Owen Sound

• Ontario added new police training standards. Small forces are struggling to pay for them

  A new policing law that came into effect in 2025 raised standards for training and regulations but was not accompanied with new funding for forces to action the changes.

  Politics

  Jan 29
  
• Ontario city’s water may taste ‘musty or earthy’ due to seasonal change, officials advise

  The City of Owen Sound is advising residents that water in the area may taste 'musty or earthy' in late August to early September.

  Canada

  Aug 14, 2025
  
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• 3 men from United Kingdom charged in beating death of Ontario restaurant owner

  Three men from the United Kingdom have been charged in connection to the death of Curry House owner Sharif Rahman in Owen Sound, Ont., who died following an assault in 2023.

  Crime

  Dec 18, 2024
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• Ontario eatery reopens months after owner killed over reported unpaid bill

  Sharif Rahman, owner of the Curry House in Owen Sound, was badly beaten last August and died in hospital. The restaurant said Sunday that it will be reopening.

  Crime

  Nov 21, 2023
• Frontenacs holds off late rally from Owen Sound in 4-3 win

  Although three straight goals from the Attack put that game in doubt, the Kingston Frontenacs were able to hang on for a 4-3 victory.

  Sports

  Oct 22, 2023
• Drunk driver crashes through Owen Sound home, police say

  Residents in a home on the east side of Owen Sound had an early morning wake up when someone crashed through the front of their house over the weekend, police say.

  Crime

  Oct 16, 2023
• Woman kidnapped from Mississauga nightclub taken to Owen Sound, police say

  Peel Regional Police say a woman who went to a nightclub in Mississauga, Ont., was kidnapped and taken to 'several locations' in Owen Sound.

  Crime

  Oct 10, 2023
• Owen Sound restaurant owner dead after assault remembered as ‘gentle,’ family man

  The city's mayor, Ian Boddy, announced the death of 44-year-old Sharif Rahman on Friday.

  Crime

  Aug 25, 2023
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• Suspects wanted in connection with Owen Sound assault may be in Toronto-area: police

  Owen Sound police said on Aug. 17, just after 9:15 p.m., officers were called to the 9th Avenue East area.

  Crime

  Aug 24, 2023
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• 2nd person charged with 1st-degree murder in Owen Sound shooting

  Owen Sound, Ont., police say a second person is facing a charge of first-degree murder in connection with a homicide in the city last month.

  Crime

  Aug 22, 2023