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Landing fish in Thames Valley schools
Something fishy is about to get underway in two Thames Valley district schools. The school board has adopted an environmental art project called Stream of Dreams to teach elementary students about water pollution. Staff from the Upper Thames River Conservation Authority and the Dorchester Watershed Action Committee will be at Northdale Central Public School in…
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Board of the mountains, snowboarders take to the streets
It feels like the beginnings of a heist. We’re sitting outside a museum mid-afternoon, waiting, in a car full of equipment, for bystanders to clear the area. “People scouted it the night before,” says Alex Kyle in the passenger seat. “But there’s so many variables. Sometimes there’s no security, other times there’s a police car…
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Shootings trigger spotlight on police gun use
In the 10 years he’s been an officer of the Ontario Provincial Police, Hesham El Sayed has never had to fire his gun. “The job’s not for everyone, that’s for sure. It never gets easy. You should go to every call scared, that’s what I think.” El Sayed, 35 and a London resident, has been…
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Child’s Play
Playing comes naturally to most children. But for those with brain conditions, playing poses all sorts of challenges, such as perception, speech, balance and coordination. That’s why the Epilepsy Support Centre of London has developed a program called Game On that teaches children how to take control of their bodies and master social skills. But…