Famed director and Studio Ghibli co-founder Hayao Miyazaki’s newest film, The Boy and the Heron, made its international debut to open the 48th annual Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF) on Sept. 7. It is the first time that a Japanese or animated film has opened the festival and is only one of two films that a director from outside of...

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After two long years of closure, Humber College's North campus finally opened its Food Emporium. The variety of available food confuses me, let alone a first-year student. The facility mimics a mall food court with cuisines from Italian to South Asian. However, it was the checking out process that took me by surprise."That will be $16.95," the cashier said. Confusion...

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Sanskriti Mansotra, a computer engineering technology student from India, said going to a Humber cafeteria on a hungry stomach could be a difficult task, as she often worries whether she'll find food she's allowed to eat.“In the early hours for breakfast, it's mostly eggs, pancakes and bacon," Mansorta said, referring to some food options at Humber. Mansotra, who hails from...

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Tornado watches were issued for the Windsor-Essex and Chatham-Kent region on Wednesday as strong winds and heavy rain escalated in the afternoon. "A tornado watch is still in effect for the next few hours—and it is likely to remain in place,"said Geoff Coulson a spokesperson at Environment Canada. The agency issued a tornado watch Wednesday for the Windsor-Essex region following...

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Mark your calendars, Humber students— the student union IGNITE is planning to end the school year on a high with an official student social event they are calling "Hype Hall," on April 5. "It is an opportunity for everyone to attend the event if you are graduating, or even in first year—just to have a chance to do something fun,"...

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Canadians may soon no longer need to cross the border for crinkle-cut fries and frozen-custards as the famous Shake Shack announces its arrival in Canada by 2024. Just six years ago the New York based burger 'joint' gave Canadians a teaser of their famous burgers and hand-spun milkshakes at the former Momofuku Daisho in downtown Toronto."Shake Shack has wonderful food....

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Polls will be closing at 8 p.m. tonight in the Ontario provincial riding of Hamilton Centre with four candidates looking to replace Andrea Howarth as the area's MPP. Following her party's second place result in the Ontario general election last June, Howarth announced her resignation as party leader. She later decided to run for mayor of Hamilton in October, a...

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By Karl Lewis, Krishna Bhagnathsingh and Daniel Newman Humber College on Wednesday marked Pink Shirt Day this year to spread awareness about bullying in schools. The concept was adopted in 2007 when Travis Price, a Grade 12 student at a rural Nova Scotian high school, started a movement that condemned bullying after a student was bullied for wearing a pink...

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Ontario Premier Doug Ford at a Magna International manufacturing plant in Brampton, Ont., on Wednesday that his government was investing $23.6 million in the company for electric vehicle development."Magna is one of the great, made in Ontario success stories — we are thrilled to be here today to celebrate their $471 million investment to expand its Ontario Base operations," Ford...

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Ontario Premier Doug Ford deflected an array of questions on Wednesday about his "friend" John Tory's sex scandal and about fundraising for his daughter's bridal shower."You gotta be kidding," Ford said to one reporter. "You know something? You've known us for years," he said."No one can influence the Fords. No one," said Ford, in a heated Q&A session after a...

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