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The Canadian Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum (CBHFM) is hosting its annual Induction Ceremony June 20 on the hall of fame grounds in St. Marys, which will honour six new inductees.

Canada’s largest outdoor freshwater pool is nearly ready to welcome visitors for the 2026 season. The St. Marys Quarry will open on Friday, June 26, offering daily swims from 11 a.m. to 7 p.m.

Provincial Police in Oxford are investigating mischief and theft at a business in Norwich Township. That business is Gunn’s Hill Cheese but it wasn’t any of the products they produce, it was their business sign.

Provincial police in Perth County are asking for the public’s help after four flagpoles in the county were cut down over the weekend. All four were flying the Pride flag.

New Hamburg’s Miller & Miller Auctions Ltd. will be shipping a set of six vintage Ithaca signs to their new owner following last weekend’s auction.

Provincial police in Perth County are asking for the public’s help after four flagpoles in the county were cut down over the weekend. All four were flying the Pride flag.

Just six months ago, Tobi Lawrance was living in a tent in London, unsure of what the future might hold.

Are you ready to see the stars shine at Simcoe Little Theatre? The SLT 80th anniversary show, Where Stars Still Shine, filled with music, laughter, and nostalgia –

With Canada Day right around the corner, the annual festivities in Grand Bend are set to be as exciting as ever. Organized by a committee of local volunteers, this year’s event will take place on Wednesday, July 1, bringing with it a lineup of musical acts who will perform on the Rotary Community Stage, as well as what is being labelled by organizers as southwestern Ontario’s largest Canada Day fireworks display.

The body of a swimmer who went missing on Victoria Day weekend in Grand Bend has been found. According to Lambton County OPP, the body of the swimmer, a 22-year-old from Nepal, was recovered on May 29 in Lake Huron along the shore in Port Franks.

There is officially a race for the mayor’s seat in Tillsonburg with Coun. Kelly Spencer filing her papers to run for the town’s leadership last week.

A proposal that would pave the way for a new 256-bed long-term care home in north Paris generated questions from residents and councillors last Tuesday, with much of the discussion focusing on what future residential development could eventually look like on the remaining lands. County of Brant council held a statutory public meeting June 9 regarding a zoning bylaw

For North Ward Public School's graduating Grade 8 class, a recent trip to Ottawa provided more than just lasting memories with classmates before heading off to high school. As part of the four-day excursion from June 1 to 4, 34 students and four teachers had the opportunity to visit Parliament Hill and step onto the floor of the House of Commons with Flamborough-Glanbrook-Brant North MP Dan Muys.

The Region of Waterloo met for seven-plus hours last week with water dominating the narrative. What resulted was the approval of more H2O being pumped out of Wilmot Township, but with some protections in place.

“Forty is the new 50.”

The newest member of the Tavistock Braves comes with some serious hockey swagger.

The competitive spirit of community theatre was on full display in Hanover, but it was Goderich Little Theatre (GLT) that walked away the undisputed champions of the 2026 Western Ontario Drama League (WODL) Festival.

Huron Perth Public Health (HPPH) has released its 2025 annual report, highlighting programs and services delivered throughout the year to prevent disease, protect health and promote well-being across Huron and Perth.

While offering many services to its residents and patients, Alexandra Marine and General Hospital (AMGH) and its Foundation is currently working towards bringing an MRI machine to Goderich.

Early on in Lisa Wilde’s career at the Emily Murphy Centre, she sat in a playroom in their Barron Street location, watching a young toddler play.