Christmas

People hear the words “craft beer” and think it’s all about hoppy IPAs.

Homeless, hopeless

Ask a clutch of classic car buffs to name an automobile that symbolizes the apex of North America style and beauty, and many will settle on the 1957 Chevrolet Bel Air.

You know the line in “‘Twas the Night Before Christmas” by Clement Moore… “The stockings were hung by the chimney with care.” After Santa had filled all the stockings, what do you suppose was inside? Oral histories recorded by the Bruce County Historical Society tell us much about early life

BAYFIELD – A steady flow of onlookers watched on in sadness Tuesday as an excavator worked to remove the final pieces of the collapsed roof of a landmark hotel that’s been forced closed for the foreseeable future. Main Street in front of the 1840s-built Albion Hotel remained closed as a

It was the third Sunday in November. I had just got home from church and was changing my clothes when the phone rang. It was a nurse at the hospital in Chatham, Ont. She informed me that my dad had been brought into hospital and had died. This was sudden

The Kincardine Christmas Bird Count (KCBC) is back for its 41st year. “Any one participant typically sees between 20 and 30 species,” said James Turland, compiler of the Kincardine count. “It truly takes a team effort to make it work.” During an average Kincardine count, between 50 and 60 species

It’s called the season of giving for a reason. London-area charities are making a major push to help the less fortunate, collecting everything from food to toys to toiletries to help low-income Londoners, support the city’s homeless or make the holidays brighter for kids in hospital. Here are some of

In 1582 Pope Gregory XIII issued the inter gravissimas, the papal bull that reformed the calendar, which meant that 11 days were removed to accommodate the fact that the reckoning of time drifts away from the stars if we don’t account for slow precession of Earth in relation to its

A 21-year-old London man is facing several charges after a tow truck driver in Huron County was injured when a vehicle removed from a ditch sped away. Huron County Ontario Provincial Police and paramedics responded to reports of a pedestrian being struck on Airport Line between Huron Street and Thames

Canada Post strike prompts group of Oxford County dads to help Santa ensure letters to the North Pole are returned before Christmas Eve.

The recent front page photo provided a smile and was an inspiration to me for the rest of the day.