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Woman hospitalized after near drowning

A woman had to be rushed to hospital after she was pulled unconscious from the water at Rondeau Provincial Park.

The Ontario Provincial Police said on Thursday at around 2:15 p.m., emergency crews responded to Lakeshore Road after the 48-year-old woman fell off an inflatable raft and failed to resurface.

Onlookers on the shore were able to swim out to assist the woman and perform CPR. Emergency responders continued to conduct CPR before she was taken to hospital by ambulance in critical condition.

No further information about the woman or her condition has been released.

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Owen Sound Library session gets cyclists ready to roll

Dust off those handlebars and pump up those tires because cycling season is officially upon us! If your trusty two-wheeler is looking a bit more "rusty" than "ready," the Owen Sound & North Grey Union Public Library has just the thing to get you back on the road safely.