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Michael Owen

Michael Owen

Michael Owen has worked in news since 2009 and most recently joined Village Media in 2023 as a general assignment reporter for BradfordToday

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Recent Work by Michael

Petition to show film nixed by area library surpasses 1,000 signees

Petition to show film nixed by area library surpasses 1,000 signees

Bradford library cancelled weekend screening of '200 Meters' recently after receiving concerns about safety
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'Bad actor' faces almost 4 years in prison, must pay back $860K

'Bad actor' faces almost 4 years in prison, must pay back $860K

Mikhail Vasiliev set to be extradited to New Jersey in LockBit ransomware case
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Area library accused of 'censorship' after axing film screening

Area library accused of 'censorship' after axing film screening

While Jewish Bradford Association claims showing ‘200 Meters’ would ‘promote anti-Semitic sentiments,’ Simcoe County 4 Palestine calls cancellation ‘an act of anti-Palestinian racism’
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‘Heartbreaking’: Area woman, 93, removed from retirement home

‘Heartbreaking’: Area woman, 93, removed from retirement home

Family says 93-year-old woman was sent to live in hospital with little notice, but representative says residents’ health conditions can change rapidly
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Air force history brought to life through 'fantastic' photos

Air force history brought to life through 'fantastic' photos

Area resident and retired Lt.-Col. Ferguson Mobbs photographed 23 different uniforms and flight suits from 1924 to modern day to celebrate the RCAF's 100th anniversary
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Simcoe County farm faces $1M class-action human trafficking lawsuit

Simcoe County farm faces $1M class-action human trafficking lawsuit

Farm 'knowingly, recklessly and/or negligently took part in the human trafficking' of workers, alleges filing; owners vow to 'vigorously' defend against allegations
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Unknown illness may send area man to Thailand for treatment

Unknown illness may send area man to Thailand for treatment

Jonathan Andrews and family left frustrated at the difficulty of navigating the medical system in Ontario, and the lack of results
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Local MP's bill sows seeds of financial security for farmers

Local MP's bill sows seeds of financial security for farmers

'With this bill, Canada’s fruit and vegetable farmers will be paid for the food they grow ... (and) will also lower produce costs for Canadians,' says MP
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‘It’s a death sentence’: Local senior irked by cost of vaccine

‘It’s a death sentence’: Local senior irked by cost of vaccine

'I just find it so inherently, patently un-Canadian — we do not leave the poor and the sick to die,' says frustrated local senior
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Area resident creates 'instant community' for RV enthusiasts

Area resident creates 'instant community' for RV enthusiasts

‘We just created this instant community that didn’t really exist before this came along,’ says group founder
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