BRAMPTON - A man working in a trench Saturday morning required an emergency rescue after dirt collapsed and buried him up to his neck. The trench on Finsbury Drive in Brampton is reported to be about 7 to 8 feet deep.

BRAMPTON - This year, The Canadian Progress Club Brampton, with the support of RE/MAX Realty Services Inc. and the Brampton Guardian , are launching a challenge to the Brampton Community to Pay It Forward.

BRAMPTON - Two senior citizens are being treated for injuries at Brampton Civic Hospital after being struck by a vehicle while crossing the street Friday afternoon.

BRAMPTON - Antoinette Antoine remembers when her mother became her heroine. It was the day Grace Antoine walked out of an abusive relationship, changing her life and those of her three young children.

BRAMPTON - Peel District School Board staff and students have raised nearly $12,000 to help individuals and families affected by last month's three separate natural disasters in the Asia-Pacific region.

BRAMPTON - In this five-part series, the Toronto Star follows the development of a highrise condominium – Blade in Brampton – from site selection through to the sales launch, offering an in-depth look at the logistical challenges and critical decisions that emerge along the way.

BRAMPTON - Actions speak louder than words and hundreds of public school students were encouraged to take steps to change the world around them. More than 5,500 Peel District School Board middle and secondary school students attended Leadership Now! Oct. 27 and 28 at the Powerade Centre in Brampton.

BRAMPTON - City councillors are expected to approve a bylaw Monday that will make it illegal to block any of Brampton's signalized intersections with a vehicle.

BRAMPTON - Two pedestrians have been hit by a car at the intersection of Ray Lawson Boulevard and Malta Avenue. Paramedics, Peel police and Brampton firefighters are on scene. The incident happened just before 5 p.m. The extent of the injuries is not known.

Toronto has won its bid to host the 2015 Pan American Games, which means several sporting events will be featured right here in Brampton.

BRAMPTON - Eleven children under the age of six received adult doses of the H1N1 vaccine at a flu vaccination clinic in Brampton, Peel Public Health has confirmed.

Peel Region H1N1 vaccination clinics will be shut down for a few days starting Sunday so health officials can stock up on the vaccine, public health officials said Friday.

BRAMPTON - A stray bullet pierced an empty office window at Williams Parkway Senior Public School yesterday afternoon. No one was hit after several shots were fired at a 23-year-old man on nearby MacKay Street in the M Section of Bramalea just after 2 p.m., according to Peel Regional Police.

BRAMPTON - Concern is growing over a missing Malton student who left Lincoln Alexander Secondary School Tuesday (Nov. 3) after being counselled about her behavioural issues.

BRAMPTON - The Olympic torch relay will be celebrated most of next month in Ontario but residents of ridings held by the Harper Conservatives will have a much better chance of taking part in the celebrations.

BRAMPTON - It won’t be “business as usual” going into the City of Brampton’s 2010 budget deliberations at the end of this month, according to City Manager Deborah Dubenofsky.

Peel Public Health is employing stricter measures after a four-year-old child was given a higher dose of the H1N1 vaccine at a flu clinic in Brampton on Monday.

BRAMPTON - They have a plan. Now all local hospital and community leaders need is a lot of money, and a little luck, to pull off a complete revitalization of Peel Memorial Hospital.

BRAMPTON - Volunteers are needed Saturday for the annual fall tree planting in Brampton’s Claireville Conservation Area. It’s a family-friendly event that runs from 10 a.m. to noon. Groups are welcome and shovels are provided. The trees are planted rain or shine.

BRAMPTON - Peel Regional Police are searching for a 15-year-old Lincoln M. Alexander Secondary School student who went missing Tuesday morning. Shantal Samuel was last seen at the Malton high school at 10 a.m. Tuesday.