Chad Tyson is the owner of The Paint Factory in Oshawa, Ontario. The combination shop, art gallery, studio space and classroom is a showcase of local talent and a place for graffiti enthusiasts to practice their talent with the worry of legal action.
Read MoreI've been in the field for about five years now, and to date this has been one of my favourite assignments.
Read MoreI took the questions to those who could make a difference, asking police and councillors whose responsibility it was to make changes and what could be done to stop the violence.
Read MoreWhen one looked a little deeper, a consultants report from several years prior pointed to the fact that the house could have been moved and preserved, but at a price. It turns out that price tag was considerably more than what the developer was providing as a "donation".
Read MoreI had the rare opportunity meet with a Durham Regional Police investigator to talk about the police force's efforts to combat those preying on children over the Internet.
Read MoreI spent almost two years in courtrooms following along with this case. The kidnapping of the city's lawyer at the hands of a former councillor had occurred before I arrived in Oshawa, but for obvious reasons, the case was notorious.
Read MoreThe Harbour Lands of the City of Oshawa have a storied history. When the federal government transferred them back to the city years ago, it was left with a deadline to convert the land for certain uses by the end of 2017.
Read MoreThis story was part of my collection was named as runner-up for best investigative news series by the Ontario Community Newspapers Association in 2016.
Read MoreFrank was wrongly accused in the murder of his father and spent months in prison before being exonerated. He's suing the Durham Regional Police because of the ordeal.
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