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Why a repeat sex offender was not banned from living at a children’s centre in OntarioSex trafficking advocates say the arrest of a convicted sex offender who briefly lived at a children's centre near Barrie points to key issues holding sex traffickers accountable.CrimeSep 1, 2023
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Sex offender who lived at Ontario child care centre recruited women, docs sayParole documents obtained by Global News recount Lauriston Maloney's criminal history, which revolves around making money from prostitution over many years.CrimeJul 31, 2023
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Ontario warns parents to avoid centre where police say man convicted of trafficking children livesIn a statement from Ontario's solicitor general's office, a spokesperson said they encouraged "all parents to keep away" from the Beating the Odds centre in Essa Township.CrimeJul 18, 2023
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‘Capped off my career’: local coach leads basketball team to gold at Special Olympics World GamesThe Canadian men’s Special Olympics baseball team brought home a gold medal from the World Games earlier this summer, and a coach from Simcoe County helped them get it.CanadaJul 18, 2023
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Man convicted of human trafficking of children is living at Ontario children’s centre: policeA man previously convicted of human trafficking of children is living at a centre offering services for children with autism, police say, prompting a community safety advisory.CrimeJul 17, 2023
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Residents warned to be wary of paving scammers in Nottawasaga area, police sayThe Nottawasaga Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police is warning residents about a fraud scam involving an asphalt company in the Angus and Essa Township area.CrimeMay 18, 2023
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Family safely evacuated after fire early Monday in Essa TownshipFirefighters and Nottawasaga OPP officers were at the scene of a fire that broke out Monday on a property on the 30th Sideroad between the 9th Line and 8th Line.FireMay 1, 2023
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1 person dead, another in hospital after fire destroys home in Alliston, Ont.A fire in Alliston, New Tecumseth, is currently under investigation after a house burned to the ground, sending one person to the hospital and killing another.CrimeApr 3, 2023
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Simcoe County man named head coach of Canada’s men’s Special Olympics basketball teamJames Richardson is no stranger to coaching, having worked with South Simcoe Special Olympics for the last 35 years, but this summer, he is taking his skills international.SportsMar 7, 2023
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Emergency crews respond to car crashing into Thornton, Ont. buildingThe Queen’s Health Care Centre in Thornton, Ont., has some repairs to do after a car crashed through it Tuesday night.CrimeNov 23, 2022
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