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Erika Engel

Erika Engel

Erika Engel regularly covers all things Collingwood as a journalist and the editor of CollingwoodToday.ca

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Recent Work by Erika

Pre-trial continues for ex-boyfriend of abducted Elnaz Hajtamiri

Pre-trial continues for ex-boyfriend of abducted Elnaz Hajtamiri

The Richmond Hill resident was abducted from a Wasaga Beach home on Jan. 12, 2022, and she hasn't been seen or heard from since, her ex-boyfriend has been charged with first-degree murder
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Here are some livestream links to safely view today's eclipse

Here are some livestream links to safely view today's eclipse

NASA will be showing the celestial event, and if you want something closer to home you can watch the Tillsonburg view
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Bruce Trail ranked among world's 'happiest' hikes

Bruce Trail ranked among world's 'happiest' hikes

Smile-recognition software used to scour Instagram posts ranked Bruce Trail among hiking trails in England, Australia, Scotland, and the Appalachian and Canadian Rockies
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Sedatives in opioids part of fatal ‘toxicity crisis’: nurse

Sedatives in opioids part of fatal ‘toxicity crisis’: nurse

The discovery of the tranquilizer and sedative medetomidine in opioids sold in Toronto this year is one of many such discoveries revealing an increasingly toxic unregulated drug supply
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You can ski all day, night at Blue MTN relay event for charities

You can ski all day, night at Blue MTN relay event for charities

24H Blue MTN aims to raise $250,000 for Collingwood hospital, Special Olympics, while offering 350+ people a chance to downhill ski all day and night
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Forgot your glasses? Can't read the menu? There's an app for that

Forgot your glasses? Can't read the menu? There's an app for that

Prabha Mattappally created a simple app to help people read small text in dimly lit restaurants or small print on product labels at the grocery store
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Man accused of murder in Elnaz Hajtamiri abduction in court today

Man accused of murder in Elnaz Hajtamiri abduction in court today

Pre-trial proceedings are still underway with the next appearance in January, no trial dates set yet
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Elnaz Hajtamiri's ex-boyfriend charged with murder

Elnaz Hajtamiri's ex-boyfriend charged with murder

The Richmond Hill woman was violently abducted from a home in Wasaga Beach in January 2022 and hasn't been seen since
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Charges against one accused in Elnaz Hajtamiri abduction stayed

Charges against one accused in Elnaz Hajtamiri abduction stayed

35-year-old Etobicoke woman was charged in relation to the abduction of a Richmond Hill woman in January 2022 in Wasaga Beach
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Community mourns cowgirl with contagious smile

Community mourns cowgirl with contagious smile

Katie Marshall, 31, and her two dogs died in a car collision in Clearview Township on Saturday; husband Brody, originally from Newmarket, was seriously injured
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