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Cory Smith

Reporter · CA

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Sep 30, 2026
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  1. Article · Sep 30, 2026 · Cory Smith

    Stratford Festival raising the curtain earlier with new showtimes in 2027 (opens the original)

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    The Stratford Festival is raising the curtain a little earlier next year. In response to changing audience habits, the company recently announced its decision to move start times ahead by a half hour in 2027. “We’ve been exploring a shift in performance start times for more than two years,” executive director Anita Gaffney said. “It is something that is being adopted by theatres across the continent in response to audience demand.” The Shaw Festival in Niagara-on-the-Lake shifted to 1 p.m. and 7

  2. Article · Sep 29, 2026 · Cory Smith

    A Midsummer Night's Dream changeling children juggled studies with the stage (opens the original)

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    There were times when Alexandra Krohn felt a little like a celebrity while walking the Anne Hathaway public school hallways. Then in Grade 3, the young performer who played Daisy in A Midsummer Night’s Dream had just performed in front of two classes, including her own, during a spring show at the Tom Patterson Theatre. “After I did the show for them, I got a lot of questions,” she said. “‘How did you do that? What is happening? I love your costume, it’s so amazing. Is that all of your hair?’ Th

  3. Article · Sep 18, 2026 · Cory Smith

    No injuries after Via Rail train collides with farm tractor in St. Marys (opens the original)

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    No injuries were reported after a Via train headed to Stratford collided with a farm vehicle in St. Marys on Friday morning. Stratford Police Service Const. Darren Fischer said the train connected with the tractor’s front end while it attempted to cross the tracks on Samuel Street. “We can confirm that earlier today, Via Rail train 84 was involved in a trespasser incident involving a vehicle near St. Marys,” a Via representative wrote in an email Friday afternoon. “Emergency services and local a

  4. Article · Sep 17, 2026 · Cory Smith

    Stratford 5K event set to surpass $100K for The Local after five years (opens the original)

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    The Stratford 5K run/walk is about to reach a pair of milestones next month. It will mark the fifth year of the event, which Dan Rajagopalan and a small group of volunteers started to raise money for The Local Community Food Centre during the pandemic. Nearly $100,000 has gone to the organization whose programs address food insecurity in Stratford and area, and that total will surpass six figures once the final participant crosses the finish line on Oct. 4. “Five years crept by really quickly,”

  5. Article · Sep 15, 2026 · Cory Smith

    Perth County OPP crackdown nabs six impaired drivers on area roads (opens the original)

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    Six drivers on Perth County roads were charged with impaired driving-related offences through the first two weeks of September. The Perth County Ontario Provincial Police said officers dedicated more than 26 hours to detecting impaired drivers and educating the public through Reduce Impaired Driving Everywhere (RIDE) programs from Sept. 1 to Sept. 14. One of the RIDE programs resulted in a 46-year-old London woman being charged with operation while impaired — blood alcohol concentration (80 plus

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