Courtesy: Wikicommons Despite an offer by York University, many of the school’s striking workers have voted to reject the deal and continue their week-long strike. A spokesperson for CUPE Local 3903 said that the unions unit 2, which represents contract faculty, voted to accept the school’s offer, while units... Read more
Apple launches new MacBook
Archive 2015 Mar 10, 2015
Courtesy: Reuters Media Express Apple has unveiled a new, thin MacBook that comes in a gold enclosure and resembles an iPad. The computer weighs 2-pounds and is 13.1mm thin at its thickest point. It is 24 percent thinner than the company’s smallest computer. As had been suggested in events... Read more
John Tory’s first 100 days as mayor
Archive 2015 Mar 10, 2015
Courtesy: Wikicommons John Tory’s first 100 days as mayor of Toronto have been marked by a flurry of activity. First elected mayor on October 27, Tory has become known for his unprecedented announcements at City Hall, and as a politician he focuses on outworking those around him. His days... Read more
Courtesy: Wikicommons The murder of an Iraqi man in Dallas has caused a southern Muslim group to work closely with police. Dallas police confirmed that Ahmed Al-Jumaili, was shot and killed outside his apartment last week as he watched his first snowfall. At this point in time, no motive... Read more
What love looks like in public: Black History Month through a religious, feminist LGBT lens
Archive 2015 Mar 10, 2015
On February 27th, at the end of Black History Month, Pastor David Lewis-Peart and Reverend Chiedza Pasipanodya produced a service to celebrate the significant month through LGBT and feminist lenses and to bring up the ideas that were on their minds and in their hearts. Pasipanodya and Lewis-Peart are... Read more
With legitimate headlines like NBC’s, “Sign language ISIS video looks to snare deaf, mute recruits in Europe” and the Los Angles Times headline, “Oklahoma fraternity’s racist chant may also cost its black chef his job” it’s not hard to imagine how people can be easily fooled – journalistic or otherwise.
Read moreLeafs lose against Islanders in OT
Archive 2015 Mar 10, 2015
Toronto Maple Leafs suffered from another loss against New York Islander with an overtime finishing goal by Islanders captain John Tavares. Tavares added an assist in the win and now has a league-leading 72 points. David Booth and Peter Holland hustled to score one goal each in the first and... Read more
French sports fans are mourning after three French athletes died in a helicopter crash in Argentina. Two helicopters collided Monday evening shortly after taking off in a mountainous area in La Rioja province, killing 10 people including eight French passengers and the choppers’ two Argentinian pilots. One of the helicopter’s tail... Read more
Warning: This story is about extremist messages and contains some examples to illustrate the issue. Our inclusion of these images does not in any way amount to an endorsement of their content. Memes can be funny, sarcastic and clever but not every meme is harmless. Organizations from clothing companies though... Read more