Halton police are investigating allegations that about a dozen Grade 8 students from Burlington Central Public School engaged in kicking other children with red hair last Friday on what is reportedly dubbed by a Facebook group as Kick a Ginger Day.

A baby boy from Burlington died overnight after falling 14 metres at Terminal One at Toronto Pearson International Airport last night. The family, which immigrated to Canada approximately 10 years ago, was at the airport on their way to a flight for a family vacation.

Police say a pair of women accused of stealing two cars and fistfuls of narcotics led them on a Thelma-and-Louise-like chase through Oakville and Burlington Sunday morning before officers tackled them outside a coffee shop.

Teenagers love to talk, especially in the hallways of high schools, but for some of them their lips will be sealed today (Friday). About 30 students at Central High School have promised to be mute for a 24-hour period, starting at 9 a. m., as part of the Vow of Silence event.

Minister of Revenue John Wilkinson defended his government’s Harmonized Sales Tax (HST) to Burlington business owners during a recent breakfast event hosted by the Burlington Chamber of Commerce at the Holiday Inn.

A Halton police officer goes back to court on impaired driving charges next month. The case of Stephen Bate, 52, of Burlington was heard for the first time in Milton court on Wednesday.

A second Halton resident has fallen victim to the H1N1 influenza virus. Halton Medical Officer of Health Dr. Bob Nosal reported yesterday afternoon a man in his 80s living in a nursing home in Halton died earlier this week from a lab-confirmed case of the H1N1 flu virus.

Singer-songwriter Sarah Harmer is applauding the Niagara Escarpment Commission’s decision to deny Nelson Aggregate Co.’s bid to expand its operation on the Mount Nemo Plateau in north Burlington.

St. Elizabeth Co-operative Nursery School will be holding its Breakfast with Santa event on Saturday, Dec. 5. It will be held at St. Elizabeth Church , 5324 Bromley Rd.

Post reporter Tim Whitnell is taking part in the Halton Regional Police Service Citizens’ Police Academy. He’s attending classes with about 50 other civilians one night a week for 11 weeks at police headquarters in Oakville.

The head of the Halton District School Board (HDSB) has announced that he will be leaving next summer. Wayne Joudrie, 56, has served as director of education since October 2005. He has decided to retire, with the last day of his five-year term coming at the end of August 2010.

Halton Regional Police is investigating a theft from a construction site in Burlington. Some time between Oct. 2-5 someone entered a construction site at 4350 South Service Rd. and removed a 1,500-pound portable welding unit. The unit is described as a grey-coloured Red-D-Arc welding machine.

At the age of just three, Isabella Chiarini lost her mommy, Sandra, 39, after a two-year battle with cancer. That was in 2006.

Registration for the 2009-10 Burlington Spelling Bee is fast approaching and organizers are hoping for a record turnout this year. “I’d love it if hundreds of students would register,” said organizer Karin Lang.

As of the beginning of February 2010, all of Ontario’s school boards will be required to have policies that ensure they provide positive school environments for students of all races, religions and sexual preferences.

People new to this country can get help and advice in settling here. A settlement worker is at Burlington’s Central Library — 2331 New St. — every Friday, in the Builders Room, to meet with those who are new to Canada.

Halton Fresh Food Box is celebrating five years of success with an upcoming volunteer, funders and growers appreciation event. This Thursday (Nov. 19), the community is invited to celebrate the organization’s success in Halton region.

Pieces of pottery and animal and fish bones from the 19th century — and stone tool flakes that date back as far as 3,000 years — have been discovered on provincial land that Joseph Brant Memorial Hospital hopes to acquire for parking as part of its proposed expansion project.

Like many teens growing up, Don Smith was trying to sort out his lot in life. He was 16. He wasn’t a boy and he wasn’t a man. What was his purpose? His goal? His point in life?

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