Humber Polytechnic drives Canadian info storytelling with Data Driven 2024
Humber Story lab hosted its 7th annual Humber Data Driven symposium where data science meets journalism. The event brings together data journalists from various platforms, to give Humber students got an opportunity to get practical information to enhance storytelling skills by analyzing and using data. The event took place... Read more
Toronto’s Queer Cinema Club offers some scary screenings for Halloween
Looking to get in the Halloween spirit here in the city? Look no further than Toronto’s Queer Cinema Club, which is offering spooky screenings this month. On Thursday, Oct. 30 the Queer Cinema Club will be showing director Luca Guadanigno’s 2018 supernatural horror-thriller Suspiria. Hosted and created by film... Read more
Nuit Blanche shines on Humber’s artists
Nuit Blanche took over Humber’s Lakeshore campus this past weekend, and many Humber students were given the opportunity to showcase their work and explore this year’s theme: “Bridging Distance”  This year’s artists were encouraged to explore ways that people interpret and experience the idea of distance. Jenny Fok is... Read more
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International students say rent increases challenge their stay with new regulations 

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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TTC slow zones have commuting students looking for options
It’s been over a month since the TTC has implemented “Slow Zones” across lines 1 and 2.  While commuters did not notice the change during the summer, many students are now finding that their trip to campus is a little longer.  Ankur Gupta is a Seneca student studying government... Read more
“We support our people, we want the war to end peacefully, that’s all,”Canadian Jewish News journalist says
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
Rising prices at local thrift stores are shocking customers
Shopping at thrift stores is meant to be an accessible alternative for those who might not be able to afford regular retail prices, but at some big thrift store chains, customers are wondering if maybe they’re no longer getting a bargain. Savers — known in Canada as Value Village... Read more
Beaches Easter parade celebrates 50 years
Toronto Beaches Lions Club celebrates 50 years of putting on their annual Easter Parade. The parade made its way down Queen Street, beginning at Munro Park and ending on Woodbine Ave., drawing in hundreds of locals along the way. Photo Gallery Read more
New study says young student renters feel less hopeful about their future
Major metropolitan cities in Canada, like Toronto and Vancouver, have dominated the news cycle over the past few years for high living costs and pricing people out of owning, leading to a decrease in home ownership. A recent study from Statistics Canada found that renters living in these metropolitan... Read more