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Halton Region Urges Residents to get vaccinated
By: Laura Steiner, Local Journalism Initiative Halton Region is urging residents to get both doses of COVID-19 Vaccine as soon as possible. Appointments are available […]
Year: 2021
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Olympic wake-up call: Opening ceremony scandal, men’s soccer begins
Opening ceremony director fired by Tokyo Olympic organizing committee During the sleeping hours in Canada, and with one day to go until the opening ceremony, another […]
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Milton Council Approves Culture Plan
By: Laura Steiner Milton Council unanimously approved the Town’s first ever Cultural Plan: Here To Stay at its July 19 Council meeting . Its approval […]
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U.S. border to remain closed until at least Aug. 21
Renewal order says opening the border still too risky The U.S. land border will remain closed to non-essential travel until at least Aug. 21, according to […]
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Scarborough teen takes on Islamophobia, among other things
By: Morgan Sharp, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter, National Observer At 16 years old, Alisha Aslam already has years of experience pushing for positive change in […]
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Don’t just rely on the government to combat hate crime, Trudeau says at Hamilton mosque
Canadians can’t rely on the government to combat hate crime, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said at Hamilton Mountain Mosque on Monday morning. Ordinary citizens have […]
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Basketball’s Ayim, rugby’s Hirayama to carry Canadian flag into unique Tokyo 2020 opening ceremony
When Team Canada enters a near-empty Olympic Stadium to officially kick off Tokyo 2020 on Friday, it will be led by Miranda Ayim and Nathan Hirayama. […]
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Man who killed Caledon family is fighting impaired driving charges but report shows THC in his system
By: Nida Zafar, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter, The Pointer A toxicology report completed on samples taken the day of a nightmarish accident that killed four […]
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Grandmother’s Voice: Where Community and Education Come Together
By: Laura Steiner, Local Journalism Initiative Grandmothers’ Voice has been a thread throughout Jody Harbour’s life, as she’s sought to reconnect with her family and […]
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Plan to bring Afghan interpreters to Canada being finalized ‘as quickly as possible’: minister
Interpreters and others who helped Canada in war now face threat from Taliban Immigration Minister Marco Mendicino says a plan is being finalized to bring […]