Guelph News Archives

An impromtu memorial sits on the front yard of a house which was the scene of a multiple murder in Calgary, Thursday, May 29, 2008.

Norval residents continued their battle to save The Carpet Palace from possible demolition by its owners, at a Halton Hills council meeting Monday night.

The neighbours and family of Josh and Alison Lall say they cannot reconcile how the pleasant family they knew could be suddenly gone.

Last year's scandal over tainted dog food put China's food exports under the microscope.

Hurtin' music but a fun time was had by all THE WINNERS Kira Isabella of Orleans took top honours at this weekend's Ontario Open Country Singing Contest.

The first robotic milker-equipped dairy research and educational facility in Canada will be built on the Kemptville campus of the University of Guelph.

To tell the story of Des McAnuff, the new artistic director of the Stratford Festival, you actually have to begin three months before he was born, on Dec.

Media representatives are invited to attend the International Brain Bee competition.

As you gulp your cup of java and then chow down on some breakfast cereal, you may wish to consider new research looking at the possible effects when these two morning favourites are combined.

SATURDAY, MAY 17 PLANT AND BOOK Sale at 54 Cardigan St. from 8 a.m.-2 p.m. with proceeds to Taoist Tai Chi Society. via Guelph Tribune

“We don't do this because we want to; we do this because we have to”

At a police conference on excited delirium, Post reporter Adrian Humphreys found that everyone wanted to avoid the question of Tasers. via National Post

“Even relative to our closest neighbour in the United States, food prices have been remarkably tame in the last year”

Canadians can be excused for wondering at the turmoil around the world over exploding food prices that threaten to starve some of the poorer parts of the developing world. via Times-Transcript

“I certainly will be very interested in what the house does”

A largely symbolic gesture supporting compensation for Steven Truscott will play out Thursday through a private member's motion in the Ontario legislature as the government sits on formal recommendations on the ... via CFRB

“If we don't build this centre, guys are still going to get in their cars and go to Eglinton or go to North York. Folks are resistant to change. But we're not telling them they have to shop here.”

Chris Young for National Post Twelve-year-old Camille Audette holds up her placard during a rally held yesterday to urge Queen's Park not to allow a retail development in Leslieville. via National Post

- Peel Public Health is reporting a case of measles linked to a recent cluster of cases in Toronto.

Toronto Public Health officials have been monitoring nine cases of measles since March 11. Although officials called it an outbreak, the risk of infection is considered low because of high immunization rates.

Meanwhile, Guelph, Ont., has 12 confirmed cases.

Wellington-Dufferin-Guelph Public Health says three other suspected cases in the area are under investigation.

Measles began spreading in Guelph last month after a man caught the disease in Toronto and returned home. Read more

“This will allow us to find information not only on the Guelph population, but Ontario and Canada”

Today: H 13 /L 6 What's being described as Canada's first large-scale consumer panel dedicated to food and research has been formed locally by researchers at the U of G. The 2,000-person Guelph Food Panel is ... via Guelph Tribune

“I hope eventually to be in Toronto. I am a Torontonian.”

Brenda Martin heading to mother's house after ordeal in Mexican jail Brenda Martin, who spent two years in a Mexican jail on fraud charges, enjoys a coffee yesterday after being released on parole from a ... via Ottawa Sun

“Our past open houses have been well attended”

' Ever wondered how your drinking water gets from the ground and into your glass? Or what you can do to reduce your indoor and outdoor water use? The City of Guelph Waterworks Division will answer these ... via City Of Guelph

Domestic Violence Puslinch Twp On Thursday, May 1st, 2008 at 6:57pm, officers from the County of Wellington O.P.P. responded to a report of a domestic incident at a residence in Puslinch Township. via The Fountain Pen

“We too have a number of concerns about this project”

Today: H 7 /L 0 Officials with the Grand River Conservation Authority will be teaming up to compare notes concerning Ministry of Transportation plans for Highway 24. via Cambridge Times

Drunk Driver Arrested Guelph-Eramosa Twp On Thursday April 17th, 2008 at about 2:40am County of Wellington OPP officers responded to a single vehicle rollover collision on Wellington Road 22 near the fourth ... via The Fountain Pen

“I haven't really thought about it”

Guelph rock band Constantines found another measure of success with 2005's Tournament of Hearts but it was a case of one step forward and one step sideways. via Slam Sports