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  • Police investigating robbery in trail near Trafalgar Campus

    Police investigating robbery in trail near Trafalgar Campus

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    STORY BY FILIPE DOS SANTOS Halton Police are still looking for two suspects after a possible armed robbery on one of the trails next to Sheridan College. Police say the victim, a Sheridan student, was approached by two black males who demanded he hand over his wallet with one of the suspects then lifting their…

  • Students urged to check housing’s fire safety

    Students urged to check housing’s fire safety

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    STORY BY WILL DIXON When choosing off-campus student housing, it’s crucial to know more about your place than just how close it is to school. “If you’re going to rent a place, just push the test button yourself, make sure it works,” said Gary Laframboise, chief fire prevention officer with the Oakville Fire Department. It’s…

  • Sheridan’s Down Right Fight battle royale

    Sheridan’s Down Right Fight battle royale

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    STORY BY ROBERT SGOTTO Sheridan’s Marquee was transformed into a battle royale Saturday when Down Right Fight (DRF) hosted its second fighting game tournament of the year. The tournament saw 90 competitors duke it out in Ultra Street Fighter 4, Ultimate Marvel vs. Capcom, and the most popular title, Super Smash Bros Melee. DRF is…

  • Plato’s Closet offering cash for lightly used clothes

    Plato’s Closet offering cash for lightly used clothes

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    STORY BY VANESSA GILLIS Tucked away in the side of a little plaza off Iroquois Shore Road, you’ll find an unassuming clothing store. But it’s nothing like others you have seen. Plato’s Closet buys and sells second-hand brand-name clothes, with prices much lower than those found in retail stores. “It’s great quality stuff. It’s not…

  • Singing for women of all sizes

    Singing for women of all sizes

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    STORY BY BRITTANY MCAULEY An Edmonton woman is generating an overwhelming amount of attention after she posted a YouTube video of her own version of Meghan Trainor’s “All About That Bass.” Natty Valencia, 20, put a new spin on the already body-positive pop song, which celebrates women’s curves, and altered it for women of all…

  • Telecare Burlington hangs up, Distress Centre Oakville answers

    Telecare Burlington hangs up, Distress Centre Oakville answers

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    STORY BY ROBERT MOODIE Six thousand telephone calls per year. That’s how many calls Distress Centre Oakville expects to take after its counterpart, Telecare Burlington, hangs up for the last time on Dec. 6. The Distress Centre and Telecare Burlington both take calls from people in crisis. From someone having an emotional breakdown to desperate…

  • Royal offers plenty of face time with cows, goats and llamas

    Royal offers plenty of face time with cows, goats and llamas

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    STORY BY JENNIFER STIENSTRA City and country life come together once a year at the annual Royal Agricultural Winter Fair, giving visitors an opportunity to learn about farm life and animals. One of the many farmers at the Royal, Chloe Gresel, educates attendees about what she does and about her animals. “I really like to…

  • Public learns to save a life with a breath of fresh air

    Public learns to save a life with a breath of fresh air

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    STORY BY JENNIFER STIENSTRA Omar Elghamry was one of many who attended an event held in Celebration Square in Mississauga last Thursday aimed at teaching people of all ages how to do  CPR. Cardio pulmonary resuscitation (CPR) involves pressing down on someone’s chest and pumping the heart when the person has gone into cardiac arrest…

  • Hockey greats and volunteers score for the homeless

    Hockey greats and volunteers score for the homeless

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    STORY BY DARYLL HINVES Volunteers and NHL greats are lacing up their skates to raise money for Canada’s homeless. Hockey Helps the Homeless is a volunteer-driven charity that hosts hockey tournaments across Canada since it was established in 1996. The tournament has raised over $8 million in donations for the homeless. The funds raised during this…

  • LIVE COVERAGE: Oakville Ghost Walk

    LIVE COVERAGE: Oakville Ghost Walk

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    COVERAGE BY JENNIFER STIENSTRA Come back from 7:15 p.m. to 8 p.m. for live coverage of Oakville’s very own ghost walk.

  • The undead have their day at the Toronto Zombie Walk

    The undead have their day at the Toronto Zombie Walk

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    PHOTOS AND VIDEO BY CHRIS COUTTS   On October 25th, the undead masses piled into Nathan Phillips Square for the 12th annual Toronto Zombie Walk. The event features a marketplace with everything a horror fan could ever want, zombie make up artistry, a costume contest, and the main event, a parade of zombies filling Toronto’s…

  • Change the status quo with youth vote

    Change the status quo with youth vote

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    STORY BY JEANYLYN LOPEZ Young people are often criticized about their lack of interest in politics. In an Elections Canada study after the 2011 federal election, it estimated that voter turnout steadily increased with age from 38.8 per cent for ages 18-24 in comparison to 75 per cent for ages 65-74. We’ve tried to get…