How do we address rising crime? For years it’s always been the same answer, more officers. However, for this story I took a look at how unsustainable that practice has become and how police now need to diversify their thinking in order to address the complex nature of modern crime.
Read MoreAfter my extensive coverage of human trafficking in Durham Region, I’ve started looking into the issue in Peel Region and what I’ve discovered is startling.
Read MoreMy first from a series of stories from a lengthy interview with regional chair Nando Iannicca.
Read MoreCommunity museums are fascinating places that don’t get much attention, yet PAMA has been gathering and archiving everything about the Region of Peel for 50 straight years now.
Read MoreAfter his fall from grace as leader of the Progressive Conservative Party, newly elected Brampton mayor Patrick Brown dropped a bomb with his new memoir Take Down: The Attempted Political Assassination of Patrick Brown.
Read MoreA look inside the various elements at play in the debate to allow Sikh motorcyclists to ride without helmets. A completely new topic for me but one that was really interesting to explore.
Read MoreA look at cannabis legalization and its impacts on Brampton’s police force and city hall.
Read MoreA look at the conflicting relationship between the City of Brampton’s love for the single-family home and urban sprawl and the looming threat of climate change.
Read MoreFrom small towns in Alberta to big GTA cities, I’ve met many municipal councillors, and the one thing they all have in common is they all view their job differently. I really wanted to explore that with this story.
Read MoreMy deep dive into the LRT issue in the City of Brampton, one that has been mired in controversy ever since a regrettable council decision turned down a provincially approved route — and the funding that came along with it.
Read MoreMy feature profile of Brampton mayor Linda Jeffrey ahead of her election campaign to try and win another term.
Read MoreThis is my investigation into one of Oshawa's most controversial issues in modern history.
Read MoreIf you haven't heard of these guys yet, it's only a matter of time.
Read MoreIn 2013, Brian Rose was found not criminally responsible for killing his grandmother. He had shot her with a shotgun and burned her body in the backyard of her Brant Country home.
Read MoreChad 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.
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