A planned GO Station near Humber College's North campus is expected to increase the number of visitors to the Woodbine Districts to more than 16 million per year. “We are committed and excited to bring mass transit to Woodbine that will benefit the horse racing industry, our entire property, and the larger Rexdale community, including Humber College," said Jamie Dykstra,...

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Last week, the federal and provincial governments applied to the Federal Court to cancel an environmental impact assessment of Highway 413. This move has renewed backlash from environmental advocates, while the trucking industry continues to support the highway. Environmental Defense, a Canadian environmental advocacy organization, said in a statement released Thursday the federal government should revise the Impact Assessment Act...

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Ontario Education Minister Stephen Lecce has rejected the Toronto District School Board's (TDSB) proposal to close some schools. On April 4, the TDSB announced they were calling on the Ministry of Education to remove the moratorium on closing schools. "During a special board meeting today, trustees voted in favour of the motion that will help address growing costs to maintain...

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As questions are being raised about nurse practitioner-led clinics in Southern Ontario charging patients for services that doctors can charge OHIP to deliver, the Ford government is starving Northern Ontario clinics that use nurse practitioners who comply with the Canada Health Act."We have underemployed Nurse Practitioners in Northern Ontario. They would love to care for us in the public system,...

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When Dr. Vanita Varma welcomed guests to this week's Health Innovation Challenge event she talked about an urgent need to tackle the rise in diabetes cases. "More than ever, we have this pressing issue of increasing rates of pre-diabetes and Type 2 diabetes in our community, and it's getting younger," Varma said. She said 10 per cent of Canadians aged...

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Students elected to IGNITE's Board of Directors aim to give students a voice, foster positive change, and address issues such as diversity, inclusion and mental health. Jack Pickett, North Campus candidate Pickett told Humber News in a LinkedIn statement he wants to empower the Humber community and make students' and staff's voices heard."If elected, I plan on being all ears...

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The Ontario government has announced "One Fare", expected to save transit riders an average of $1,600 annually. Set to launch on Feb. 26, riders will only pay one fare if they are transferring between the TTC and participating transit systems around Toronto, which includes GO Transit. The plan will create eight million new rides every year, according to a press...

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International students struggle with many difficulties in Canada, and one of the biggest is housing. Despite that, they are often accused of having a negative impact on the housing market."They're not contributing. They're an outcome. They are experiencing the effects of the financialization of housing," said Salomeh Ahmadi, a Humber professor leading a three-year federally funded study on housing affordability...

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"My students are gonna be even more broke than they used to be and they eat brown rice for dinner because they can't afford anything else," said William C. Strange. Prof. Strange is teaches business economics at the Rotman School of Management at the University of Toronto. His research interests have focused on real estate and urban economics, and he...

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This may be the coldest week of the winter, said David Phillips, a senior climatologist for Environment Canada and spokesperson for the Meteorological Service of Canada. He said every day this week will be below freezing, and this week's daytime highs may be between three and seven degrees colder than they normally would be this time of year. Despite that,...

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