Toronto has confirmed it will be clearing an encampment beside a church near Kensington Market on Friday. Toronto spokesperson Russell Baker said in an email statement on Thursday the decision has been made “due to (an) ongoing immediate public safety risk at the encampment.”But as of Friday afternoon, the camp hadn’t been removed. Residents at St. Stephen-in-the-Fields Anglican Church encampment,...

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It's been six months since Toronto's city council declared a homelessness emergency, and now with temperatures expected to drop below -5 C, the city has opened three warming centres meant to alleviate the pressure on the shelter system. The warming centres are located downtown at 75 Elizabeth St., in North York at Willow Baptist Church at 15 Olive Ave., and...

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In June of this year, the first amendments in 20 years were made to the Environmental Protection Act, 1999 (CEPA). For the first time, Canadians have a federally recognized right to a healthy environment. It is an unfortunate coincidence the government promised this months before a federal court overturned a ban on single-use plastics, including bags, straws and cutlery, just...

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Humber College's fitness and health promotion program held a bake sale on Thursday to raise money for United Way Greater Toronto. The student-run event was held at Humber College North campus in the E-concourse, across from Gourmet Cafe, from 11 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. It was filled with games, prizes, baked goods, and cheering. The event served two purposes, raising...

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Hawks' men's basketball head coach Omar Miles was speechless after a heartbreaking loss against the Conestoga Condors. He grimaced and shook his head, declining a post-game interview request. The men's basketball team is now sporting a record of four wins and four losses after losing 106-97 in overtime to the Condors Wednesday night. They remain in third place in the...

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Protestors rallied in 50 cities, including more than 10,000 protestors attending a Toronto Rally at Nathan Phillips Square for speeches and a march, called for a ceasefire in the Gaza Strip last weekend. The Nov. 12 protests were organized by Ceasefire Now!, an ad-hoc coalition of 200 Canadian organizations. The protest was to call for an armistice in the Israeli...

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Artificial Intelligence (AI) is a technological tool that has in recent years taken the forefront of various industries and their logistical approach to their systems. Early versions of AI have been used en masse such as Apple’s Siri and Microsoft’s Cortana, now replaced by Bing AI. These systems were designed more to be a personal assistant just like having a...

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Emma Anderson, a member of the autistic community, is interested in the connection between disability and fetal alcohol disorders (FASDs) within the Indigenous community. Anderson, whose pronouns are she/they, has seen privilege play a large role in the lack of awareness for Indigenous people with disabilities. “[My] autism was missed, but had I come from a family that was raised...

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A small number of students rallied Tuesday at the Humber Lakeshore campus against the conflict between Israel and Palestine, and the actions against a student who spoke out against the conflict by posting stickers. Participants, some waving Palestinian flags and the keffiyeh, the Palestinian scarf that is a symbol of resistance, joined at least one Israeli student who held up...

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Amidst rain and hail, the Canadian Student Federation (CFS) marched on Wednesday to demand free education for all to counter the rising cost of living. Students rallied at Grange Park and walked to Queen’s Park demanding "grants not loans" and “free education for all."Ontario has the dubious record of providing the least amount of funding per post-secondary student in university...

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