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Expensive dog food just as good as grocery store varieties

Archive 2014 Mar 10, 2014

Skipping the Walmart lineup, Toronto lawyer Kate Macdonald shops for her wheaten terrier, Liffie, at Global Pet Foods. At almost two years old, Liffie has only been fed one type of food: a specialty mix advertised as “fresh duck, chicken, lamb, whole eggs and real Wisconsin cheese.”

TIFF Kids is back

Archive 2014 Mar 10, 2014

The Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF) will turn its gaze from starlets to children in the months to come.

HSF elections kick off

Archive 2014 Mar 10, 2014

The Humber Students’ Federation begins elections today. Over 24 candidates are vying for various HSF positions including President, Vice President of Student Affairs, and Vice President of Student Life. Skedline reporter Kezia Hinds caught up with voters and HSF representatives. Read more

Jamaican locals support unlicensed taxis

Archive 2014 Mar 7, 2014

Robots are taking over the Jamaican taxi industry as locals becoming increasingly dependent on the unlicensed taxis.

Ford Must Go protest nears 30-day mark

Archive 2014 Mar 6, 2014

As the Rob Ford Must Go sit-in at Toronto City Hall approaches 30 days of operation, the message remains clear: ‘We’re sitting until Ford goes.’

Humber students showcase chair designs

Archive 2014 Mar 6, 2014

Students and alumni came together to support the 14th Annual Humber College Chair Show at the Gladstone Hotel Tuesday.

Toronto couple’s take on plus-size fashion

Archive 2014 Mar 6, 2014

One couple’s entrepreneurial spirit and a woman’s drive to make fashion accessible to sizes 12 and up is the inspiration behind a unique Toronto store

“If you don’t like the way you look we just need to change the clothes, not you,” says Karen Ward, who runs the plus-sized clothing store, Your Big Sister’s Closet with her husband Peter Chiem.