By: Natalie Stoberman The Etobicoke Sports Hall of Fame kicked off another year with their third annual Winter Carnival on Jan. 18. Hall of Fame Chair Joanne Noble says the event connects specifically with Etobicoke’s youth, but there’s no denying that the Hall’s location in the MasterCard Center gets... Read more

The Greater Toronto Area (GTA) has enjoyed over a decade long financial boom in the housing market, but according to a new TD Economics report, Torontonians are still facing some hurdles as they look for places to live. Specifically, the report shows a rapid decline in housing affordability, a... Read more

American Sniper, the Clint Eastwood directed story of U.S Navy SEAL Chris Kyle is as controversial as the war it depicts. The true story of the most lethal sniper in U.S history has since broken records with its release on January 16th but not without receiving criticism. The film... Read more

Photo courtesy of Reuters NEW YORK, NY (REUTERS) – Tributes to civil rights leader Martin Luther King Jr. were held around the United States on Monday as protests over the treatment of minorities by law enforcement rolled on across the country. Observers of Martin Luther King Jr. Day have... Read more

Photo courtesy of Reuters YAOUNDE, CAMEROON (REUTERS) – Cameroon’s army has freed 24 of some 80 hostages kidnapped during a cross-border attack by suspected Boko Haram Islamist fighters based in neighboring Nigeria, a defense ministry spokesman said on Monday. The kidnapping, which occurred in the north of Cameroon on... Read more

Photo courtesy of Reuters RAMALLAH, PALESTINE (REUTERS) – Palestinian protesters heckled and threw eggs at Canadian Foreign Minister John Baird during a visit to the occupied West Bank on Sunday, denouncing Ottawa’s diplomatic support for Israel. Baird was not hit, but one of the eggs smacked onto the roof... Read more