Video: Youth Day Toronto goes international
Founded after Toronto’s “summer of the gun” in 2005, Youth Day has transformed Yonge and Dundas Square in Toronto into an festival for youth attracting over 30,000 visitors and fans each summer.
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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…
Don’t want to walk home today? Protect your bike from thieves
Karen Nickel Staff Reporter George Brown College’s (GBC) Public Safety and Security office is running their ‘Bike Safety Campaign‘.This campaign assists students by providing them with preventive information on how to keep bikes out of the hands of potential bike thieves. Most of the GBC campuses have bike racks that students can use to secure…
SMU student pleads guilty to sexual assault of 14-year-old girl
Cydney Proctor The Journal HALIFAX (CUP) — Just over a week after a chant at Saint Mary’s University in Halifax about non-consensual sex exploded into the national news, SMU administration has announced today that that will be taking disciplinary action against another student – this time one who pled guilty to the sexual assault of…
Childhood friend recalls Sammy Yatim’s life ‘filled with laughter’
‘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….
Ensuring your safety and security at George Brown College
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….
GBC student charged with sexual assaults near Queen & Dovercourt
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…