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‘Period-shaming’ Indian college forces students to strip to underwear
Image copyrightGETTY IMAGESImage captionA mural raises awareness about menstruation, which has long been a taboo in India India's uncomfortable relationship with periods is back in the headlines. College students living in a hostel in the…
1.4M people give up phones in Indian Kashmir
NEW DELHI, India Due to the internet shutdown and communications blockade, telecom companies have lost 1.4 million subscribers in Indian-administered Kashmir, according to the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI). The data accessed…
Mississauga man charged with arson after fire at Peel Family Shelter
A 40-year-old man has been charged after a fire temporary displaced nearly 200 people from a family shelter in Mississauga. - Bryon Johnson/Torstar A 40-year-old man has been charged after a fire in Mississauga temporary displaced nearly…
‘How can I survive?’: Mississauga trucking business owner upset with Peel police after…
Mohinder Chadde, owner of Talhan Transport, said he doesn't trust Peel police to protect his business from theft after several incidents in 2019. - Bryon Johnson/Torstar One man is dead after a tractor trailer, involved in a…
Ontario’s new licence plates ‘virtually unreadable’ at night, police officer says
Kingston police Sgt. Steve Koopman posted this photo of a car at night, asking the Ontario government whether it consulted law enforcement before creating the new licence plates. The government says it did. (Sgt. Steve Koopman/Twitter)…
Coronavirus claims life of hospital director in hard-hit Wuhan
A screen capture from China Central Television shows Liu Zhiming, who died after contracting the coronavirus that causes COVID-19. The Wuhan Municipal Health Commission said he had taken part in the battle against the virus from the start…
Mississauga convenience store robbed at knife point, Peel police say Robbery victim suffered minor…
Peel police are looking for a male suspect in a robbery of a Mississauga convenience store on Feb. 16, 2020. - Torstar file photo Peel police are looking for a male suspect in an alleged convenience store robbery. The incident took place…
Stolen Vehicle Investigation Leads to Recovered Firearm
Region of Peel - Officers from 22 Division have charged a 23-year-old man from Brampton with firearm related offences. On Friday, February 14, 2020 at approximately 11:30 a.m., officers investigated a stolen vehicle in the area of Main…
Autopsy finds death of man found dead in Brampton ‘not suspicious’
Autopsy ordered for Brampton man deems the death as "not suspicious in nature," according to Peel Regional Police. - Graeme Frisque/Torstar Results from the autopsy ordered to determine the cause of death of a man whose body was found on…
All Brampton and Mississauga schools closed for provincewide strike Feb. 21
The four largest teachers' unions will hold a provincewide strike Feb. 21. - Graham Paine/Torstar The four largest education unions in Ontario, including the Elementary Teachers' Federation of Ontario (ETFO) and the Ontario Secondary…