There’s no shortage of events planned this weekend and on Canada Day in Owen Sound and Grey-Bruce. Canada Day itself is on a Tuesday this year, with the statutory holiday and all the associated closures observed then. However, there’s plenty to do in the region over the weekend and on the birthday of Canada’s confederation. […]
A six-year-old boy was rescued from Lake Huron after drifting away from shore on what Ontario Provincial Police described as an “inflatable ring.” The child, who police said was wearing a “personal floatation device,” drifted from shore near Black’s Point Beach, south of Goderich, on Monday just after noon, police said. The boy was located […]
Provincial police closed a Southwestern Ontario beach after a swimmer went missing in Lake Erie over the weekend. Emergency crews were called Sunday shortly after 3 p.m. to Port Burwell beach for a report of two swimmers in distress, Elgin OPP said. One swimmer was pulled to safety and taken to hospital with non-life threatening […]
Michigan’s first surf shop is hosting its second annual freshwater festival, Beryl Days, which runs June 20-22 at various locations including the Sleeping Bear Surf Shop, Empire Public Beach Lighthouse […]
Woodstock’s embattled former mayor has notched a second mistrial in his long and complicated journey through the criminal justice system.
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Kincardine District Senior School held senior prom at the Kincardine Beach Pavilion on May 31. The sun shined brightly on more than 170 seniors and guests who enjoyed a delicious buffet meal served by The Bruce and The Ice Cream Shack before kicking up their heels to dance the night away. […]
A Free Press reader thinks too many London councillors seem "all too eager to silence anyone who asks questions pertaining to transparency and accountability."
A gold pocket watch connects a Lake Michigan beach town to an English port town. It’s a homecoming 165 years in the making, weaving invisible strings between a British parliament […]
A Free Press reader says the condition of the White Rhino sculpture at Museum London is "both shocking and sad."
“If you go for a walk in the woods, it’s good to know what could hurt you,” he said. “Going to the beach is no different – we should know the dangers and how to spot them.”
The last known 1st Hussar from London who fought in the Netherlands and Germany during the Second World War has died.
After far-off wildfires drove air quality in the region into high-risk territory last week, a Southwestern Ontario health unit has extended a special air quality statement.