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A 17-year-old wanted in a fatal shooting outside a Scarborough high school turned himself in and was charged with second-degree murder on Thursday, Toronto police say. The teen, who is from Toronto, cannot be named under the Youth Criminal Justice Act. He is scheduled to appear at the Toronto East …
Read More »Louise Dean graduates, students come together in effort to save school for teen moms
The walk of shame. Tina Cobey says that’s what Louise Dean students used to call the walk into school each morning. It was the 1980s, and the program for pregnant teens and young moms was at Ernest Manning High School. Every morning, Cobey would walk her newborn son in his …
Read More »Fatality inquiry to begin into death of 37-pound Calgary teen killed by parents
A fatality inquiry is scheduled to begin this week, examining the circumstances that led to the prolonged and painful death of a teenager who was neglected and starved until he weighed less than 40 pounds. Alex Radita would be 24 years old today. When he died in 2013, he was …
Read More »Ontario woman alleges high school running coach sexually assaulted her as a teen in $3M lawsuit
An Uxbridge, Ont., woman has launched a multimillion-dollar lawsuit against her former running coach and the Durham District School Board, alleging she was subjected to years of sexual assault and abuse at the hands of a teacher. The teacher, Edward LaRocque, denies the allegations, and the school board, which is …
Read More »Calgary teen behind online learning project helping Chinese immigrant kids learn English
Sixteen-year-old Ivy Peng says her tutoring project starts with her own parents’ story. They arrived in Alberta 20 years ago, struggling with the language barrier, and financially. There was no money for private tutoring to help with learning a new language. Peng says she had difficulty with English herself in her early grades at school …
Read More »On what he hopes will be a record flight, teen pilot stops in Labrador for a break — and a tribute
For a Belgian-British teenager hoping to become the youngest person to fly solo around the world, a visit to Labrador this week was not just one of the final stops of his journey but also a nod to his family’s aviation history. Mack Rutherford arrived in Happy Valley-Goose Bay on Wednesday, …
Read More »Judge instructs jury before its deliberations in online extortion case of B.C. teen Amanda Todd
WARNING: This article contains details of sexual extortion and may affect those who have experienced it or know someone affected by it. The B.C. Supreme Court justice in the trial of a Dutch man charged with harassing and extorting teenager Amanda Todd told the jury to “take special care” with the teen’s statements Friday, …
Read More »Flowers, painted rocks stolen from memorial bench for B.C. teen actor who died 2 years ago
Each week, Marlyse Williams cleans and looks after a bench in Port Coquitlam, B.C., that honours her late son, actor Logan Williams, who died two years ago of a fentanyl overdose at the age of 16. The Pitt River Trail bench was adorned with photos of Logan, flowers, succulents and hand-painted rocks. …
Read More »Teen photographer from Saint John gets surprise assignment on world-famous Maiden
Eighteen-year-old Aren Hemmings planned to spend the summer in the Old North End of Saint John, studying photography and media marketing at the O.N.E. Future program at the Nick Nicolle Community Centre. But when opportunity knocks — plans sometimes have to change. Fast. Hemmings was unexpectedly invited to work for two …
Read More »Meet the teen hockey phenom who went from a backyard Yukon rink to the top WHL draft pick
Last hockey season was a good one for Gavin McKenna in the Canadian Sport School Hockey League’s U18 division. He was their top scorer with 65 points in 35 games. McKenna’s outstanding performance led to him becoming the first overall draft pick by the Medicine Hat Tigers in the upcoming Western Hockey League …
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