Torontonians joined cities across the world to protest the Trump presidency in a show of unity for human rights. On Saturday Jan. 21, about 60,000 women, men and children gathered at Queen’s Park to join in as a sister rally of the Women’s March on Washington. The inauguration... Read more
Women’s March on Washington – Toronto by Fallon Hewitt on Exposure Read more
Canadians are joining the Women’s March on Washington, D.C. today. Skedline reporters are traveling on one of five buses that left Toronto last night to bring men, women and children to what is expected to be one of the biggest inauguration protests in U.S. history. People expressed different motivations for... Read more
Bill C-16 debated at University of Toronto
Canada Dec 5, 2016
Psychology Professor Jordan Peterson defended his refusal to use gender neutral pronouns during a debate at the University of Toronto. The debate was set to discuss the legal implications of Bill C-16, following controversy over the use of gender neutral pronouns. In September, Peterson published a lecture on YouTube... Read more
A year into the federal government’s national inquiry into missing and murdered indigenous women, many families remain disappointed and desperate for answers. To put the spotlight on this important set of issues, Canadian social justice group Kairos and Indigenous rights groups have teamed up with an international partner from... Read more
Fantastic Beasts spotted in Toronto
Canada Nov 21, 2016
Toronto was hit with magic on as muggles, wizards and the creatures of the city gathered at Yonge and Dundas Square for the premiere of the Fantastic Beasts exhibit, Newt’s Case. The cast of Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them walked the red carpet and wowed the fans, who waited... Read more
TTC proposes increased fares in 2017
Canada Nov 18, 2016
(Photo courtesy of Wikipedia Commons) The TTC is proposing an increase to fares for the sixth year in a row. The 10-cent increase comes as the transit agency faces a struggle to balance their books with lower ridership numbers and increasing operating costs. The TTC has released a report... Read more
First Nations people gathered at Toronto’s Nathan Phillips Square on Tuesday afternoon to vocalize a lack of faith in political leaders during their demonstration of solidarity with the land-defenders in Standing Rock. Singers, drummers, students, clergy, mothers, children and babies in strollers listened to words from Aboriginal fashion designer Suzanne... Read more
Toronto Clergy in Solidarity with Standing Rock
Canada Nov 14, 2016
Two women clergy joined an assistant film and television producer in a sit-in protest at TD headquarters, Thursday. They sat down with Skedline.com to explain why they did it. Taylor Flook, Maggie Helwig and Andrea Budgey locked their necks along the hand rails of the business accounts line and... Read more
Anti-Trump protest at Nathan Phillips Square
Canada Nov 14, 2016
Anti-Trump protest at Nathan Phillips Square by Joe Smith-Engelhardt on Exposure Read more