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How to talk to young people about suicide
By: Morgan Sharp, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter, National Observer Children who experience the death of a loved one by suicide need to have a safe […]
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Virtual Student Art Auction to benefit homeless youths in Orillia
By: Cheryl Browne, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter, Barrie Advance Art for teens’ sake. That’s the concept behind the Virtual Student Art Auction run by high […]
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What History Can Tell Us About Working as an Immigrant Nurse in Canada
By: Johna Baylon, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter, New Canadian Media Like many internationally educated nurses (IENs) in Canada, Jeff Kua came to the country through the […]
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Ottawa budgets $1.5-billion extension of rapid housing program, but stops short of changes cities wanted
By: Victoria Gibson, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter, Toronto Star The federal government is extending its billion-dollar rapid housing initiative, budgeting $1.5 billion to carry the […]
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Feds, CFL in talks for potential support this year: Carr
By: Evan Radford, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter, Regina Leader-Post While the federal Liberal government’s special envoy to the Prairies spent Thursday morning touting Ottawa’s 2021-22 […]
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‘Ed died of a broken heart’: Oro-Medonte family mourns death of father in nursing home
By: Cheryl Browne, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter, Barrie Advance Christy Cachia-Zerygiewicz, 41, is convinced her father-in-law died of a broken heart. Edward Cachia was 92 […]
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The GTA West Highway is a chance for governments to finally talk to each other about climate change
By: Isaac Callan, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter, The Pointer There’s a classic expression: Fiddling while Rome burns. It references the historically debunked legend that Nero, the […]
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Ontario High School teachers call on OSSTF to address Anti-Black Racism
By: Angelyn Francis, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter, Toronto Star After 14 years of teaching in Ontario high schools, it was in 2020 that Wonuola Yomi-Odedeyi […]
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Scarborough’s Randell Adjei named Ontario’s first Poet Laureate
By: Ali Raza, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter, Beach Metro News Scarborough’s Randell Adjei is Ontario’s first Poet Laureate, and he hopes to inspire young poets […]
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Liberals pledge $300 million to support Black-led community organizations in 2021 federal budget
By: Angelyn Francis, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter, Toronto Star The federal government plans to put $300 million forward to support Black-led charitable organizations in 2021-22. […]