Desmond Brown

Toronto

Senior Online Reporter at Canadian Broadcasting Corporation (CBC)

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Hamilton non-profit marks 5 years of support for Black-owned businesses, hopes to make bigger impact

6 days ago | cbc.ca | Desmond Brown

Hamilton·NewA non-profit organization that supports Black-owned businesses in the Hamilton area will celebrate its fifth anniversary this week, and one of its leaders said they want to make an even bigger impact in Ontario and Canada.
SIU investigating after 2 people seriously injured in Burlington, Ont., crash

1 week ago | cbc.ca | Desmond Brown

Hamilton·NewOntario’s police watchdog is investigating the circumstances surrounding a collision that resulted in a 24-year-old man and a 16-year-old boy suffering serious injuries.
Hamilton family appeals to Ottawa for help locating Canadian man, 2 kids missing in Panama

1 week ago | cbc.ca | Desmond Brown

Hamilton·NewA Hamilton couple is appealing to the government of Canada to help Panamanian authorities locate a Canadian man who has gone missing in the Central American country with his two young children — ages two years old, and seven months old.
Ontario man recounts ordeal after being stuck in Dominican Republic on 'bogus' drug charges

2 weeks ago | cbc.ca | Desmond Brown

Hamilton·NewAn Ontario man who was arrested in the Dominican Republic over accusations of smuggling drugs is recounting his 71-day ordeal in the Caribbean country. The charges were withdrawn in April. Burlington resident David Bennett returned to Canada after 71 days in the Caribbean countryDesmond Brown · CBC News · Posted: May 25, 2025 4:00 AM EDT | Last Updated: 3 minutes agoJane Wilcox hugs her husband, David Bennett, after he arrived at Toronto's Pearson airport on May 16.
Jewish advocacy group denounces 'antisemitic' video of person doing Nazi salute outside Ontario restaurant

2 weeks ago | cbc.ca | Desmond Brown

Hamilton·NewA Jewish advocacy group has strongly condemned a ‘vile’ video of an unknown person performing what appears to be fascist salute in the parking lot of the American-owned Chick-fil-A restaurant in Burlington, Ont.
Intense levels of tree pollen mean heightened symptoms for allergy sufferers in Hamilton, researcher warns

2 weeks ago | cbc.ca | Desmond Brown

Hamilton·NewAllergy sufferers in Hamilton will experience heightened symptoms in the coming weeks as warmer weather results in more tree pollen being released, according to the head of a pollen research lab in Ontario.
International student ‘had no time at all to react’ to stray bullet that killed her, police say - MaharlikaNews | Canada’s Leading Online Filipino Newspaper – No. 1 Information Hub for Filipino-Canadians with 250K Visitors in 2020

1 month ago | maharlikanews.com | Desmond Brown

Hamilton police say they have recovered the two vehicles involved in the April 17 shooting death of 21-year-old international student Harsimrat Randhawa. Acting Det.-Sgt Daryl Reid told reporters at a Wednesday morning news conference thatthe white Hyundai Elantra was recovered on Sunday in a residential area in northwestern Toronto. It has since been towed back to Hamilton for forensic analysis, he said.
Rare Catholic prayer book printed in 1596 uncovered at Canadian university had librarian ‘freaking out’ - Atin Ito | Ontario’s First Filipino Community Newspaper – Trusted News and Stories for the Filipino-Canadian Community

1 month ago | atinitonews.com | Desmond Brown

Home / US & World / Rare Catholic prayer book printed in 1596 uncovered at Canadian university had librarian ‘freaking out’ Ruth-Ellen St. Onge was checking books for an upcoming exhibit at McMaster University Libraries' archives that will showcase a variety of texts published by the Plantin Press, when she came across a rare book printed in 1596. ‘Discovery is timely as the Christian world enters the holiest week of the year,’ monsignor says Ruth-Ellen St. Onge was busy preparing for an...
North Bay Museum to mark city's Centennial anniversary with exhibition on different aspects of its history

1 month ago | cbc.ca | Desmond Brown

North Bay Museum to mark city's Centennial anniversary with exhibition on different aspects of its historyNew | Desmond Brown | CBC News | Posted: April 14, 2025 8:14 AM | Last Updated: Just now'It's quite a broad display and we're very excited to share it,’ director saysImage | North Bay gateway archCaption: North Bay was established as a town in 1891, but it was incorporated as a city on April 14, 2025.
1 person dead following 3-vehicle collision on highway north of Simcoe, Ont.

2 months ago | cbc.ca | Desmond Brown

HamiltonOne person has died and four others were injured following a three-vehicle collision north of Simcoe Tuesday afternoon. 4 others were injured in the crash, Ontario Provincial Police sayOne person has died and four others were injured following a three-vehicle collision north of Simcoe Tuesday afternoon. Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) Const.

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