Re: “International politics can ruin friendships”, Nov.17-30 I was surprised by this satirical article. The article beings saying there is misunderstanding between Ukrainians and Russians living in Canada about events overseas, and then continued by insulting Ukrainians! The joke did not translate well. Instead of sounding like the article was mocking contemporary Russian propaganda, it…
The conflict in the Ukraine has affected students’ friendships at George Brown College
The recent murder of Corporal Nathan Cirillo in Ottawa has many Canadians anxious for their safety and calling for greater security measures. His death was undoubtedly a tragedy, however, it is imperative that Canadians do not use isolated incidents like this one to encourage military action, particularly around Remembrance Day. Now is a time for…
We asked GBC students: What do you think about the Canadian government sending fighter jets to bomb ISIS in Iraq?
We can denounce attacks like the ones in Ottawa and Quebec all we like, it would also be useful to understand them
OTTAWA—Prime Minister Stephen Harper’s government is asking Parliament to back a combat mission that will participate in air strikes against the Islamic State (IS), or ISIL, and its allies for up to six months but will not include Canadian troops in ground operations.
In a country as peaceful as ours, it’s often hard to wrap one’s head around the realities of conflict. So, we’ve put together this infographic to help put the facts and figures in a less abstract and more uniquely Toronto context.
The Italian feature film The Border was one of the most talked about movies at this year’s Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF). To recreate the frightening reality of a country where civil war is continuing at full strength, director Alessio Cremonini involved non-professional actors and refugees.
Karen Nickel Staff Reporter Private Manning has gone through a great deal since joining the U.S. Army in 2007. As an intelligence analyst stationed in Iraq in 2009, Pvt. Manning witnessed things so disturbing that sharing this information with the world became more important than their freedom. Now Manning has embarked on a new goal, to petition…
Karen Nickel Staff Reporter Syria dominates the news lately. The nation waits to find out if it will be the target of limited military strikes from the United States, backed up (in words) by Stephen Harper. The use of chemical weapons on Aug. 21 in Damascus pushed Obama across his ‘red line’ into considering military…
It’s been an emotional week for me as Remembrance Day wass again marked and we march towards the 100- year anniversary of the slaughter of the first World War. I remember the hours I spent as a skinny teenager in the Air Cadets standing guard at the cenotaph at the ceremonies in my hometown of…
