Toronto’s annual night of fun and extravagant art, Nuit Blanche, took an ugly turn this year when Rameez Khalid, 19, was stabbed to death. The incident took place on Oct. 6 around 2 a.m. at Richmond St. E and York St. in Toronto. It was one of the sites of this year’s Nuit Blanche, a…
A Storify recap of the Senate debate over Mike Duffy and others facing suspension in a scandal threatening to involve Prime Minister Stephen Harper. [View the story “Senator Mike Duffy alleges Harper, Wright, told him to repay $90,000” on Storify]
Canada is one of the world’s five largest energy producers and the principal source of the US energy imports. Canada is growing its petroleum production by through unconventional resources like synthetic crude oil and oil sands, also referred to the tar sands, according to a report of The U.S. Energy Information Administration in September 2012.
Jane Lytvynenko CUP Ottawa Bureau Chief OTTAWA (CUP) — Former Conservative senators Patrick Brazeau, Mike Duffy and Pamela Wallin stood before the Senate today facing suspension without pay following the recent Senate expense scandal. After a heated session, the Senate decided to continue the debate tomorrow. Speaking under privilege, meaning they cannot be sued for…
Anqi Shen Canadian University Press HAMILTON (CUP) — A new proposal by the Ministry of Colleges, Training and Universities suggests new tuition billing, flat fee and ancillary fee policies could be in place by 2015.
George Brown College (GBC) students stood in line down the fourth floor fashion studies hall at Casa Loma campus on Oct. 2 for City Uptown’s grand opening.
Ashley Denuzzo The Cord WATERLOO (CUP) — It’s no surprise that Ontario’s youth are some of the most commonly unemployed people in the nation. However, the most troubling factors in this study was that many of these unemployed youths were actually college or university educated. A new study released by the Canadian Centre for Policy…
H.G. Watson The Cord WATERLOO (CUP) — Famed Canadian astronaut Commander Chris Hadfield gets to add a new line to his already extensive resume this fall: professor.
Anqi Shen Canadian University Press HAMILTON (CUP) — After being held captive for seven weeks in Egypt under no formal charges, Canadians Tarek Loubani and John Greyson were released on Saturday, Oct. 5. However, when they tried to board a plane to Frankfurt, Germany on Sunday, Oct. 6, the two were told they could not…
Canadian doctor Tarek Loubani and filmmaker John Greyson have been released from prison in Egypt where they had been held without charges since Aug. 16.
As the news hit social media supporters reacted with joy, some of them at the all-night art event Nuit Blanche in Toronto.
How do you react in an emergency? Do you have a 72 hour plan for yourself and your family? A grab-and-go disaster preparedness kit? Where is your shelter? Do you know the number of services and communication lines to call? Do you know the techniques of conflict prevention and emotional de-escalation? Ask yourself, are you…
“Diversity Matters at George Brown College,” is a new campaign by the diversity, equity & human rights services (DEHRS). The campaign launched on Sept. 19 at the School of Design building, consists of a video and a 2013- 2014 school year calendar featuring 17 George Brown College (GBC) students. The students were asked to respond to three…
