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Assistance Rates ‘Punishingly Inadequate’ in Ontario
Doug Ford’s government has cancelled several increases to social assistance rates.
Anti-Palestinian Racism Way Up at York University, Report Finds
A new report indicates anti-Palestinian racism and repression at York University has reached new heights since October 2023.
This 17-year-old created inclusive prayer spaces at his schools
Omar Elgazzar won a prestigious scholarship for his interfaith work
Support pours into U of T encampment
Four days into their protest, demonstrators and supporters celebrated peacefully while restating their demands and drowning out a counter-protest.
How former asylum seekers are helping current ones navigate Canada’s bureaucratic maze
The Catholic Community Services of York Region’s new Asylum Claimant Program is already showing signs of success. But more political will and economic support is needed to scale it into a national model.
University of Toronto declines to divest from pro-Israel institutions
Pro-Palestinian student-organizers who staged a 30-hour occupation say they know this will be a long-haul fight, citing the long struggle in the 1980s and ’90s to get the institution to divest from apartheid South Africa and in the 2010s to divest from fossil fuel companies.
Over 4,000 local students engage in annual water festival
Over 3,800 elementary school students stepped outside the classroom and into the wild to learn about the function and value of local watersheds at the 17th annual Halton Children’s Water Festival.
Pro-Palestinian demonstrators demand arms embargo to Israel, blockade Scarborough plant exporting military equipment
On Monday, dozens of pro-Palestinian demonstrators blocked the entrances to a Scarborough-based manufacturing plant that they say provides equipment to Israel’s military, while demanding a total arms embargo on Israel from the Canadian government.
Ford & The Justice System
The Ontario government keeps losing high-profile cases while trying to stack the deck at the same time.
Annual event brings together Leamington community and Migrant Workers
Known for its greenhouses and tomatoes, Leamington is also home to thousands of migrant agricultural workers every year. On Sunday, Sept. 15, over 1500 community members and more than 20 local organizations gathered in Seacliff Park to meet and thank some of those workers during the 15th annual Festival of Guest Nations.
Shooting Victim La Tanya Grant Criminalized by Peel Police After Calling 911
Calling 911 during a recent emergency was a regrettable decision for La Tanya Grant, cousin of Jermain Carby, who was killed by police in 2014.
Educator to retire after illustrious three-decade career
His illustrious career as an educator spanned over three decades, including a 27-year tenure with the Greater Essex County District School Board (GECDSB), and the last six as director of education for the Lambton Kent District School Board (LKDSB).
Canada’s newsrooms don’t reflect the country’s diversity: Study
The Canadian Association of Journalists’ newsroom diversity survey shows little progress from a year ago.
‘Canada's pride in history is the foundation of genocide’: Indigenous woman’s family trauma reveals why mass abuse didn't just come from 'a few racist politicians’
The Canadian Association of Journalists’ newsroom diversity survey shows little progress from a year ago.
“They Protect the Catholic Church that tried to exterminate our race” – Colombia's Repression: A Massacre Against the People
Music from wooden flutes traditionally played by Indigenous people in the southwest region of Colombia fills the air as demonstrators – some of them clad in the multicoloured Winphala flag representing Indigenous unity and resistance – dance, sing and chant around a statue of Christopher Columbus in one of Bogota’s main squares near the airport.
The Star Gambles with Ethics
Torstar's planned casino raises questions about covering a problematic industry from which they also stand to profit.
Whom does Legal Aid Ontario represent? Board chair's ties to real estate developers concern tenants and advocates
Charles Harnick is a registered lobbyist for eight corporations in Ontario, including two real estate developers, and serves as board chair of Legal Aid