Whitby girl struts her stuff in talent competition
Nine-year-old Rachel Barber lands top spot, beating out hundreds of hopefuls
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WHITBY-- Rachel Barber is a champion. The nine-year-old won the International Presentation of Performers competition held in Vancouver. Rachel took first place out of 500 contestants in the singing, dancing, acting and modeling categories. November 19, 2008.
By Parvaneh Pessian - Nov 21, 2008 - 04:30 AM
WHITBY -- The judges of the International Presentation of Performers (Ipop) competition didn't know what they were in store for when nine-year-old Rachel Barber hit the stage this month. The Whitby resident breezed through a strenuous audition process at the event in ...
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Police warn ATM users to be wary of card skimming
By Parvaneh Pessian - Nov 21, 2008 - 04:30 AM
DURHAM -- People will have to worry about more than just shoulder surfing while accessing ATM machines after a slew of skimming devices were found in a storage unit in Ajax Wednesday. The skimming ...
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Port Perry doctor receives YMCA Peace Medallion
By Jillian Follert - Nov 20, 2008 - 08:30 PM
DURHAM -- Most of the time, Dr. Anthony Brown can be found treating patients from the comfort of his family practice in Port Perry or under the operating room lights where he works as an anesthetist....
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An accident every two minutes on OPP-patrolled roads
By Jennifer Stone - Nov 20, 2008 - 02:27 PM
DURHAM -- The timely return of wintry driving conditions had Ontario Provincial Police receiving, on average, an accident report every two minutes on the roads it patrols in the province. But the ...
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Key witness on hot seat at biker trial
WHITBY -- The cross-examination of a key witness in the trial of two high-ranking bikers began Thursday with a full-out assault on the police agent's ...
Technology is key at St. John Bosco
OSHAWA -- At St. John Bosco, computers and curriculum go hand in hand. "The big thing this year has been working on our technology programs and ...
Toronto police chief comes to Oshawa
DURHAM -- Women officers had to carry their guns in purses when Toronto's police chief, Bill Blair, started his career. Now, more than 30 years ...
Christmas with the king
WHITBY -- On Dec. 6, Elvis will be in the building. Port Perry's Ron Moore brings his annual Christmas With The King show to the Centennial ...
It's time for a Wright Christmas
WHITBY -- Michelle Wright is coming to town, bringing her Christmas show with her. I'm Dreaming of a Wright Christmas goes Dec. 7 at Class Act ...
Hoping for a Christmas shopping boom
DURHAM -- Jason King opened Alcatraz Skate shop in 1996, without much of a business plan. But with the retail season's yearly heyday creeping up,...
Growth sectors part one: health care
DURHAM -- Connie Church has been a nurse for almost 38 years but lately most of her days are spent teaching, not providing bed-side care. Her switch ...
Don’t lower the boom
I am trapped in the claws of a wild thicket as branches poke my sides and scratch my face.
Insects hover around me gnawing at my skin. I watch ...