The two were detained in effort to get to Gaza hospital Anqi Shen CUP Ontario Bureau Chief HAMILTON (CUP) — Two Canadian professors, Tarek Loubani and John Greyson, are waiting to be released from a Cairo prison, where they have been held for more than two weeks without formal charges being laid. Their detainment has…
$7.3 million was spent on scholarships, bursaries and grants last year. The college regularly faces the same problem: not enough students apply for them. By Alena Khabibullina Staff Reporter George Brown College (GBC) offers 354 different scholarships and awards students can apply for, not including government-funded bursaries. According to the college’s audited financial statement dated…
A small group of George Brown College students have moved from apathy to action and created the Environmental Justice Collective By Alena Khabibullina Staff Reporter Climate change, energy conservation, air quality, land pollution, nuclear safety, water crisis, oil spills, resource depletion, logging, the impact of mining and many more are the environmental issues that are…
‘We grew up together in Aleppo, Syria. At family visits, Sammy used to always make everyone laugh with constant jokes. His humour and wit always left a smile on peoples’ faces.’ Tina Todaro Staff Reporter On July 27, the police gunned down Sammy Yatim, 18, in an empty streetcar at Dundas St. and Bellwoods Ave….
What did George Brown College students have to say about the first day of school? Find out in our Storify recap of today’s social media buzz.
George Brown College student captures Rob Ford slurring “Let’s go party!” on video Tina Todaro, Staff Reporter Every year the city of Toronto hosts its annual Taste of the Danforth, a festival designed to celebrate Toronto’s Greek community. This year, not only did the Greek community get publicity, but so did Toronto’s Mayor Rob Ford. On…
Ontario Human Rights Commission rules that requiring Canadian experience is often discrimination. Danilo Barba, Multimedia Reporter Canada was the first country in the world to adopt multiculturalism as an official policy in 1971. But more than 40 years later, international students and immigrants still turn to unpaid work such as volunteering, internships or low-skilled…
Toronto is a large, diverse city and college campuses reflect that. But according to Statistics Canada’s 2012 Uniform Crime Report , incidents reported to Toronto Police Service have dropped by seven per cent from last year. By Karen Nickel, Staff Reporter Students coming to college (and their families) can have anxiety about safety and security while attending classes….
It’s registration time at George Brown College again, and students are having problems with STU-View. Here is some of what students have been saying on social media.
A petition supported by a number of famous Canadian authors, actors, musicians and politicians wants to change the name of Victoria Day to “Victoria and First Peoples Day” By Mick Sweetman Dialog Staff Over 800 people, including author Margaret Atwood, Green Party leader Elizabeth May, Inuk musician Susan Aglukark and six other prominent Canadians, have signed a petition as of this…
Man arrested for string of sexual assaults in the Queen and Dovercourt area was a GBC student. By Mick Sweetman Dialog Staff On Saturday, April 27 at 1 p.m. several woman were sexually assaulted in the Queen Street West and Dovercourt Road area. Fifteen minutes later, police arrested Lameck Williams, 26, of Toronto and charged him with five counts of sexual assault…
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