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Canada drags its feet on a national suicide prevention strategy

Archive 2014 Sep 19, 2014

In the time that it takes a person to change and upload their Facebook profile photo, another person has taken their life. According to the new report: Prevent Suicide – A Global Imperative, released by the World Health Organization, an estimated 800,000 people globally die by suicide. “This report... Read more

Making friends with furry faces

Archive 2014 Sep 18, 2014

Humber Student Federation welcomed new and returning students with animals most of them hadn’t seen. Students stood in line to have a lemur, who goes by the name King Julien, sit on their shoulder as a kangaroo hopped around freely. Tropical birds perched on fingers and a slow moving... Read more

SkedLive September 16, 2014

Archive 2014 Sep 16, 2014

Peel Board studies homework ban

Archive 2014 Sep 16, 2014

Teacher Mai-Liss Tou, with her son Hayden, 4, says a homework ban could weaken a student’s sense of responsibility. (PHOTO: Courtesy) By Melis Mevlutoglu Skedline Assigning homework in elementary school and high school may give students moving onto post-secondary a sense of responsibility. Quebec’s elementary school, College de St.... Read more

Traffic safety blitz around Toronto schools

Archive 2014 Sep 12, 2014

Toronto Police Service and the Toronto District School Board are teaming up in a road safety blitz for students and motorists. The Back to School – Back to Basics, Remember Road Safety initiative runs through the first two weeks of school to promote safe driving habits. Toronto Police Traffic... Read more

SkedLive April 1, 2014

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Archive 2014 Apr 4, 2014

HSF announces by-election for presidential position

Archive 2014 Apr 4, 2014

Humber students will have to go to the polls once again to cast their vote for HSF president of the 2014-15 academic year.

SkedLive April 3, 2014

Archive 2014 Apr 3, 2014

L-Building elevators down for six hours

Archive 2014 Apr 3, 2014

It is April Fools day, but the broken elevator in the L Building at Humber’s Lakeshore Campus is no joke. Students and faculty arrived for their morning classes to find themselves faced with having to climb to flights of stairs.