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Jessica Owen

Jessica Owen

Jessica Owen is an experienced journalist working for Village Media since 2018, primarily covering Collingwood, County of Simcoe and education.

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BEYOND LOCAL: Simcoe County school board joins $4B social-media lawsuit

BEYOND LOCAL: Simcoe County school board joins $4B social-media lawsuit

‘These platforms, while making millions of dollars, have done substantial harm to children,’ says Simcoe County District School Board chair
BEYOND LOCAL: ‘Slap in the face’: Simcoe schools lean on unqualified teachers

BEYOND LOCAL: ‘Slap in the face’: Simcoe schools lean on unqualified teachers

While Simcoe County school boards say their supply lists are essentially full, the boards are seeing an increase in how often qualified education workers on those lists don’t answer the phone, leading to more unqualified individuals filling those vacancies
ONTARIO: Should hard booze be allowed on grocery store shelves?

ONTARIO: Should hard booze be allowed on grocery store shelves?

The hard booze industry sure thinks so
VIDEO: Ontario family braves frigid water to save trapped swan

VIDEO: Ontario family braves frigid water to save trapped swan

Father and son braved icy water of Georgian Bay to free the swan — which was tangled in a makeshift float — before they started to freeze themselves as light snow fell
ONTARIO: Workers in the sex industry facing COVID challenges in the margins

ONTARIO: Workers in the sex industry facing COVID challenges in the margins

‘It can be difficult for them to protect themselves when they have to choose between a potential interaction or not being able to eat,’ says harm reduction co-ordinator
CANADA: Caught in WE scandal's crossfire, students want funding released

CANADA: Caught in WE scandal's crossfire, students want funding released

‘The focus is always elsewhere,’ says #DontForgetStudents co-founder
ONTARIO: Petition calls for new anti-racism curriculum

ONTARIO: Petition calls for new anti-racism curriculum

‘If you empower kids with information and no messages of hate are tolerated, they’re going to carry that throughout our lives,’ says Elephant Thoughts co-creator
ONTARIO: Eventbrite suit seeks $5M in wake of Roxodus festival fiasco

ONTARIO: Eventbrite suit seeks $5M in wake of Roxodus festival fiasco

Just days before the Roxodus cancellation, organizer transferred $650K out of MF Live account, leaving no money to refund ticket-holders
CANADA: Items up for auction from Roxodus Music Festival that never happened

CANADA: Items up for auction from Roxodus Music Festival that never happened

Roxodus Music Festival merchandise, audio-visual and cooking equipment just some of the 420 lot items up for sale
BEYOND LOCAL: Canadian family spends seven years trying to adopt a child from India

BEYOND LOCAL: Canadian family spends seven years trying to adopt a child from India

The family of four hit Canadian soil on Aug. 2
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