David Bowie Is, was and will be at the AGO
A never-ending crowd of admiring but confused faces are and will be leaving the Art Gallery of Ontario (AGO) this fall, experiencing David Bowie’s cataclysmic talent that’s hard to explain.
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GBC graduate remembers friend Rameez Khalid, murdered at Nuit Blanche
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…
Dragon boat club short of female paddlers
“Competitive, exhausting, thrilling and rewarding” were the most common descriptions mentioned by George Brown (GBC) students who are part of a new dragon boat club.
Mike Duffy's speech causes social media to explode
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]
GBC students join hundreds protesting Line 9 tar sands pipeline
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.
Duffy alleges PMO bullied him into repaying expenses
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…
Ministry suggests changes to tuition billing and deferral fees in Ontario
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.
Men's volleyball wins silver at Thanksgiving Classic tournament
George Brown College (GBC) men’s volleyball team won a silver medal in the Adidas Cup Thanksgiving Classic tournament held at Durham College.
The rise and fall of the Ryerson Free Press
By Nora Loreto and James Clark Special to The Dialog The Ryerson Free Press was, for a few short years, one of the most progressive campus publications in Canada. First launched in 2006, it quickly established itself as an unapologetically left-wing alternative to most student-run newspapers, and attracted a readership well beyond Ryerson’s downtown Toronto…
Zombie horde of 10,000 expected to invade downtown Toronto
The afternoon sun will slowly fall down, reflecting off the rolling back bleary eyes in the freshly severed head. At three post meridian a middle-aged woman will break this dreaded “nature morte,” tossing the head to the furiously happy drop-dead mob.
After Dark Film Festival set to horrify viewers for the eighth year
Toronto After Dark Film Festival presents its eighth annual event from Oct. 17-25 for those who are ready for the dreadful ride. It is one of the best showcases of horror, sci-fi and cult cinema held this year in Scotiabank Theatre.
Night of the Living Dead Live play brings black and white classic back to life
“They’re coming to get you, Barbra,” the iconic phrase anyone with a horror movie bone in their body will recognize is from George A. Romero’s groundbreaking cult film The Night of the Living Dead.