Kevin Nielsen

Local Online Journalist

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• Take off the tinsel! What to do with your Christmas tree after the holidays

  Once you have decided its time to end your holiday celebrations, what can you do with your tree after you have removed the decorations?

  Commentary

  Dec 27
• Shots fired at Jewish elementary school in Toronto for 3rd time this year

  Police say they found evidence of “firearm discharge” at Bais Chaya Mushka Elementary School, which is located on Chesswood Drive near Sheppard Avenue.

  Crime

  Dec 20
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• 3 charged after records inappropriately accessed at Ontario hospitals: police

  Three people have been charged after records were accessed inappropriately at several hospitals across the province, OPP said Thursday.

  Crime

  Dec 19
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• 3 men from United Kingdom charged in beating death of Ontario restaurant owner

  Three men from the United Kingdom have been charged in connection to the death of Curry House owner Sharif Rahman in Owen Sound, Ont., who died following an assault in 2023.

  Crime

  Dec 18
• Oh, baby: Ontario’s latest top newborn name list is out, with some familiar favourites

  Ontario's public service ministry released the most popular names for babies across Ontario on Wednesday, and for the 15th straight year, Olivia topped the chart for girls.

  Canada

  Dec 18
• Jewelry thefts plaguing Toronto area funding ‘other forms of criminal activity’: police

  The rate of smash-and-grab jewelry store robberies has soared in Toronto and some of the surrounding communities this year as police have reported dozens across the GTA.

  Crime

  Dec 18
• Another smash-and-grab jewelry store heist in Ontario shopping centre, hammers used

  The robbery at Fairview Mall on Monday was the third involving a group of people using hammers in the Greater Toronto Area this month.

  Crime

  Dec 16
• Christmas trees: Knowing the environmental impact of going real vs. artificial

  There is a myriad of reasons that could go into one's decision as to whether they would prefer to have presents under a real or fake tree over the Christmas holidays.

  Canada

  Dec 12
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• Montreal’s old Molson Brewery site will become ‘vibrant’ neighbourhood: developers

  The consortium behind the redevelopment of the old Molson Brewery in Montreal revealed their plans for the redevelopment of the historic site on Wednesday.

  Canada

  Dec 11
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• Teen girls transported across Ontario in sex trafficking case, man charged: police

  A Toronto man is facing human trafficking charges after allegedly luring teens from Kingston and Sudbury to the Greater Toronto Area for the purpose of sex trafficking.

  Crime

  Dec 11
• Holiday home invasion in Ontario leads to 17 arrests, $14M drug seizure

  A home invasion in Vaughan on Christmas Eve led York Regional Police to arrest a large network of criminals while also seizing over than $14 million worth of illegal drugs.

  Crime

  Dec 10
• Ontario man arrested after child sexual abuse streamed to social media site: police

  Within two hours of receiving the report, Windsor Police say that the video had been traced and that they arrested a man in the downtown area of the city.

  Crime

  Dec 9
• Officer bitten, exposed to fentanyl while trying to save woman’s life: Ontario police

  A police officer was bitten and exposed to fentanyl as he attempted to keep a woman from ingesting a large quantity of fentanyl in Brantford, Ont. recently.

  Crime

  Dec 9
• 3 men escape immigration detention centre in Quebec, arrest warrants issued

  The Canadian Border Service Agency says three Chilean Nationals escaped from the detention centre near Montreal on Saturday, and still have not been found.

  Crime

  Dec 9
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• Rock thrower strikes again, passenger bus is latest victim: Ontario police

  Ontario Provincial Police say a serial rock-thrower on Highway 48 has stuck again, this time targetting a passenger bus. More than 20 incidents have been reported since Sept. 20.

  Crime

  Dec 6
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• Over 100 foreign trained pharmacists in N.S. 1 year after new recruitment program

  The Nova Scotia College of Pharmacists launched the program for pharmacists from the United States, Great Britain, Ireland, Australia and New Zealand last December.

  Health

  Dec 6
• Tom Jackson’s Crazy Sox Box campaign looks to inspire Canadians to help unhoused

  The star of North of 60 and Shining Time Station was filming Sullivan’s Crossing in Halifax last winter when the idea was hatched with fellow crew member Lori Bellefontaine.

  Canada

  Dec 6
• 6 arrested, 6 sought after smash-and-grab jewelry store heist in Ontario

  Videos released onto social media show around 10 people kicking and tearing out the windows of LukFuk Jewellery in Markville Shopping Centre on Wednesday at around noon time.

  Crime

  Dec 5
• Snowboarder-turned-drug kingpin allegedly threatened to kill Montreal man’s mom over debt

  A Montreal entrepreneur was allegedly told to repay a drug debt or see a hit ordered on his mom by Ryan Wedding, according to a recent indictment filed by the U.S. prosecutors.

  Crime

  Dec 5
• N.S. woman, Alberta man found in burnt-out car victims of homicide: police

  RCMP in Nova Scotia said they are now investigating the deaths of a man and woman who were found inside a burnt-out vehicle last month as homicides.

  Crime

  Dec 4
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• Greater Toronto Area residents could see first snowfall of season on Wednesday

  Environment Canada has issued a weather travel advisory for the area which says Toronto and the surrounding regions could see snowfall accumulations of up to 5 cm.

  Weather

  Dec 3
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• Lotto Max, Lotto 6/49 have huge jackpots up for grabs. Here are your odds

  Tuesday's Lotto Max grand prize is worth $80 million, with an estimated 29 Maxmillion prizes up for grabs as well. On Wednesday, Lotto 6/49 also has big money up for grabs.

  Canada

  Dec 3
• Alberta grad wins Order of White Rose scholarship from Polytechnique Montréal

  A young woman from Alberta received the Order of the White Rose, a scholarship created in honour of the woman who lost their lives during the Montreal Massacre in 1989.

  Canada

  Dec 2
• Montreal mall playing ‘Baby Shark’ theme to keep unhoused people out of stairwells

  The non-stop drone of "doo, doo, doo doo" from the song Baby Shark in the fire escapes has been an success at keeping people from loitering out, the mall says.

  Canada

  Nov 28
• ‘You’re a joke’: Ontario councillor tossed from meeting after insult-laced tirade

  Bill Dennis, a Sarnia, Ont. councillor, launched into an angry tirade during a meeting Tuesday. Dennis hurled insults and swore before eventually being thrown out of the talks.

  Politics

  Nov 27