A Guelph man faces assault and weapons charges after another man had a knife held to his neck Thursday afternoon. Approximately 4:20 p.m. staff of a downtown social service agency called police after learning of an incident which took place 30 minutes earlier. A resident accused another male of stealing his cigarettes, holding a knife …
A Mississauga man is charged with careless driving after a crash which left a major south-end street partially closed overnight. Caught in Guelph (and Area) member Firas Alaa first posted of the incident to the community. Just after 10 p.m. police were called to Kortright Road West at Ironwood Road. A witness reported a driver …
An experiment designed by four UGDSB students and launched into space with NASA astronauts as part of the Student Spaceflight Experiments Program (SSEP) has returned with some intriguing findings. The project aimed to discover whether soil bacteria could break down compostable plastic more effectively in microgravity than on Earth. The students hypothesized that if bacteria …
A Guelph teen faces weapons and drug charges following an incident Wednesday which led to a high school being briefly placed in lockdown. Approximately 1:40 p.m. police were called to the south-end school. Staff had learned a male attended the school to sell cannabis to students, and during an interaction in a bathroom brandished a …
The Guelph Police Service is continuing to investigate and seeking the public’s assistance after nearly $50,000 worth of scratch-off lottery tickets were stolen from a north-end business late last year. Police were called December 16 to a business on Woodlawn Road West. Investigation revealed a suspect had pried open the front doors to gain entry …
The Guelph Police Service is looking to speak to witnesses after a motorist was struck and injured during a road rage incident Wednesday afternoon. Approximately 3:10 p.m. emergency services were called to the area of Laird Road and Hanlon Creek Boulevard for an injured male. Investigation revealed two drivers had been engaged in a verbal …
Tears of joy began to flow as Elizabeth Trafford of Fergus logged into her banking app and clicked on one of her accounts, seeing a number very few people get to witness in their lifetime. “40 million, 107 dollars, and 93 cents! It’s gone up quite a bit. It’s in there now, and it’s quite …
A recent report from the Criminal Intelligence Service Canada (CISC) highlights the increasing presence and influence of organized crime in Canada. The report details the extent of criminal activities involving drug trafficking, weapons smuggling, and transnational operations. However, these growing threats have been exacerbated by the NDP-Liberal government’s soft-on-crime policies, which have weakened law enforcement …
The Guelph Police Service continues to investigate after three people made off with $2,700 worth of alcohol from an east-end business earlier this month. Just after 4 p.m. January 2, police were dispatched to a business on Speedvale Avenue East. Staff reported two men and a woman had just left the store with more than …
Guelph’s 2025 city budget is now finalized, and residents are facing yet another sharp increase in property taxes. The overall tax impact for 2025 stands at 6.78%, marking yet another financial strain on homeowners. While various municipal services have contributed to this hike, the broader issue is the cumulative effect of successive annual increases. This …
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