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A great loss for the fashion community

Designer Virgil Abloh, centre, poses with models Gigi Hadid, second from right, and Bella Hadid, right, at the conclusion of the Off-White ready to wear Fall-Winter 2019-2020 collection, that was presented in Paris, on Feb. 28, 2019. Abloh died Nov. 28 of cardiac angiosarcoma. — Photo credit: AP Photo/Thibault Camus

Local and international creatives came together this week as they reflected on the impact fashion designer Virgil Abloh had on their lives. “It's devastating in so many ways not just to me but the entire world, he was only 41 years old and has inspired a lot in all art forms,” said Anston Singh, a fashion influencer and creative director...

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Astroworld a painfully familiar tragedy to Humber journalism student

This image was captured by Wendy Wei posted on pixels, attending a concert — Photo credit: Wendy Wei/Pexels

The death toll from the Astroworld Festival disaster in Texas was at 10 at last report, including a young boy. Hundreds of people were also injured when the crowd surged during a performance by American rapper Travis Scott. I wept as I watched televised reports of nine-year-old Ezra Blount's family grieving his death. "I could tell that he was damaged,"...

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Adapting to Ontario as a full-time Humber student from abroad is tough

Students in Ontario have difficulty covering the cost of living on minimum wage. For international students, the 20-hour a week cap on working makes this even more difficult. — Photo credit: towdiqu barbhuiya, Pexels

When I first arrived in Canada, I lived with my family. But the need for privacy and proximity to school grew along with my course load. For a full-time international student, the price of independence in the Greater Toronto Area can be a challenge. My first shock came when the Canadian immigration officer told me "you are only allowed to...

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By Karl Lewis (Karl as photographer) + 4 others for Humber News - 3 min read

AGO celebrates Caribbean Heritage Month highlighting African diaspora

The "Moko Jumbie" sculpture by Zak Ové, depicts a futuristic representation of the Carnival character. It's a featured exhibit in the "Fragments of Epic Memory" at the AGO. — Photo credit: Karl Lewis

Chatter filled the air inside the Art Gallery of Ontario recently, with a Picasso display of works from "Painting the Blue Period" and the Andy Warhol exhibit seeming to draw the biggest crowds. But it might have been the "Moko Jumbie" — a sculpture created by British-Trinidadian visual artist Zak Ové, mimicking traditional Trini-carnival practice in modern attire — that...

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Metrolinx says Finch West LRT will be completed in 2023

A sign advertises the new LRT Finch West line that is supposed to be completed along Humber College Boulevard in 2023. — Photo credit: Karl Lewis

It will not be until 2023 before the traffic nightmare at the corner of Highway 27 and Humber College Boulevard is replaced by the Finch West LRT. Currently, a landscape of boulders, pipes, excavators, digging equipment, and fencing, the intersection presents a literal roadblock for those coming to campus. For Krupali Shah, a Humber College admissions advisor, it won't be...

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Mu variant appears to be spreading locally

A billboard in downtown Brampton showing where to refer for information on COVID-19. The Mu variant has been recorded in the city. — Photo credit: Karl Lewis

Its scientific name is B.1.621, but it goes by Mu. The COVID-19 variant was identified in January in Colombia. Now, it's showing up in Brampton. Health officials in Peel Region said Brampton — already a community facing problems lowering the spread of COVID-19 — has reported 28 cases. They warned residents to take precautionary measures as research into the Mu...

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