Photo: AFP / Alysha Brilla/FacebookIan Boddy, the mayor of Owen Sound, said Rahman was a gentle, kind and loving person. WATCH | Owen Sound holds funeral for restaurant owner who was fatally beaten:Début du widget Widget. Fin du widget Widget. Owen Sound residents mourn death of popular restaurant ownerA funeral was held in Owen Sound, Ont., for Sharif Rahman, the owner of The Curry House restaurant. (Owen Sound Police Service) Photo: Service de police d'Owen SoundCBC News with files from Philip Lee-Shanok, Patrick Swadden, Colin Butler and Michelle Both

Inside, students, parents and community members were greeted by a spread of second-hand clothes, backpacks, shoes, boots and books. Free backpacks and school supplies were offered following a donation drive. WATCH | How to deal with back-to-school costs in this economy:Début du widget Widget. Fin du widget Widget. The school also partners with other community organizations to host a school supplies drive, as well as breakfast and lunch programs.

People rallied in Sasktoon Sunday against recently announced school policies around sexual education and students pronouns. (Camille Cusset/CBC - image credit)Hundreds of people assembled in Saskatoon Sunday afternoon, protesting new policies around students' pronouns and sexual education in schools. It is the latest in a wave of opposition to the education policies announced earlier this week. On Tuesday, Education Minister Dustin Duncan announced several new policies around sexual education and the use of pronouns in schools throughout the province. Many people at Sunday's rally focused on the pronoun policy announced by Saskatchewan Education Minister Dustin Duncan on Tuesday.

Fantasy Football Preseason ADP Risers and FallersWe are getting close to the end of the offseason and drafts are taking place at a rapid pace. Practice Mock Drafts, check out ADPs, grab our fantasy football rankings, and get advice for trades with our trade analyzer. He has busted off some explosive plays in the preseason and the fantasy world is going crazy over it. FallersRunning Backs, Philadelphia EaglesNothing has gone well for Penny and his fantasy value this summer. , New York JetsAs soon as the Jets gave more than $8 million, Hall saw his fantasy value for 2023 plummet.

CBC News published this video item, entitled “What you can say, do and film when police stop you to talk” – below is their description. Amid growing conversations about the role of police and their interactions with the public, two Edmonton institutions share what you can expect and ask for when approached. CBC News YouTube ChannelGot a comment? Leave your thoughts in the comments section, below. Please note comments are moderated before publication.

Joe Curran, 17, left and his sister Anna Curran, 14, along with Victor Lumacad, 15, should be starting school Monday. Instead, they say they're making the best out of a difficult situation. Still, displaced Yellowknife teen siblings say they're making the best of an uncertain situation. School staff part of staged re-entryCurran and her family – including her 17-year-old brother Joe Curran – are staying with friends in Calgary. Teachers and school administrators will be part of that process, according to the Yellowknife schools' letter.

Country singer Brayden King, who successfully auditioned for American Idol, will be appearing in concert at the Amphitheatre inside the Keystone Centre. Originally from Weyburn, Sask., King is now a full-time musician living in Alberta. King describes his sound as “riding on the edgy side of country.” He has played 100’s of shows in Canada including the Calgary Stampede & Country Thunder Calgary Music festival. September 10th, starting at 7:00pm. Tickets for the show can be purchased here.

CBC News published this video item, entitled “N.W.T. fire near Hay River close to airport, officials say” – below is their description. Fire officials in the Northwest Territories say the wildfire is one kilometre west of the Hay River airport. wildfire information officer, said there are plans in place to keep people safe if the fire grows. CBC News YouTube ChannelGot a comment?

Ouvrir en mode plein écran La fermeture du chemin Roxham (photo) au printemps n’a pas mis fin à l’afflux de demandeurs d’asile au Québec. PublicitéLe Québec réclame cependant au fédéral le remboursement de l’ensemble des dépenses liées à l’accueil des demandeurs d’asile sur son territoire pour les années 2021 et 2022. Elle mentionne que la grande majorité des demandeurs d’asile qui arrivent à Québec sont originaires d’Amérique du Sud. Cette diminution témoigne d’une tendance à la baisse de la clientèle des programmes d’aide financière de dernier recours au Québec qui s’inscrit dans la longue durée. Celles qui n’ont pas de contraintes à l’emploi ont droit à des prestations inférieures à 800 $ par mois.

Police say they were called to the area of Woodbine Avenue and O'Connor Drive around 4:45 p.m. Saturday. (Prasanjeet Choudhury/CBC - image credit)A 37-year old man has died after being stabbed in Toronto's east end Saturday afternoon, Toronto police say. Police say they were called to the area of Woodbine Avenue and O'Connor Drive around 4:45 p.m. Saturday, where they found the man suffering from life-threatening injuries. Suzanne Redman told reporters at the scene. The stabbing was not random but Redman said she could not share details about the relationship between the suspect and victim.

The Sûreté du Québec has set up a perimeter and command post in Notre-Dame-des-Prairies. (Gabrielle Proulx/Radio-Canada - image credit)Quebec provincial police are investigating the deaths of three people in Notre-Dame-des-Prairies in the Lanaudière region. The deceased include a father and his two children, according to Sûreté du Québec spokesperson Catherine Bernard. Ianik Lamontagne, 46, and three-year-olds Antoine and Tristan were identified as the deceased, according to Radio-Canada sources. "As a society, we must also commit ourselves to preventing such events in the future," she said in a statement Sunday.

(Fort Smith Protective Services/Facebook - image credit)An out-of-control wildfire continues to threaten Fort Smith, N.W.T., but officials took a moment Saturday to assure community members that the frogs in the beloved frog ponds are "happily hopping about" despite extensive tree-thinning in the surrounding area. The wildfire is approximately 3.4 kilometers from Fort Smith, according to a Parks Canada update issued Saturday. The wildfire is approximately 3.4 kilometers from Fort Smith, according to a Parks Canada update issued Saturday. (Fort Smith Protective Services/Facebook )Story continuesOfficials in Yellowknife are also keeping a close eye on the forecast. (Rebecca Alty/Facebook)Mayor Rebecca Alty asked Yellowknifers to be patient while officials work on a plan to get people home.

Issue: *Updated Information Person LocatedYour Name:Your Email:Details: *SubmitMontreal police are asking for the public’s help to find a missing 85-year-old man. Makram Ebeid, 85, left his home in Pierrefonds, a neighbourhood in Montreal’s West Island, around 6 p.m., Thursday. #MISSINGMakram Ebeid, 85 y/o, was last seen in Pierrefonds borough last night. #SPVM ^RM pic.twitter.com/xkwbkTZluv — Police Montréal (@SPVM) August 26, 2023https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/montreal/missing-85-year-old-1.6948089Less than a minutePlease share our missing person posts on your social media accounts so that we can help bring them home! You can also find our missing person posts on:Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/MissingPeopleCanadaTwitter: https://twitter.com/OntarioNorthReddit: https://www.reddit.com/r/MissingPersonsCanada/Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/missingpeopleca/We also post videos on TikTok at https://www.tiktok.com/@missingpeoplecanDonate To Missing People Canada: If you wish to donate to Missing People Canada please visit our donation page here: https://missingpeople.ca/donate-2/

Peter Cullen attends Paramount's "Transformers: Rise Of The Beasts" premiere at Kings Theatre on June 5, 2023 in New York City. (Photo by Theo Wargo/Getty Images)Few voice actors are as beloved as Montreal-born Peter Cullen, most famously known for voicing Optimus Prime in the Transformers franchise. Cullen also did some work with NASA, specifically the OPSPARC project, the Optimus Prime Spinoff Promotion and Research Challenge for elementary, middle and high school students. In terms of Optimus Prime, Cullen highlights that the character is a good example of "leadership, as well as "honour and courage" for children. The voice actor has frequently spoken about how the actual voice of Optimus Prime was inspired by his brother, Larry, who was in the Marine Corps.

Several free, public events part of festival lineupLOCAL NEWSSWEETWATER MUSIC FESTIVAL**********************SweetWater Music Festival has announced its full line-up of concerts for the 20th-anniversary festival which will take place from Sept. 12 to 17 in Owen Sound, Leith, and Meaford. “For twenty years, SweetWater Music Festival has been captivating and enriching the communities of Owen Sound and Meaford by spreading the joy of music. The finale concert, Baroque and Roll, will take place at Meaford Arts Centre on Sunday, Sept. 17 at 3 p.m. Sept 16, Harmony Centre) a luthier exhibit where attendees can hear SweetWater artists perform on locally made string instruments and meet local luthiers. Sept 16th, Harmony Centre), a participatory classical jam session for string players on Bach’s Brandenburg Concerto No.