News

In local news, the application process to run in the October 26th municipal election closes at 2:00 PM today. So far, there are three candidates for Mayor. For the Wards:

• Picton has 3 candidates for 2 spots.
• Bloomfield/Hallowell has the most candidates with 6 vying for 2 posts;
• Ameliasburgh also has 6 candidates to elect 3 councillors;
• Athol has 3 people running for their 1 spot;
• Sophiasburg and North Marysburgh have 2 candidates each for their 1 Council seat;
• Without more candidates, Wellington, Hillier and South Maryburgh each have one candidate for their one seat.

ROAD CLOSURES

In County traffic news, there are road closures or reduced traffic today due to emergency water system repair. Maitland Street between Owen Street and Harvey Street in Picton and Second Avenue between Consecon Street and West Street in Wellington have reduced traffic today until 6 PM. Motorist are asked to take alternate routes.

Also, the Glenora ferry continues to operate one vessel on the half hour schedule. Operations resumed this morning after an overnight closure for maintenance work at the Adolphustown dock.

LAWSUIT

Internationally, A London High Court ruled today that Prince Harry and other high-profile claimants must make an interim payment of £9.54 million ($17.9 million Cdn) toward the legal costs of the Daily Mail’s publisher after losing their privacy lawsuits.

Last ⁠month, judge Matthew Nicklin comprehensively rejected the case brought by King Charles’s younger ⁠son and several others, rejecting allegations that the Mail titles had engaged in widespread unlawful activities, such as phone hacking. Singer Elton John and his Canadian husband, David Furnish, as well as actors Sadie Frost and Elizabeth Hurley were among the other high-profile names suing Associated Newspapers.

Explaining his decision on legal fees, The Judge was highly critical of the way the claimants’ case had been made, including that serious allegations had rested on “speculative and inferential” foundations.

And finally, could a mystery man who collapsed on the street in Amsterdam three years ago actually be a Canadian who has been missing for more than three decades? Police on both sides of the Atlantic are investigating the possibility.

The man, who Amsterdam police say went by the nickname “Lucky,” collapsed on May 10, 2023, after what doctors believe was a stroke or a brain hemorrhage. He was left with a condition called aphasia that impairs a person’s ability to speak, read, write and understand. Amsterdam police say he had no ID or passport.

With leads drying up, the cold case investigators published a video appeal that resulted in a flood of tips — several of which pointed to a Canadian connection. Lucky, it turns out, bears a striking resemblance to John Russell Kenny, who vanished from Vancouver more than 30 years ago.

A Vancouver police missing persons bulletin says Kenny, who would be 67 now, struggled with mental health challenges and lived a transient lifestyle. His family last had contact with him in 1993. Kenny was originally from Ontario.

Dutch police said Lucky spoke English with an American or Canadian accent. Vancouver police confirmed they were “actively collaborating” with their counterparts in the Netherlands and Interpol to determine if Lucky is indeed Kenny.

Sports

F1

F1 racing returns this weekend after their summer break. This time it is the Dutch Grand Prix from Zandvoort, Netherlands. This morning there was one practice session and the qualifier for the sprint race. The sprint race will be run tomorrow morning at 6:00 AM local time. Qualifying for the main race will start 4 hours later.

The 72 lap, 306 km race starts at 9:00 am on Sunday morning. Analysts are expecting greater competition in the second half of the season, as many teams are implementing significant upgrades to their cars following the break.

BASEBALL

In Major League Baseball, the Toronto Blue Jays start a three game home stand against the New York Yankees tonight. Their better play of late sees the team just a half game out of a wildcard spot despite having a losing record overall.

CFL

In the CFL, all the Eastern conference teams are out west for week 13. Tonight, the Montreal Alouettes face the Blue Bombers in Winnipeg. Tomorrow the Hamilton Tigers are in Calgary for an afternoon game against the Stampeders. Saturday night the Toronto Argonauts are in Regina to face the Roughriders.

HOCKEY

The pre-season for the Wellington Dukes starts this weekend. They have a home game tomorrow night at 7:30 against the Coburg Cougars. On Sunday at 3:00 they will be away in Coburg. The Dukes regular season starts Friday Sep 4 at home against the Lindsay Muskies.