Estimated 4,500 people gather on Chancellors Way for Guelph Homecoming
Guelph police say there were large crowds but “no major incidents” during University of Guelph Homecoming celebrations on Saturday.
Police, the university, paramedics, and the fire department deployed additional resources in anticipation of the masses of people who typically converge on Chancellors Way for the annual celebration, police said in a news release.
Crowds swelled throughout the afternoon and evening, reaching a peak of approximately 4,500, according to police. Last year an estimated 5,000 turned out.
At one point, a police officer was struck in the neck by what is believed to have been a beer bottle, but was not injured.
Police said in an unrelated incident, a 22-year-old woman from Toronto was arrested for four counts of assaulting police. None of the officers were hurt.
Police handed out a total of 21 tickets, almost all of them for possessing open alcohol in public.
Officers also stopped around 2,000 vehicles on Saturday as part of a RIDE program. Six drivers were asked to provide breath samples, however none resulted in impaired driving charges.
CTVNews.ca Top Stories
Loblaw leaders push back on 'misguided criticism' of grocer as boycott begins
Loblaw's new chief executive, as well as chairman Galen Weston, pushed back on what they called 'misguided criticism' of the grocer as a push to boycott the company gains steam online.
TD Bank hit with $9.2M penalty after failing to report suspicious transactions
Canada's financial intelligence agency says it has levied a $9.2-million penalty against The Toronto-Dominion Bank for non-compliance with money laundering and terrorist financing measures as the bank also faces compliance investigations in the U.S.
Orangutan observed treating wound using medicinal plant in world first
Scientists working in Indonesia have observed an orangutan intentionally treating a wound on their face with a medicinal plant, the first time this behavior has been documented.
This Canadian restaurant just lowered its prices. Here's how it did it
A Canadian restaurant lowered its prices this week, and though news of price tags dropping rather than climbing sounds unusual, the business strategy in this case is not, according to experts in the field.
Doctors concerned about potential spread of bird flu in Canada
H5N1 or avian flu has been detected at dozens of U.S. dairy farms and Canadian experts are urging surveillance on our side of the border too.
There's a limit to how much interest rates in Canada and U.S. can diverge: Macklem
Bank of Canada governor Tiff Macklem says Canadian interest rates don't have to match U.S. or global rates, but there is a limit to how much they can diverge.
Prince William and Kate release photo of daughter Charlotte to mark ninth birthday
Prince William and his wife Kate released a picture of their daughter Charlotte to mark the princess's ninth birthday on Thursday.
Airbnb's Icons allow you to drift off in the 'Up' house or rest in Prince's 'Purple Rain' mansion
The vacation destination rental company announced a new category of 'Icons,' a collection of 'extraordinary experiences hosted by the greatest names in music, film, television, art, sports, and more.'
Five human skeletons, missing hands and feet, found outside house of Nazi leader Hermann Goring
Archeologists have unearthed the skeletons of five people, missing their hands and feet, at a former Nazi military base in Poland.