Sawyer Bogdan

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• Ontario orders probe into board after students left without school to attend

  The Minister of Education says he has launched a full governance review after high school students in Parry Sound were forced to start the school year online.

  Education

  Sep 5
• Ontario elementary school teacher charged in alleged sex assault of student

  A London, Ont., elementary school teacher is facing sexual assault charges after police allege he groomed and assaulted a student.

  Crime

  Sep 5
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• Students in Ontario community forced to learn online with no school to attend

  The start of school looked a lot different for many students in the Town of Parry Sound, when they found out a weeks before the start of classes there was no school to attend.

  Education

  Sep 4
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• London hospital files $20M negligence lawsuit as part of probe into alleged financial fraud

  This latest statement of claim, as part of a massive investigation, comes in addition to the $60 million in alleged financial fraud previously uncovered.

  Health

  Sep 2
• 80-year-old woman found unconscious on sidewalk, Guelph man facing attempt murder charge

  A Guelph man has been charged ith attempted murder after an 80-year-old woman was beaten unconscious in the city’s downtown core over the weekend.

  Crime

  Sep 2
• Woman held against will and assaulted, OPP search Algonquin Trail for suspect

  Ontario Provincial Police in Renfrew, Ont., are looking for a suspect in a sexual assault after police allege he fled from officers.

  Crime

  Aug 29
• Major break in Simcoe County fatal shooting from 2023, suspect arrested: police

  A woman is facing first-degree murder charges in connection with the shooting of a Simcoe County man in the parking lot of Village Square Mall two years ago.

  Crime

  Aug 29
• Canada’s top court won’t hear appeal in land dispute at Ontario’s Sauble Beach

  The Supreme Court of Canada has declined to hear an appeal of a lower-court ruling that upheld a First Nation's ownership of a stretch of land at a popular Ontario beach.

  Canada

  Aug 28
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• Crown Royal bottler closing down Ontario plant, shifting some operations to U.S.

  Spirits maker Diageo says it will cease operations at its bottling facility in Amherstburg, Ont., early next year, as it shifts some of the bottling volume to the U.S.

  Economy

  Aug 28
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• 92% of Ontario post-secondary students stressed about money, survey finds

  'The survey was clear that our students are experiencing a lot of stress, which is a bit unique from previous generations,' says Joe Moghaizel with TD Bank.

  Education

  Aug 28
• 2 men who were killed and dismembered knew attacker: Barrie police

  Barrie police say the killing of two people who were then dismembered was not random and that the accused and victims were known to one another.

  Crime

  Aug 26
• Sarnia kidnapping suspects beat, threaten to set victim on fire: police

  Police in Sarnia, Ont., have arrested two people after they say a woman was kidnapped and assaulted in the city last week.

  Crime

  Aug 25
• Police investigating after body found in Ontario provincial park

  The Nottawasaga detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police is investigating a death after a body was found in a provincial park in Alliston.

  Crime

  Aug 25
• 18-year-old lured and beaten in Innisfil, 3 young people charged: police

  South Simcoe police say three people have been arrested after an 18-year-old was lured and violently assaulted in Innisfil, Ont.

  Crime

  Aug 22
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• Ontario man charged with assaulting home intruder acted ‘within his rights’: lawyer

  A Lindsay, Ont., man who is facing charges after allegedly assaulting an intruder in his apartment is accused of using a knife in the incident, a court document shows.

  Crime

  Aug 22
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• More Canadian students expected to go to school hungry this year than ever before

  As Canadian students get back to the classroom, a record number of them will be accessing the school breakfast program this year, according to the Breakfast Club of Canada.

  Canada

  Aug 22
• Dogs at centre of London, Ont., hospital testing controversy may be re-homed

  Following the announcement that they would stop using dogs in medical research, St. Joseph’s Health Care London says it is working with another agency to explore re-homing them.

  Canada

  Aug 19
• OLG offers free shot at $1 million to honour 50th anniversary

  The Ontario Lottery and Gaming Corporation is offering every Ontarian the chance to win $1 million with no purchase necessary in celebration of its 50th anniversary.

  Canada

  Aug 18
• Ontario brewery loses liquor licence after owner charged with drug trafficking

  Police say three people were arrested and charged with drug trafficking. Officers seized cocaine, a quantity of suspected LSD and psilocybin pills.

  Crime

  Aug 15
• Ontario child coerced on social media into making sexually explicit content: police

  South Simcoe Police are warning the public about a popular social media app after a young child was coerced into filming and sending sexually explicit content to a stranger.

  Crime

  Aug 15
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• Ontario health officials report 3 new measles cases, all in Southwestern region

  Health officials in Ontario are reporting just three new measles cases over the past week, all of them in the province’s southwest region. Public Health Ontario says that brings the province’s total case count to 2,362 measles cases since an outbreak began in October. One case previously reported in Sudbury’s public health unit was subtracted...

  Health

  Aug 14
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• 85-year-old Ontario man arrested after dog hit with cane: police

  Ontario Provincial Police in Huron County have arrested and charged an 85-year-old man after reports he attacked a dog and their owners with a cane.

  Crime

  Aug 14
• London, Ont., hospital to stop using dogs in medical research after public outcry

  St. Joseph's Health Care London has announced it will immediately stop the use of dogs in medical research after public backlash.

  Health

  Aug 12
• Miramichi, N.B. wildfire triples in size as province issues new restrictions

  In response to the increased wildfire risk, some forestry operations in New Brunswick will be restricted over the next couple of days.

  Canada

  Aug 8
• ‘Out of control’ wildfire breaks out in Miramichi, N.B., burn ban in place

  The wildfire in Miramichi is currently 22.5 hectares in size, New Brunswick's wildland fire reporting system indicating Thursday morning.

  Canada

  Aug 7