By Preeteesh Peetabh Singh Dialog Reporter Speculations of Facebook planning to launch its own smart phone have gone out the window. The big project they are working on is finally out in its beta version. It’s called the Facebook graph search, a social search engine. It’s an attempt to take online searches to the next level,…
By Preeteesh Peetabh Singh Dialog Reporter Dwight Orchard, 23, a plumbing student at George Brown College (GBC) is in the spotlight these days. His heroic act at the St. Clair West subway station earlier this month grabbed a lot of praise and media attention. It was around noon on Jan. 8 when an unidentified man…
By Preeteesh Peetabh Singh Dialog Reporter Thousands of students from all over the world come to Canada every year for higher education or to learn English or French. According to Citizenship and Immigration Canada (CIC), this number is close to 100,000 students per year. It might not be the case anymore. CIC has proposed regulatory changes…
By Preeteesh Peetabh Singh Dialog Reporter “You are hired!” Congratulations, you are new on the job and looking to make an impression. That is a great attitude to have but it isn’t enough. If you want to keep that job, keep a few things in mind next time you enter the office. Conducting yourself in…
By Preeteesh Peetabh Singh Dialog Reporter “Come on man, I don’t want you to put that in, people will start calling me names! Ah well, ok, I’ll tell you one of my secret locker room names; Salamander.” said Salissou Abdoulkader with his sly and mischievous smile. Star basketball player of the George Brown College (GBC)…
By Preeteesh Peetabh Singh Dialog Reporter The spectators witnessed a splendid display of basketball by the Huskies at the 35th annual basketball tournament held at George Brown College (GBC) on Jan. 4-5. They continued their OCAA-winning momentum in the knockout rounds but failed to win the tournament, losing to Mohawk College in the finals. The tournament…
By Preeteesh Peetabh Singh Dialog Reporter According to George Brown College’s (GBC) 2010-2011 annual report, the number of students registered for continuing education at the college is a whopping 36,000 whereas full-time, international and apprentice students combined make 28,336. With 1,600 programs on offer and about 600 part-time staff in including teachers in place, GBC’s…
By Preeteesh Peetabh Singh Dialog Reporter Winter orientation was held for all the new first-year students at George Brown College (GBC) starting in January 2013. The orientation, or annual dean’s welcome, was held at various GBC campuses and was very well attended by the students. The ‘froshers’ were guided on the various services available in…
By Preeteesh Peetabh Singh Dialog Reporter The spectators witnessed a splendid display of basketball by the Huskies at the 35th annual basketball tournament held at George Brown College (GBC) on Jan. 4-5. They continued their OCAA winning momentum in the knockout tournament but failed to win the tournament, losing to Mohawk College in the finals….
By Preeteesh Peetabh Singh Dialog Reporter You might see some new numbers in your paystubs this year. On Jan. 1, the federal government announced a hike in Canada Pension Plan (CPP) and Employment Insurance (EI) premiums. This means more money will be taken off people’s paychecks and higher payroll deductions. Canadians earning at least $51,000…
By Preeteesh Peetabh Singh Dialog Reporter The 2012 Student Association (SA) byelection results are out. Mohammad Ali Aumeer, the current director of Education and Equity is elected as Board of Governors Representative with 857 votes in favour. Aumeer believes that the key issues facing students today are high tuition fees, low per-student provincial funding and…
By Preeteesh Peetabh Singh Dialog Reporter Hudson’s Bay Co. (HBC), Canada’s oldest company is set to re-launch itself in the Toronto Stock Exchange (TSX) through an Initial Public Offering (IPO). With an offering share price of $17, the veteran retail company will be valued at around $2 billion. HBCplans to sell a total of 21…
