There was no shortage of hungry patrons and happy customers at the Ontario Street McDonald's on Thursday. May 8 is McHappy Day across Canada, and guests in the Festival City stopped in to show support by purchasing food, special socks or hearts, or rounding up their order. Manager Corrie Hart was...

A survey from Huron Perth Public Health has found it costs a family of four in the counties $309 a week to purchase groceries. That's about $1,338 per month, which would eat up 46 per cent of income for a family on Ontario Works if they followed Canada's Food Guide...

Stratford Concert Choir, accompanied by Stratford Symphony Orchestra, will perform  Vivaldi’s Gloria as a centerpiece at Avondale United Church on May 24. Gloria will feature a choir and orchestra along with five soloists, including Western University music student Emma Heaton. Heaton is part of the concert choir initiative to provide opportunities...

A Huron OPP investigation into the theft of 45,000 chicks has resulted in the arrest of a 41-year-old man from South Huron being charged with fraud over $5,000 and public mischief. The chicks were only 15 days old when it is alleged they were stolen from a farm in South...

The two-part reconstruction of the Erie Street parking lot is moving along. The lower lot is now open, with the upper portion now unavailable for parking. That portion is expected to be completed by mid-June. Most of the project is resurfacing but it also includes storm drainage replacement as well as...

It's a chance for Stratford residents to see a popular rock band that is returning to touring after a 25-year break. The Humane Society of Kitchener Waterloo & Stratford Perth has launched an Oasis 50/50 Raffle, a chance to see the British band on Aug. 24, at Rogers Stadium in...