A disturbing topic I was introduced to through my coverage of human trafficking. The Region of Peel has seen a more than 300 percent increase in sex crimes against children over the last 5 years.
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In the third and final part of my feature series I attempt to pull it all together, looking at how the perception of rising violent crime impacts the community.
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Part 2 in my feature series on violent crime in Peel in 2018, this time looking at how things began to shift in the spring and summer.
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The first of my three-part investigative feature series into the crime-ridden year that was 2018 in Peel Region.
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I’ve covered the opioid crisis for several years now in Ontario. I’ve never seen a spike like this before. A quick look at the numbers shows fentanyl appearing more and more as the cause of death for Peel overdoses.
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Since the insidiously addictive qualities of opioids began to capture national attention more than a decade ago, Peel Region has been spared some of the epidemic’s more devastating impacts.
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My investigation into how Peel public health has been chronically underfunded by the province of Ontario for years, leading serious impacts for the residents of Peel.
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Following our investigation into the leak of confidential information to Grewal and Bains, the private company who eventually purchased the land denies any wrongdoing.
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An investigation by The Pointer reveals beleaguered MP Raj Grewal and Mississauga MP Navdeep Bains both received confidential details about a potential city land deal, one that eventually fell through due to a private investor and ended up costing the city $1 million.
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This is my investigation into one of Oshawa's most controversial issues in modern history.
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When the name of Oshawa's premier downtown sports and entertainment venue changed, the details of the deal were kept quiet.
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The issue of body worn cameras (BWC) by police officers has been a hot topic in cities across the province. Here in Durham, it's no different.
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