Sean Mallen

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• Photography exhibit shows spina bifida in new light

  “Front to Back” depicts people with spina bifida -- in the nude.

  Canada

  Apr 8, 2015
• Ontario Bar Association President speaks out about his battle with depression

  The President of the Ontario Bar Association Orlando Da Silva speaks to Global News about his battle with depression and urged others to reach out for help.

  Apr 6, 2015
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• ‘Personal reasons’ excuse for Toronto tunnel spawns online satire

  Toronto Police were mocked online Monday for not releasing more information on the builders of a mysterious tunnel near York University.

  Mar 2, 2015
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• First responders with PTSD still facing barriers on the job

  Despite a rash of suicides and mounting evidence, first responders suffering from PTSD say they still face prejudice on the job.

  Health

  Feb 27, 2015
• WATCH: Ice breaker clears a path to Toronto Island

  An ice breaker hammers through the frozen waters of Lake Ontario twice a day during the winter in order to clear a path if they need to get to the island quickly for an emergency.

  Feb 26, 2015
• Massey Hall launches first phase of $135 million revitalization project

  The federal and provincial government announced Monday an investment of $8 million each for the first phase of the Massey Hall Revitalization Project.

  Feb 23, 2015
• New YouTube Kids app no substitute for supervision, experts say

  The YouTube Kids app is getting guardedly good reviews from online analysts, but they also warn that parents still need to monitor their children’s use of media.

  Feb 23, 2015
• New law could mean tougher penalties for assaulting transit drivers

  TORONTO – People convicted of assaulting transit drivers may soon face longer sentences under a new amendment to Canada’s criminal code. Bill S-221 sailed through both houses of Parliament in less than a year, passing unanimously in the House of Commons Monday. The law requires judges to consider assault on a transit driver an aggravating...

  Crime

  Feb 17, 2015
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• Exclusive: Toronto Holocaust survivor set to testify in final Nazi trial

  At 86-years-old Hedy Bohm is not only talking about her time in Auschwitz, she is ready to travel to Germany and testify under oath in what could be the final prosecution of a Nazi war criminal.

  Feb 10, 2015
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• Special challenges face those helping homeless people outside downtown

  In the outer reaches of Toronto, homelessness is also pervasive. Shelters are fewer and the distances between them greater —a challenge both for the homeless and the people trying to help them.

  Politics

  Feb 9, 2015
• Widow of alcoholic suing to change policy restricting liver transplants

  Debra Selkirk says it was a “numbing” moment when a doctor at Toronto General Hospital told her dying husband that he would not be considered for a liver transplant.

  Health

  Jan 29, 2015
• Some MPs furious at Senators delaying passage of gambling bill

  Some MPs are accusing the Senate of delaying a private members bill passed by the House of Commons almost three years ago that would open up betting and allow provincial coffers to benefit.

  Politics

  Jan 28, 2015
• In Harm’s Way: The PTSD crisis among Canada’s first responders

  They fight crime, battle fires, and rush toward danger when everyone else is running away - but now they’re calling for help.

  Jan 28, 2015
• Funeral for homeless man leads to calls for more assistance

  Hundreds of mourners packed St. Timothy’s Anglican Church in Scarborough for the funeral of a homeless man who died on Jan 13 in a burnt-out shed that he appeared to be using as a makeshift shelter.

  Politics

  Jan 26, 2015
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• Canadian design industry rebels against Ottawa’s Canada 150 logo contest

  A design contest to develop a logo for the 150th anniversary of Confederation is being called exploitative by the design industry.

  Jan 19, 2015
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• Five years later, aid workers admit slow recovery from Haiti earthquake

  Haiti continues to suffer from chronic political instability, complicating the work of recovery. A report released this month by Amnesty International also highlighted human rights abuses.

  World

  Jan 12, 2015
• Vulgar, offensive posters at Scarborough co-op spark human rights complaint

  Several residents of a Scarborough co-op housing development say their human rights were violated by vulgar posters taped to the walls of their building.

  Jan 5, 2015
• Rollout of Toronto’s new ‘super jail’ a ‘disaster,’ say critics

  The vice president of the union representing jail guards says the rollout of Toronto’s new South Detention Centre (TSDC) has been a “disaster."

  Politics

  Dec 19, 2014
• Assaults on staff at Ontario prisons skyrocketing

  In jails across Ontario a record number of correctional officers are being assaulted and the union representing the guards said it has led to an increase in guards suffering from post-traumatic stress disorder.

  Crime

  Dec 18, 2014
• Some warn Ferguson and Toronto are not so different

  The violence that followed the police shooting of a young black man in Ferguson, Missouri has resonance for those in Toronto who remember an angry night in May, 1992.

  Nov 26, 2014
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• Court to decide fate of Ontario’s oldest high school

  A three judge panel of Divisional Court will rule on whether the closure of Ontario’s oldest publicly-funded high school can proceed.

  Education

  Nov 21, 2014
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• Veterans face challenges finding civilian jobs

  After years or even decades of serving their country, veterans of the armed forces often face huge frustrations searching for work in the civilian world.

  Nov 11, 2014
• Dealing with traumatic memories: Humanitarian aid worker describes the experience

  Lorna Adams leapt from a comfortable life as a general practitioner in Newmarket to volunteer treating wounded, ill and traumatized people in trouble spots around the world.

  Health

  Oct 13, 2014
• Landmark Toronto nursery school could soon be forced to close

  Since the Great Depression, Bond Child and Family Development has been working with preschool children in the centre of the city. But now the nursery is at imminent risk of shutting down.

  Sep 26, 2014
• Doctor still trying to bring injured Gaza children to Ontario

  The Harper government faces growing criticism for its refusal to grant humanitarian visas that would allow injured children from the Gaza conflict to be treated in Ontario.

  Politics

  Sep 5, 2014