While leading St. Mary’s General Hospital through the COVID-19 pandemic, Lee Fairclough says she began to see the impacts of the decisions made by the Ford government. Fairclough thought about what the coming years held for publicly funded healthcare and education systems. By 2022 and nearly 25 years of... Read more
Body Shop Store Manager Michelle McCracken says the ongoing strike will affect smaller businesses, but drive sales for larger independent street-level stores. “As an outcome of this, smaller businesses will probably need to source to more expensive shipping options, but us being an independent street- level store like we... Read more
Humber journalism students on the job live U.S. election night coverage
ElectionsHumberInternationalNewsPoliticsPoliticsPoliticsSpecials Nov 17, 2024
Students volunteered to interview, write and post updates for the 2024 U.S. election on Nov. 5 at the North campus radio broadcast and newsroom, L building room L225. Students started gathering at 3:30 p.m. and the action plan and roles for the night didn’t start till 4 p.m. The... Read more
International students say rent increases challenge their stay with new regulations
InternationalNewsPoliticsToronto Sep 16, 2024
Esmeralda Garcia, 24, says she was shocked when hearing her rent would increase 30 per cent from September 2022 to December 2023. “When I first came to Toronto I rented a one-bedroom apartment in a building near High Park built in 2019. I was paying $1,900 per month, and by…
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“We support our people, we want the war to end peacefully, that’s all,”Canadian Jewish News journalist says
CanadaInternationalNewsPoliticsToronto Apr 17, 2024
Ellin Bessner, host of The Canadian Jewish News podcast CJN Daily, says the surprise attack Hamas launched on Israel on Oct.7 has led to an increase in hate crimes that Canadian Jews haven’t experienced since the Second World War. “It’s physically and mentally exhausting as a Jewish journalist to... Read more
Canada’s warmest winter ever points to a climate change crisis, expert warns
CanadaEnvironmentNewsPolitics Apr 4, 2024
Canada recorded its warmest winter in 2024. One of the coldest countries in the world saw a lack of snowfall this winter in areas of southern provinces such as Ontario and Quebec. Professor in the Department of Biology at McGill University, Catherine Potvin, says the climate modelling reports that... Read more
Four arrested during North York rally in support of Israel
CanadaInternationalNewsPoliticsToronto Oct 10, 2023
Toronto Police arrested four people after skirmishes broke out during a rally in support of Israel Monday night. Community leaders and politicians from all levels of government gathered in a show of support for Israel at the rally in Mel Lastman Square in North York on Monday, Oct. 9.... Read more
