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Michael Friscolanti

Michael Friscolanti

Michael Friscolanti is Editor-In-Chief of Village Media, which owns and operates 26 local news sites across Ontario, as well as The Trillium at Queen’s Park. A reporter at The Toronto Star and National Post before joining Maclean’s magazine as a Senior Writer, Friscolanti’s in-depth coverage has earned four National Magazine Awards and three CAJ Awards for investigative journalism.

Recent Work by Michael

COLUMN: Hugh Stevenson, why won’t you knock on our door?

COLUMN: Hugh Stevenson, why won’t you knock on our door?

Local Conservative candidate has spent the campaign skipping debates and dodging reporters — including my request for a sit-down interview in our SooToday studio
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Debt-ridden Station Mall owner owes city $3.6M in unpaid taxes

Debt-ridden Station Mall owner owes city $3.6M in unpaid taxes

Tax records shed more light on financial struggles of southern Ontario company that lost control of the mall; city says 'overdue balance of this size is not a regular encounter'
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EXCLUSIVE: Station Mall in receivership after owner fails to pay $18M mortgage

EXCLUSIVE: Station Mall in receivership after owner fails to pay $18M mortgage

Southern Ontario company that bought the mall did not meet court-imposed deadline to pay back loan — despite a promise to make good with 'family money' from China
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Station Mall’s $18M mortgage is due today — will it be paid?

Station Mall’s $18M mortgage is due today — will it be paid?

A judge had given SM International Holdings 90 days to pay the outstanding balance, which the company president promised to do with 'family money' coming from China
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‘We’re shattered’: Notorious Sault killer wins fight to see outside of prison

‘We’re shattered’: Notorious Sault killer wins fight to see outside of prison

Arrested 37 years ago for the murder of Grade 9 Korah student Patrizia Mastroianni, Russell Colwell has been granted a temporary absence from prison — with supervision
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Korah schoolgirl killer wins fight for new parole hearing

Korah schoolgirl killer wins fight for new parole hearing

Arrested 37 years ago for the murder of Grade 9 student Patrizia Mastroianni, Russell Colwell successfully appealed a ruling that denied him an escorted absence from prison
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Station Mall owner defaults on $18M mortgage, sparking court battle over plaza’s future

Station Mall owner defaults on $18M mortgage, sparking court battle over plaza’s future

A judge has given SM International Holdings 90 days to pay the outstanding balance, which the company president has promised to do with 'family money' coming from China
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'Our life sentence’: Sault family braces for long fight to keep schoolgirl killer behind bars

'Our life sentence’: Sault family braces for long fight to keep schoolgirl killer behind bars

Russell Colwell, who murdered 14-year-old Patrizia Mastroianni inside a Korah Collegiate bathroom in 1987, is appealing his latest denial from the Parole Board
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Korah student’s killer asking for temporary absences from prison

Korah student’s killer asking for temporary absences from prison

Russell Colwell attacked 14-year-old Patrizia Mastroianni inside a high school bathroom in October 1987; victim's family asking for public's help to fight his Parole Board application
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Family of murdered Korah student fighting to keep killer behind bars

Family of murdered Korah student fighting to keep killer behind bars

Russell Colwell, who attacked 14-year-old Patrizia Mastroianni inside a Korah Collegiate bathroom in October 1987, has applied for escorted absences from prison
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