CK courthouse. Sept 30, 2019. (Photo by Paul Pedro)CK courthouse. Sept 30, 2019. (Photo by Paul Pedro)
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Trial underway for CK OPP officer charged in fatal Ridgetown shooting

A trial for a Chatham-Kent Ontario Provincial Police officer accused of killing a man on Highway 401 started in Chatham Superior Court on Monday.

Sean O'Rourke, 57, is charged with manslaughter in connection to the fatal shooting of a 25-year-old man near Ridgetown in July 2021.

O'Rourke was responding to a gas theft when the victim was shot in the upper torso.

The man later died at Chatham-Kent Health Alliance.

The trial is expected to last 7-8 days.

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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.