Celebrating labour in the shadow of a tariff war
The Alvinston Killer Bees’ winless streak has now reached four games after a 5-2 loss to Stratford on the weekend.
Tye Johnson and Cam Rombouts had given the Bees a 2-1 lead early in the second period but the visitors tied the game in the final minute of the second period and added three unanswered goals in the third for the two points. Two of the three third period goals came late in the period.
Alvinston will host Elora in its annual Hockey Fights Cancer contest this Saturday at 6:30.
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Celebrating labour in the shadow of a tariff war
September 7, 2026
Heather Wright/The Independent Union members flooded Sarnia’s downtown for the annual Labour Day Parade. The Sarnia and District Labour Council hosted the 124th Labour Day Parade. The council represents 27 union affiliates with over 8,500. It took more than an hour for union members to make their way down Front St. To Centennial Park Sept. 7. This year’s celebration is
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Body of kayaker over due near Grand Bend found
September 6, 2026
The Independent The body of a kayaker who was missing on Lake Huron has been found. Saturday, Huron OPP were told of an overdue kayaker in the Grand Bend area of the lake. A search was launched with OPP boats, search and rescue helicopters, PointSar Coast Guard Auxilary and private citizens looking for the man in a blue kayak with
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Kayaker missing near Grand Bend
September 5, 2026
The Independent The search continues tonight for a lost boater. Saturday, OPP received a report of an overdue boater near Grand Bend. By 7:40 pm that evening, police said search crews were looking for a man who was last seen in a solid blue kayak. Police say he was wearing a yellow life jacket. OPP are actively searching for the
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Over $8 million in Illegal tobacco, nicotine pouches seized at Bluewater Bridge
September 4, 2026
The Independent Over $13.8 million of illegal tobacco products have been seized at southern Ontario border crossings – including the Bluewater Bridge – in August. Canada Border Services Agency officers say the seizures were “significant quantities in commercial shipments” from the US. Officials say the cash generated from the illegal tobacco trade is often used to support and expand other
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