A 36-year drought is broken and Canada's men's team will be determined to perform on the biggest stage in sports —this winter’s World Cup — absent a refreshed kit. It's an exciting time for soccer fans in Canada, as a new generation of fans watch their country play the "beautiful game" in Qatar. To add to the festivities, jersey fanatics...

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During the first week of school, I was told by my doctor I had Chronic Fatigue Syndrome (CFS). It's something I never thought I would ever have. I was shocked by the news, but also unfortunately not surprised. It runs in the family. My older sister Justine was already going through it. CFS, also known as Myalgic Encephalomyelitis (ME), is...

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The myth of the Second World War is that it killed antisemitism. It didn’t. Fascism hid its bravado, crawling door-to-door across Europe for solace, eventually finding shelter in 1940s London. The roots of fascism in England started with a single man, Oswald Mosley. Mosley was the son of an aristocratic family with a line of Baronets on his father’s side,...

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Growing up I was an avid reader, on school nights I’d turn on my night light, grab my Geronimo or Thea Stilton books, tuck myself into my warm bed and read way past my bedtime. Back then kids barely read books because they wanted to, most only read if forced to by their English teacher. But recently, the topic of...

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John Wayne, apple pie, and the Statue of Liberty enticed generations of communist states. Yet all stood aside of the grandest soft power of them all — multinational fast food corporations. As the Soviet Union took its final breath in 1991, millions cheered and millions hung their heads weeping. Corporations tripped over themselves to feast on the ripe carcass of...

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The Liberal Party of Canada has been in power since 2015 when a young newcomer with a famous name – Justin Trudeau – defeated longtime Conservative Party leader and former prime minister, Stephen Harper. Since then, the Conservative leadership has been a revolving door of placeholders – until now. The Conservative Party held its leadership convention on Sept. 10, and...

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My whole life, I've been trying to reach the potential that I've been told I have. Over and over again I was told, if I just apply myself, I'll reach this magical land of success that is my destiny. These words might be familiar if you belong to the more than 10 per cent of the population who have ADHD....

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When Halle Bailey was cast as Ariel in the new Little Mermaid live-action movie, some fans were livid because a Black woman was set to play the famous mermaid. Yet, the boiling point would tip over on Sept. 9 when a trailer was released, quickly going viral and amassing 20 million views. The trailer garnered one million likes accompanied by...

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Raya Sleka was with her friends at High Park when she heard something fly over her head, instinctively she ducked for cover, afraid. Her friends laughed. “You’re in Canada now, it’s safe,” one said. For Sleka, it was a dreaded reminder of what she escaped.“It ended up being an air show, but I almost wanted to cry," she said. "It...

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The words of U. S. Marine Corps Major General Smedley Butler were simple. “War is a racket.” The winner of a war is the bullet that plows into an unarmed mother holding her child, a bomb that shatters a city into oblivion. Aggressor, target, victim. We're seeing that in Ukraine, Yemen, and Ethiopia right now. However, the silent winner will...

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