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Yahoo
27-06-2025
- Politics
- Yahoo
Province puts $600K into protecting Windsor-Essex child victims, witnesses of crime
The Ontario government is putting $600,000 over three years into an attempt to protect child victims and witnesses of crime in Windsor-Essex. Essex Conservative MPP Anthony Leardi says the money is meant to support kids who've been through the "worst," so they don't have to face the justice system alone. "This investment means real, compassionate support for young victims when they need it most," he said. Fellow Conservative MPP Andrew Dowie says investments like this better equip our area's most vulnerable "when it matters most," said the representative for Windsor—Tecumseh. "No child should ever have to face the trauma of a courtroom alone," he said. New Beginnings, the agency receiving the money, has operated in the region since the early 1970s — providing services related to youth justice, mental health, employment and education. It is one of 15 communities to deliver Ontario's Child Victim Witness Program for people under the age of 18 by reducing potential trauma associated with testifying in court. The services include: Providing information about the court process. Preparing children and youth to testify in court. Accompanying children and youth to court. Assessing any special needs during the court process (i.e., testimonial). Referrals to other services. Support and guidance for caregivers. "We're proud to be part of a province-wide effort to reduce the emotional toll of testifying and ensure that every young voice is heard, supported, and protected," said Stacey Yannacopoulos, executive director of New Beginnings.
CTV News
27-06-2025
- CTV News
Ontario expanding Child Victim Witness Program to Windsor-Essex
New Beginnings will deliver the Child Victim Witness Program in Windsor, Ont., on Friday, June 27, 2025. (Chris Campbell/CTV News Windsor) Child victims and witnesses of crime are getting more support from the Ontario government. The province is investing $600,000 over three years. The funding is part of the government's $4.2-million investment to expand the Child Victim Witness Program to more communities across the province. New Beginnings will deliver the Child Victim Witness Program to help empower young victims and witnesses, under the age of 18 years, by reducing the potential trauma associated with testifying in court. 'This investment ensures that children and youth who have experienced trauma will receive the dedicated, compassionate support they need to navigate the court system with dignity, strength, and confidence. We're proud to be part of a province-wide effort to reduce the emotional toll of testifying and ensure that every young voice is heard, supported, and protected,' said Stacey Yannacopoulos, executive director of New Beginnings. The program's services include: Providing information about the court process Preparing children and youth to testify in court Accompanying children and youth to court Assessing any special needs during the court process (i.e., testimonial) Referrals to other services Support and guidance for caregivers New Beginnings New Beginnings in Windsor, Ont., on Friday, June 27, 2025. (Chris Campbell/CTV News Windsor) The Child Victim Witness Program is available in 15 communities across the province. The Victim/Witness Assistance Program provides services and supports to victims and witnesses of crime. It also supports children and youth and their guardians in regions where the Child Victim Witness Program is not available.
CBC
16-05-2025
- General
- CBC
Emotional support pig gets emotional support chicken at B.C. wildlife sanctuary
Social Sharing A former emotional support pig has been getting his own emotional support from a chicken who is helping him adapt to a new life at a B.C. wildlife rescue. Truffles arrived at the New Beginnings Animal Sanctuary in Summerland, B.C., after being taken in by the B.C. SPCA earlier this year. The 10-year-old pig had previously been an emotional support animal for a family who had to move and could not take him with them, according to New Beginnings' president Jane Long-Haggerty, who says it was "super exciting" to be able to provide him with a permanent home. But when he arrived at the sanctuary, he was fairly shy since he wasn't used to being around a lot of other animals, she said. "He kind of just went to a little corner," she said, adding that he shooed away other animals who tried to approach him. But there was one exception: a recently rescued chicken named Little Red who started sharing a meal with Truffles. "She was the only one that he didn't shoo away, and he really, really, really likes her," Long-Haggerty said. "Now they sleep together, they lie in the sun, they eat, they're together most of the time. It's really cute." Long-Haggerty said while it's not unusual for chickens and pigs to cohabitate and get along, it is unusual for two of them to form such a close bond with each other, with Little Red hopping on Truffles' back to groom him and sometimes get rides. "It's like they knew each other," she said. Truffles on a weight loss journey Truffles' story was already well-known in some quarters after coming into the SPCA in April. According to Long-Haggerty, he had briefly been in the care of another family who didn't know how to properly care for him, and he had ballooned in size to more than 300 pounds — overweight and in need of a diet. "Truffles has a history of not eating his veggies, but is starting to find certain healthy foods that he likes," the SPCA said on his adoption page. They also noted his history as an emotional support animal, saying that he was sure to be a "sweet and loving friend" to whoever took him in. What they likely didn't expect was that friend would be a chicken more than 10 times smaller than him. "When you see him, all the pigs are kind of in one corner and he's in another corner of the barn with his chicken," Long-Haggerty said. "He doesn't mind the goats being around every once in a while, but it's definitely he just wants his chicken friend." She said he is eating a more suitable diet and engaging in regular exercise, and is also extremely friendly with people, so the sanctuary is optimistic he will reach his target weight again. And she hopes the story will offer lessons to people, too, about the importance of understanding how to care for pets before you adopt them and about the power of friendship.
CTV News
12-05-2025
- General
- CTV News
Friendship blossoms between 300-pound pig and little red chicken at B.C. sanctuary
Truffles the pig and a chicken named Little Red instantly bonded at New Beginnings Animal Sanctuary. (Photo submitted to CTV News)
Yahoo
09-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
'Sullivan's Crossing' Season 3 Premiere First Look Photos Reveal 'Challenges' Ahead and Romances Heating Up (Exclusive)
It's almost time to return to the Crossing for the summer. Parade has your first-look at the premiere episode of Sullivan's Crossing, which airs on Wednesday, May 14. What can fans expect? Well, while romances are heating up, they also come with their fair share of challenges. 🎬 🎬 At the end of season 2, Maggie Sullivan (Morgan Kohan) confessed her love to Cal Jones (Chad Michael Murray), but the first episode of Season 3, titled "New Beginnings," finds her trying "to embrace her new life at the Crossing as she struggles to move past the loss she suffered the night of the diner fire." Related: It's unclear if the loss that the synopsis is referring to is about the diner, her father's near-brush with death, or if the stress of it all caused Maggie to lose the baby, which many fans have theorized may happen if the series wants to give Cal and Maggie's romance a fair shot. Maggie has officially left behind her adrenaline-filled life in the OR in Boston and moved to Nova Scotia to follow her heart, where she'll help run the Outpost with her father and "make Sullivan's Crossing her home," which is evident in the photos as she sits on her childhood bed with Sully (Scott Patterson) smiling over her permanent decision. "Though she wants to finally take her relationship with Cal to the next level, she finds herself struggling to connect with him due to her loss," the season description notes, as we see the newly-minted couple having a heart-to-heart while sipping lemonade on the front porch. The challenges aren't just limited to Maggie, as Edna (Andrea Menard) and Frank (Tom Jackson) make some much-needed changes at the store that are "rubbing certain people the wrong way." As for romances heating up, it extends past Maggie and Cal as "bestselling author, Helen (Kate Vernon), comes to the Crossing to finish her new book" and crosses paths with Sully. By the second episode, "Sully sees Helen in a new light as they begin to bond over their mutual love of birdwatching, but their trip into the forest takes a turn with a shocking discovery." Meanwhile, "Sydney (Lindura) and Rafe (Dakota Taylor) get caught in a compromising position by Rafe's new boss," the synopsis also states, as the photos show the duo packing on the PDA after they finally admitted their feelings for each other. Elsewhere in episode 2, "Frank and Edna prepare for the arrival of Frank's cousin, and Lola (Amalia Williamson) has an awkward run-in with a handsome stranger (Joel Oulette) on a girls' night out." Sullivan's Crossing Season 3 premieres Wednesday, May 14 @ 8/7c on The CW. Next,
