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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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Recent Work by Jessica

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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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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CANADA: Woman writes deathbed letter about dying on her own terms

CANADA: Woman writes deathbed letter about dying on her own terms

Assisted death 'too rarely spoken of and not well understood' writes terminally-ill woman the day before medically-assisted death
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ONTARIO: Barrie man charged in Highway 400 flying-tire incident

ONTARIO: Barrie man charged in Highway 400 flying-tire incident

So far this year, OPP official says they’ve seen about 60 to 70 instances of tires flying off vehicles on OPP-patrolled roads
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