By Victoria Hincapie The City of Toronto plans to add up to 20 new shelter locations by 2033 via its Homelessness Services Capital Infrastructure Strategy (HSCIS). “As these sites open, it will allow the City to move away from temporary sites without losing capacity. These locations will stabilize the... 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
Bell Media has confirmed MTV Canada will stop broadcasting at the end of this year, marking the end of an era for traditional music television in Canada. MTV, once a major source of music discovery and pop culture, brought viewers closer to artists through music videos, live performances, and... Read more
More people than ever are using food banks in Canada
News Nov 17, 2024
Canadian Food Banks have seen a record amount of monthly users over the past year. According to HungerCount 2024, a report by Food Banks Canada, more than two million people visited a food bank in March alone. The number is a six per cent increase from last year and... Read more
Reporters Vandita Kumar and Brianna Alexander-Thomas sit down to discuss the surge in Americans searching “move to Canada” following the election, unraveling the reasons behind this trending topic and what it reveals about the political climate. Read more
Reporters Aliyah Marko-Omene and Brianna Alexander-Thomas sit down to discuss why your social media feeds are filled with people showing off their frugality. Read more
According to the Statistics Canada report Canadian and international tuition fees by level of study (current dollars), in Canada, international students pay around five times what a Canadian student pays for an undergraduate degree and around three times more than a domestic student for graduate school during the 2022-2023... Read more
Every type of food in the fridge or pantry is labelled with best-before dates. However, not all foods turn bad once that date has passed. Best-before dates tend to be read as expiration dates, and this sometimes leads to food waste. The Canadian Food Inspection Agency says that best-before... Read more
Minister of Immigration, Refugee and Citizenship Sean Fraser announced on Oct. 7 that Canada will temporarily lift the limit on the hours international students can work off-campus in an effort to address Canada’s labour shortage. The measure, which will be in effect from Nov. 15, 2022 to Dec. 31,... Read more
Artists across Canada raise their voices to the injustice in Iran
CanadaInternationalNewsToronto Oct 16, 2022
The civil unrest continues around the world after the death of Mahsa Amini at the hands of the morality police. And the indignation of the Iranian people is being shared through one of the most powerful tools to convey emotion; art. Mahsa Amini, 22, died on Sept. 16. She... Read more
