Tag: youth
Teen charged after ‘hate-motivated incident’ on school bus: Police
Ontario Provincial Police have charged a 17-year-old following what they’re calling a hate-motivated incident on a school bus.
South Bruce OPP charge teen in ‘hate-motivated incident’
South Bruce OPP charged a 17-year-old following what police are calling a hate-motivated incident on a school bus. According to a police media release, the OPP responded to reports of an altercation between two students on a school bus at approximately 4:47 p.m. on Wednesday, Nov. 20. Police said they learned the accused brandished an […]
Drug dealer sent to prison as judge laments ‘soul-destroying’ fentanyl
A drug dealer with a years-long record of relatively small crimes found that trafficking in fentanyl was a âwhole new ballgame,â according to a judge.
One year in, signs of promise and progress at London’s ‘House of Hope’
Statistics from the first year suggest that highly supportive housing changes the lives of even the most troubled people living on London’s streets and make the streets themselves safer for everyone.
PHOTOS: Fight To End Homelessness at RBC Place London
Fight To End Homelessness, a charity boxing event in support of Youth Opportunities Unlimited, packed the RBC Place London convention centre on Thursday night. Photos by LFP’s Mike Hensen mhensen@postmedia.com
Peace medalists inspire us to be ‘agents of peace’
Acts of kindness and community-mindedness earned Joan John and Barbara Vandenbor this year’s YMCA Peace Medals Thursday in Owen Sound. The annual event has honoured 26 individuals and 13 groups from Grey-Bruce over the past 26 years. John was nominated by the Grey Highlands Peace Committee for her work which includes founding JunCtian Community Initiatives […]
Chin brothers beat the odds as hockey stars in anti-Chinese era
An upcoming article highlights the Chin brothers’ extraordinary rise to hockey fame at the height of anti-Chinese discrimination in Canada. “We live in a different time,” writer Debbie Jiang commented on racism in sports. “The colour barrier wasn’t broken until Larry Kwong played for the New York Rangers in 1948.” Jiang said, although in present […]
Inside London’s set-to-open hub for homeless youth: ‘A sense of warmth’
London’s second homeless hub, this one for youth aged 16-24, will open on November 25.
Opinion | A milestone for juvenile justice reform in Michigan
We have an opportunity to prioritize localized services and ensure we are deflecting low-risk youth away from the juvenile justice system….
Two dead in Walpole Island boat crash: OPP
Two people are dead after a weekend boat crash on the Walpole Island First Nation, provincial police say.