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Features
Finding refuge: Syrian family settles in Lacombe
The Lacombe Globe — 6/24/16
The Al Omar family arrived in Canada at the end of May, nearly four years after leaving their home in Damascus following the outbreak of the Syrian civil war.
Photo by Hugo Garcia-Gonzalez
Playing through the pain
Niagara News — 11/25/16
Garrett Suderman has been struggling with anxiety and depression since middle school. This is his story.
Veteran truck driver wins Rookie of the Year
Wetaskiwin Times — 7/13/16
Millet resident Terry Saitz, a driver for Home Hardware, won rookie-of-the-year at the 2016 Provincial Truck Driving Championships.
News
Oosterhoff wins Niagara West-Glanbrook byelection
Niagara News, 11/25/16
Progressive Conservative candidate Sam Oosterhoff, 19, was elected to serve as the new MPP for Niagara West-Glanbrook after a byelection on Nov. 17.
Jumping in with both feet
Niagara News — 9/23/16
Students in the Wine Business Management program at Niagara College took part in the annual Grape Stomp for the prestigious Sour Toe Award on Sept. 13.
Local editor’s candidacy for town council raises some questions
Hinton Parklander — 9/26/17
“The challenge for this editor and publisher is that it is difficult to manage competing loyalties.”
Alternative Story Forms
U.S. electoral college map 2016
Niagara-News.com — 11/8/16
An interactive map showing presidential election results state by state.
The Glass Room — Julianne Maslabey
iamnotok.ca — 11/25/16
In this episode of the Glass Room, John Hopkins-Hill spoke with Julianne Maslabey, a registered psychotherapist and the director at Safe Harbour Psychotherapy, to discuss anxiety.
Voices from across the border: It's Trump! Now what?
Niagara News — 11/11/16
Election night interviews with Americans from both sides of the political spectrum.