition so much easier

The Bruce-Grey Catholic District School Board has approved a balanced budget for 2026-27 that includes $132.3 million in spending. The budget achieves 100 per cent compliance with Ministry of Education regulations and directs resources to support a growing population of 5,168 average daily enrollment students, marking a 1.5 per cent increase over last year, the [...]

Grey County in process of updating its beaver, and coyote and wolf bylaws

The plan says its initiatives will be evaluated to measure their success.

Grey County intends to include $2.8 million in its 2028 draft budget for its share of the levy as part of a new regional conservation authority. Council agreed with the staff recommendation to earmark the funds for 2028 to serve as a placeholder" in the budget, even though staff noted that the actual amount the [...]

Owen Sound police ask people with information about drug trafficking to contact them.

Grey County council has endorsed a long-discussed plan to exchange a number of roads with its member municipalities. At its meeting on Thursday, councillors supported a recommendation that includes a funding commitment of approximately $42.8 million to the lower-tier municipalities when they take over 82.5 kilometres of roads in the county network. As part of [...]

Durham hospital's 10 inpatient bed allotment was reassigned to Kincardine and Walkerton hospitals in 2024, but the physical beds remained.

Recipients could be refugees, economic migrants, international students or anyone seeking settlement support.

'There was a high potential for that building to have significant loss from the fire so I'm really proud of my crew here this week.' -- NBP Fire Chief Jack Burt

Owen Sound's multi-year capital plan has projects with budgets totalling more than $30 million in 2027

Indigenous communities now hold stakes in 132 energy projects across Ontario.

'It is dazzling. It really wows people when they're seeing it for the first time especially.' -- Ben Favrin, co-founder of Capital Drone Show

City aiming to have 4th Avenue West between 15th and 20th streets reconstructed next year

Some council members against spending funds on required repairs

Elders 'consistently described a strong sense of fear and vulnerability within their own homes and neighbourhoods.' -- Policing feasibility study

Council agreed on Tuesday to allocate up to $10,000 to have an engineer look at slope failure

The victim was 'extraordinarily lucky' because it looked like he was 'about to die.' -- Grey County Crown attorney Patrick Clement

The Owen Sound Attack are bringing a big, scoring Slovak across the pond to the Scenic City in time for the 2026-27 season. On Tuesday, the Owen Sound Attack announced the signing of 2025 CHL Import Draft selection Lucian Bernat to an OHL Scholarship and Development Agreement. Selected by the Attack in the second round [...]

Two vehicles burned at a business in Walkerton on Tuesday morning. Shortly after 5 a.m., South Bruce OPP responded along with Brockton Fire Services and EMS to an address on Yonge Street. When they arrived, the vehicles were found engulfed in flames. The fire was extinguished and no injuries were reported, police said in a [...]

Following investigation, no grounds to believe officer committed a criminal offence

They stood in a circle and waited for the sun. A few short months removed from a city buried in snow, community members gathered to pay tribute to the sun on National Indigenous Peoples Day. June 21 is the longest day of the year in this hemisphere, and it was even longer for Trish Meekins, [...]

So far, it looks like the Six Nations Rebels are too much too soon for the Scenic City bunch. After two games between the two squads facing off in the Ontario Junior B Lacrosse League first-round best-of-five playoff series, the Rebels have outscored the Owen Sound North Stars, 28-8. Owen Sound knew they were the [...]

New data shows that the majority of Canadians are worried about their finances. According to figures released by United Way Canada, 60 per cent of Canadians report anxiety when thinking about their personal finances. The United Way of Bruce Grey said the findings mirror what they've witnessed locally as more individuals and families struggle to [...]

Dakotah McPhee heard the waiting crowd cheering and broke into a sprint, arms raised in the air as she crossed the finish line. For months, the young adults who make up the community at the REACH Centre Grey Bruce have been training. The walk-run, in its fifth year, isn't just one of the biggest and [...]

Township council expected to make a decision in coming weeks on how to proceed

The Bluewater District School Board has passed a balanced budget of nearly $300 million for the 2026-2027 school year. The approved budget of $299,163,285 in revenues, $299,114,654 in expenses, and $48,631 in net reserve contributions aligns with the requirements of the Education Act and funding parameters set by the Ministry of Education, the board said [...]

The Owen Sound Attack announced the signing of eighth-overall pick Max Fransen to an OHL Scholarship and Development Agreement on Wednesday. We are thrilled to officially welcome Max and his family to the Owen Sound Attack organization," said Attack president and general manager Tyler Nother in a media release. Max's intelligence, leadership, and competitiveness are [...]

Oil meant for deep frying was left unattended and caught fire causing approximately $10,000 worth of damages.

The Owen Sound Attack have spent the off-season, thus far, signalling their intent to contend for a championship next season. The team's new ownership, new president and GM, and new head coach will look to make a lasting first impression, and it all gets underway on Friday, Sept. 18, in Kitchener. Tyler Nother, the team's [...]

A pair of OPP street crime units recently combined to recover nearly $300,000 in stolen equipment. Members of the City of Kawartha Lakes Community Street Crime Unit (CSCU), in collaboration with Grey Bruce CSCU, recovered a significant quantity of waht they said were stolen vehicles and tools as part of an ongoing theft investigation. On [...]

City decides it will watch and see how rollout of Bring Your Own event policy goes across province