GUELPH-ERAMOSA – On Sept. 6 at about 6:45pm, Wellington County OPP responded to a marine emergency on Guelph Lake.
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The kids are not alright: pandemic restrictions led to increased depression, anxiety: report
GUELPH – Wellington-Dufferin-Guelph Public Health, along with other community partners, has taken a deep dive into the data to see the secondary impacts of COVID-19 on children and youth – and it doesn't look good.
Lawsuit claims $15.7-million in damages following Puslinch crash injuring CTV reporter
GUELPH – A journalist struck by a car at the intersection of Brock Road North (Wellington Road 46) and Maltby Road on March 1 has filed a civil suit alleging negligence against five defendants.
Aurora man behind Fergus marijuana grow-op facing potential prison sentence
GUELPH – A judge will deliver his sentence later this month for a man labelled by the feds as the “operating mind” behind a “sophisticated” Fergus marijuana growing operation busted more than two years ago.
Jury selected for Michael Hurst sexual assault trial
GUELPH - The trial of Michael Hurst, a 45-year-old Palmerston man charged with five counts of sexual assault, begins next week.
Kween crowned ‘Canadian National Ms’
GUELPH – Kween, the former executive director of the Guelph Black Heritage Society, was crowned Canadian National Ms on Aug. 27, walking away with wins in all areas of the Canadian National Miss Pageant.
Local organizations receive $512,000 to modernize operations
GUELPH – The Guelph Community Foundation recently announced $512,000 in funding to support 11 community service organizations in Guelph and Wellington County through the Government of Canada’s Community Services Recovery Fund.
Three local programs receive federal funding to increase support for substance users
GUELPH – Guelph MP Lloyd Longfield, on behalf of the Honourable Ya’ara Saks, Minister of Mental and Addictions and Associate Minister of Health, announced more than $1.8 million in federal funding for three projects in Guelph through Health Canada’s Substance Use and Addictions Program (SUAP).
All charges against OPP officer dropped
GUELPH – Charges against a Wellington OPP officer have been withdrawn more than three years after they were first laid. Sukhvinder Singh Toor was charged in connection with secretly recorded conversations at the Rockwood OPP station.
Ontario Launches 2023 Excellence in Agriculture Program
GUELPH – The Government of Ontario is launching the 2023 Excellence in Agriculture program to showcase the outstanding efforts, innovations, and achievements across the agriculture and food sector.