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Camila Ruiz Tacha: Has she got what it takes?

Etobicoke Humber Politics Feb 28, 2019

By Skedline Reporter Cassandra Turco The job description of IGNITE’s Board of Directors is to set organizational priorities and provide feedback to the organization based on ongoing consultations with the student body. In other words, they speak for the students and try to promote and organize what the student... Read more

Newscast Wednesday, Feb. 27th 2019

Canada Etobicoke Humber International News Politics Politics Toronto Feb 27, 2019

Ryan Hanna brings today’s News headlines. Read more

Canada joins international officials in Colombia to discuss Venezuela

International News Politics Feb 26, 2019

Canadian and U.S. officials are meeting with Venezuelan Interim President Juan Guaido in Bogota today. The assembly comes after a weekend of violent protests in Venezuela, CNN reports. Two aid trucks were reportedly set ablaze while authorities clashed with protesters near Colombia’s border. According to Thomson Reuters, Canadian Foreign... Read more

Trump to met with Kim Jong Un at second summit in Vietnam

International News Politics Feb 26, 2019

A second summit will bring U.S. President Donald Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un face-to-face in Vietnam. Across two days, both leaders will be in the capital of Hanoi. The Associated Press reports Moscow was asked for expertise ahead of the meeting. The two are also expected... Read more

Nigeria elects new president

International News Politics Feb 26, 2019

Muhammadu Buhari is Nigeria’s new president. Premium Times Nigeria reports Buhari won over his lead rival Atiku Abubakar with more than 67,000 votes and won 14 of 21 local governments. Nigeria’s election also caused a wave of violence across the country. Since the votes began on Saturday, almost 40... Read more

News Cast for Monday Feb. 11 2019 (with Aaron Ranson)

Canada Etobicoke Humber News Ontario Politics Politics SkedNow Toronto Toronto Feb 11, 2019

Skedline.com Anchor Aaron Ranson reports the top news headlines for Feb. 11 2019. Read more

Students rally at Queen’s Park to protest OSAP changes

Canada Entertainment Humber IGNITE Lifestyle Lifestyle News Ontario Politics Politics Politics Toronto Toronto Feb 5, 2019

Reporter Rosen Castillo and videographers Makayla Pereira and Natalia Yurieva report from Queen’s Park for the March for Student Rights. This rally was just one of the many protests across Ontario where students voiced their concerns about changes to post-secondary funding. Read more

Canada pledges $53 million in aid to Venezuela’s refugee crisis

Canada International News Politics Feb 4, 2019

The Trudeau government has pledged to give $53 million dollars to help with Venezuela’s refugee crisis. This money will be going to the neighbouring countries where three million Venezuelans have fled to escape the humanitarian crisis of food shortage. Venezuela’s President Nicolas Maduro denies the food crisis in the... Read more

Leaked healthcare documents fuel fire between Tories and NDP

Canada Etobicoke Health Health News Ontario Politics Politics Toronto Toronto Feb 4, 2019

In a news conference Monday morning, NDP leader, Andrea Horwath released a second set of leaked documents detailing what her party is calling the provincial government’s proposed “private and for profit” health care system. This comes after the first set of documents were released by the NDP last Thursday.... Read more

Protest without pickets: Student guide to slacktivism

Etobicoke Humber IGNITE Politics Politics Politics Toronto Toronto Jan 25, 2019

By Breanne Coulter, for Skedline.com Students in the Greater Toronto Area are gathering at Queen’s Park, today, Friday to protest the provincial government’s changes to financial assistance. Many students may not be able to participate in the weekday protest to exercise their democratic right either because of class... Read more