Humber journalism students on the job live U.S. election night coverage
ElectionsHumberInternationalNewsPoliticsPoliticsPoliticsSpecials Nov 17, 2024 0
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
2022 Toronto Fall Election Fraught with Predictable Unpredictability
ElectionsPoliticsTorontoToronto Municipal Election Mar 1, 2022
TORONTO – Over the past two years, Toronto’s economy has just barely endured the standing COVID-19 pandemic. According to a 2020 Destination Toronto study, after one year of the pandemic, the city lost upwards of $8.35 billion in Toronto’s visitor economy. With only a few months to go, candidates... Read more
As Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s Liberals return to parliament with a minority government, some communities might be looking for a new party prioritizing agendas of equality and protection of ecology, says George Elliott Clarke, former poet laureate for the City of Toronto and the Canadian Parliament. In an email... Read more
House hunters who are tired of bidding wars, prices way over asking, and a lack of proper home inspections are hoping this federal election will tame the country’s real estate market According to data released by The Canadian Real Estate Association, as of July 2021, Canada has an average... Read more
A nation on edge: Americans anxiously await election outcome
ElectionsInternationalNewsPoliticsPoliticsSpecials Nov 4, 2020
After President Donald Trump prematurely declared himself the winner of the 2020 presidential elections early this Wednesday morning, activists on both sides of the race ramped up public demonstrations as key swing states worked to finish the vote count. Trump declared the election a “fraud” and called for the... Read more
By Saloni Bhugra, Nov 3 In an echo of the tight presidential race, the Republican Party was leading a tight race to hold on to its slim Senate majority. The Republicans held southern Senate seats as expected, while Democrats won the northern states with little competition. Going into the... Read more
Democrat Hickenlooper flips key Senate seat
Elections Nov 4, 2020
Former Colorado Gov. John Hickenlooper has ousted Republican Cory Gardner from the state senate seat with 54.6% percent of votes, the Associate Press reports. This loss is significant for the Republican Party as Gardner was known as a vocal critic of China. Gardner assembled several hearings investigating China during... Read more
Too close to call: The presidency hinges on results from Michigan, Wisconsin, Pennsylvania
ElectionsInternationalNewsPolitics Nov 3, 2020
Trump, Biden race still far from resolution With almost all polls closed, the race for the presidency is still too close to call. In some cities, results may not be announced until at least later in the day. Former Vice President Joe Biden had a narrow lead as election... Read more
President Donald Trump held a rally Monday night in Manchester, NH and got a massive response from his supporters as people lined up for days outside the SNHU Arena to get a prime location and to have the chance to show their passion for Trump by cheering and chanting... Read more
