Owen Sound Sun Times

Just four days in, a judge has declared a mistrial and ordered a new jury be selected at the sexual assault trial of five players from Canada's championship-winning 2018 world junior hockey team. While the decision may have caused the trial to slightly wobble, it hasn't derailed it. A new jury panel had already assembled [...]

Grey County council has approved a projected 2024 year-end corporate surplus of more than $4.4 million, with the funds to be transferred into reserves for use on upcoming work. Such a large surplus, which will be finalized when the county's audited financial statements are presented in June, is an exception rather than the norm, and [...]

Supporting local workers and businesses is part of solution, many say.

Georgian Bluffs chief administrative officer Niall Lobley will join Grey County as deputy CAO. At her final meeting on Thursday, outgoing Grey County CAO Kim Wingrove announced that Lobley had been selected to fill the position currently held by Randy Scherzer, who will take over the top job at the county. Wingrove, who is leaving [...]

The company's Dundalk location closed in December.

Fifty years ago, in 1975, Elinor Bartlett placed an ad in the newspaper. Six people replied to that ad looking for like-minded individuals who shared a love of spinning and weaving, and thus the Pottawatomi Spinners and Weavers Guild was born. The group recently celebrated its 50th anniversary as a community organization consisting of weavers, [...]

'It's not just about jobs. It's about making life viable here, and attractive' Ann Gillies said.

The PJHL's best-of-seven Schmalz Cup semifinal returns to Hanover Friday with the Barons down 2-1 to the Napanee Raiders. The Raiders and Barons will drop the puck at 8 p.m. inside the P&H Centre. Napanee, the East Conference champions, took Game 1 in Hanover on April 17 by a score of 3-1, despite Hanover outshooting [...]

The Owen Sound North Stars junior B team begins the 2025 road to the Founders' Cup on Friday in Six Nations. The North Stars open up the campaign with five straight road games. They'll play two games this weekend. It all begins Friday night at the Iroquois Lacrosse Arena before the N'Stars travel to the [...]

Federal election all-candidates meeting in Owen Sound will be rebroadcast on Rogers

Bluewater District School Board Trustee Derrick Long is again facing sanctions after being found to have breached the board's code of conduct policy. A 36-page investigative report detailing a code of conduct complaint against Long was presented at the board's meeting on April 15. The investigation report, written by Michael Maynard of ADR Chambers, alleges [...]

The African Children's Choir will celebrate 40 years of Hope and Harmony at Owen Sound's Rockcliffe Church on May 11. The choir's Owen Sound tour stop will begin at 10:30 a.m. at the 4th Avenue West church. The African Children's Choir proves just how powerful music can be," says choir manager Tina Sipp. These concerts [...]

A record 7.3 million Canadians, at least, cast their ballots in advance polls across the country over the long weekend, according to Elections Canada. The 7.3 million figure is an estimate with some polls yet to report, but it's clear more Canadians are turning out to the polls early than ever before. It's a 25 [...]

The record breaking rookie becomes the first Owen Sound Attack player to earn the award.

Owen Sound's Safe N Sound and OShaRE are this year's recipients of the weeklong 2025 Tim Hortons Smile Cookie charity campaign. The famous coffee shop's Smile Cookie campaign runs from April 28 to May 4, with 100 per cent of the proceeds from every cookie sold at Tim Hortons locations in Owen Sound supporting the [...]

Dark Sky International advocates have set up a presentation at the library in Owen Sound and a stargazing event on Tuesday evening. The presentation, Saving Our Dark Skies, will begin at 6:30 p.m. at the Owen Sound and North Grey Union Public Library's auditorium, followed by a question-and-answer session. Then, when it gets dark, likely [...]

Six students from Grey and Bruce counties are preparing for an opportunity of a lifetime, as they have been selected to represent Team Bluewater at the 2025 Canada Wide Science Fair (CWSF). This year's fair will take place from May 31 to June 7 at the University of New Brunswick in Fredericton. More than 400 [...]

Local martial artists from KT Tae Kwon Do attended the 25th annual Tri Star Taekwondo Championship earlier this month at Western in London. The tournament featured over 600 competitors and represented a challenging arena for the local athletes hoping to achieve their goals. The two youngest athletes from KT Tae Kwon Do, Justina Kim and [...]

Oxenden's Julian Smith is the male sprint overall series winner for Nordiq Canada. The overall sprint title is earned by a cumulative score through performances in domestic races during the 2024-25 winter season. Smith narrowly edged his National Team Development Centre teammate Luke Allan to take the top spot in the standings. Smith will soon [...]

Local Liberals seeing signs of success but forecaster says Conservatives lead

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Hanover police charged a 28-year-old Hanover man after a female was sprayed with Mace. Police Chief Chris Knoll said in a post on the social media platform X Friday that his officers responded to a domestic dispute overnight. A female was sprayed with Mace during an altercation and was taken by ambulance to Hanover hospital, [...]

There's an app to help people figure out what waste goes where

Former Adult Protective Services clients are being contacted to ensure they're OK

The Conservatives, the NDP and the Bloc were battling to put their parties back on the national agenda

Owen Sound Mayor Ian Boddy received the Municipal Government Stewardship Award from the Canadian Nuclear Isotope Council (CNIC) on Tuesday evening as part of the Canadian Nuclear Association's conference in Ottawa. The award recognizes an elected official who has emerged as a leader in promoting regional isotope production, workforce and talent development, and partnerships to [...]

Meaford council approved the municipality's 2025 budget earlier this month. The approved budget will result in a 6.86 per cent increase in the municipal tax rate and a 5.29 per cent increase in the blended tax rate, which includes municipal, county, and education taxes. The estimated impact on a home assessed at $273,000 is approximately [...]

'There's no shortage of patients,' volunteer driver says

More than 100 Bluewater District School Board students will depart for Europe soon to help commemorate Canadian veterans as part of the 80th anniversary of the liberation of the Netherlands and VE Day. Explorica will run the tours, which will take students and their chaperones to important historical sites such as the Anne Frank House, [...]

An aging church congregation in need of help maintaining its property and a Community Living association in desperate need of housing are joining forces in Wiarton.

The Owen Sound Attack added three more players to the fold Wednesday night in the Ontario Hockey League's under-18 priority selection draft. With the fifth overall pick in the under-18 draft, the Owen Sound Attack selected Julius Da Silva from the Toronto Jr. Canadiens. The right winger played on the same Jr. Canadiens team as [...]

A 64-year-old pedestrian who was crossing the road was hit by a car in Walkerton Wednesday. The pedestrian was taken to hospital with injuries that were not considered life-threatening and the driver, a 27-year-old Brockton resident, was charged with careless driving causing bodily harm, a Highway Traffic Act offence. The collision occurred about 12:16 p.m. [...]

City police charged two Owen Sound teens Wednesday following two break-and-enters at the Marine Convenience in less than a week, causing about $5,000 dollars damage. Police believe they broke the front window and stole alcohol both times from the store at 2575 2nd Ave W. on April 9 and 15. Police canvassed the area for [...]

Man arrested east of Owen Sound Monday

The event will conclude with a parade led by the Durham Sauntering Band.

According to NHL Central Scouting, Owen Sound goaltender Matthew Koprowski is the third highest-rated North American goaltender in the Ontario Hockey League. A total of 170 CHL players have been listed in the NHL Central Scouting's Final Rankings ahead of the 2025 NHL Draft, which is scheduled to take place on June 27 and 28 [...]

Owen Sound councillors will learn more about strong mayor powers at upcoming meeting

Trail from Owen Sound to Dundalk hit by washouts, downed trees

New building would replace one destroyed by fire one year ago

Grey and Bruce counties are joining forces to hold what they're calling the largest networking event in the region aboard the Chi-Cheemaun later this month. The counties are inviting local professionals to step aboard the locally famous ferry to cruise and connect" April 24. Boarding begins at 6:15 p.m. in Owen Sound, where the Chi-Cheemaun [...]

It's been 15 years since the Owen Sound North Stars won an Ontario Junior B Lacrosse League playoff series, but this 2025 team seems destined to defy that streak and start a new chapter. We're all in this year. There is no tomorrow for a lot of these guys," said the club's captain, Carter Moran. [...]

Seven girls field lacrosse players from the Owen Sound North Stars program have earned spots on the National Developmental Team Program (NDTP) Canada East lacrosse rosters for the 2025 season. The players are Ella Todd (U15), Bree Wilkins, Taryn Weppler and London Doyle (U17) and Taryn Lee, Laine Nissen and Brooklyn Doyle (U19). Owen Sound [...]

Owen Sound council notes: 100 years for Kiwanis, report coming on snow-clearing help, court security costs, business licences

The Hanover Barons beat the Orillia Terriers at the P&H Centre in Hanover Friday night to win the PJHL's North Conference crown.

Police search related to incident in Owen Sound

Kemble-area maple syrup producers have literally picked up the pieces from a devastating ice storm just two weeks ago and were back welcoming the public to view their operations on Saturday. The wounds from the storm were visible just about everywhere around Kemble on Saturday. The exposed wood where the branches had snapped off under [...]

As the new pavilion has taken shape at the former Chatsworth arena site, Thelma and Robin Ireton have had front-row seats to a project that is very special to them. The Iretons live just a stone's throw away, their home looking out over the pavilion that has really started to take its shape after a [...]

Hockey Canada has invited Owen Sound Attack rookie Pierce Mbuyi to attend the National Men's Under-18 Team pre-tournament camp, set for April 12-15 in Oakville. Mbuyi is fresh off a record-breaking rookie season, during which he scored 29 goals and added 23 assists in 63 games, setting the franchise's true-rookie scoring record. He's one of [...]

The standing-room-only crowd at the Attack Pak's draft party cheered loudly when Ontario Hockey League commissioner Bryan Crawford announced Max Delisle as the Owen Sound Attack's pick at fifth overall Friday night. Right next door, separated by a partition wall, Max was taking photos with his brother, Attack centre Tristan Delisle, and his father, former [...]

Some voters couldn't wait for advance polls over the Easter holiday long weekend