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Heather O’Neill is bringing her big-city stories to the country.  She is the top-billed author of the Dunedin Literary Festival and will be featured in the evening’s Words and Music event. [...]

Using metal detectors, treasure hunters Jacquie Rushlow and Jonny Craig unearthed a few items of interest around the old jail this week. The best find was a toy cannon made of brass. Rushlow said [...]

Police have arrested and charged a former Clearview Township teacher as a result of a historical sexual assault investigation. The investigation began after police received complaints about [...]

Through the generosity of two new donors, Ray’s Place was able to provide two four-year university scholarships to two local students.  Each of the scholarships is for $20,000, payable in four [...]

The New Lowell Knights bantams won the championship this weekend, going 5-0 in the playoffs. Back row: coach Kevin Eggleton, coach Rich Gill, Aiden Hepburn, Stone Breedon, Evan McKay, Evan Floyd, [...]

Mansfield Cubs won their second straight junior championship in the North Dufferin Baseball League on Thursday defeating the Ivy Blues in three games. The best-of-five series started Aug. 19 and [...]

Separated as they are by over 9,000 km of distance and several thousand years of time, there cannot possibly be any connection between the Pharaoh Tutankhamun who lived in 1332 BC and the Petun [...]

“There’s no there there,” Gertrude Stein said about her hometown Oakland, California. Today that phrase is often applied to a person or place that has no distinctive identity. By borrowing the [...]

Stayner is embracing its past while looking to the future. A downtown revitalization project aims to reveal the character of the heritage buildings that line the main street while finding [...]

Folk groups from Europe and North America will be teaching workshops and performing at the Big Branch Festival in Honeywood from September 7-9. “I think especially today, as everything gets [...]