Midwestern

Closing Markets for Monday, August 17

Soybeans finished higher to begin the week.

Huron County hosting long-running plowing competition

Final preparations are underway as the 98th Annual Huron County Plowing Match returns Thursday and Friday.

Grey County paramedics to adopt new 911 dispatch system in October

One consequence is that people calling 911 with lower-priority medical needs may wait longer for an ambulance.

Huron Perth Public Health names associate medical officer of health

Dr. Lauren Hayward, who has been with the health unit since 2021, has been appointed to the new role.

Gas and travel tours drive inflation to 3 per cent in July

Inflation in Canada was 3 per cent year-over-year in July, as gas prices shot up again and the World Cup drove up the cost of travel and tours.

Elderly pedestrian seriously hurt in collision at Stratford Mall

The 86-year-old man was airlifted to hospital in critical condition on Sunday.

Scoreboard, Aug 17

The visiting New York Yankees got a two-run homer in the 10th inning to edge the Toronto Blue Jays 4-3 Sunday, avoiding a series sweep.

Mapleton updates food vendor rules after more than 20 years

Township staff says the mobile food industry has changed significantly, with growth in its "volume, variety, ingenuity, entrepreneurship, status, and embedded risk."