Thousands gathered at the Paramount Fine Foods Centre in Mississauga on Tuesday to mourn the loss of Hazel McCallion, the former mayor of Mississauga. The funeral occurred at the hockey rink where McCallion had attended the IIHF Women's World Hockey Championship in 2000. McCallion died on Jan. 29 of pancreatic cancer. She was born in 1921 in Port-Daniel, Que. on...

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The Humber men's basketball team lost 67-64 to the Niagara College Knights, ending the Hawk's two-game streak despite a valiant effort at a comeback in the fourth quarter. This puts them at 8-6 so far in the 2022-23 season. They are currently fifth in the Ontario Colleges Athletic Association (OCAA) West standings. Niagara pressured the Hawks right from the opening...

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Humber College's Work-Study students said there can be benefits, but also detriments to Humber's Work-Study programs. Raval Alviarez, a student in Humber's Film and Television Production program who works as a digital content creator for Student Success and Engagement through the work-study program, said the department within Humber College's Student and Community Engagement division promotes student health, wellness and inclusivity."We...

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The aviation industry is working to help the world meet the 2050 net-zero emissions deadline set by the Paris Climate Agreement. Carbon dioxide emissions from planes have grown exponentially in the past 20 years, according to a study published in the journal Atmospheric Environment. The study into the contribution of global aviation to anthropogenic climate forcing from 2000 to 2018...

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The Humber Hawks women's volleyball team defeated the Sheridan Bruins at home on Thursday night. Humber convincingly won the first set with a score of 25-12. But the game took a very different turn after that. The second set was much closer. The Bruins pulled ahead and, at one point, were tied at 25-25, but Humber edged past the finish...

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Amber Morley, a candidate running for city councillor in Ward 3, is a strong advocate for affordable housing, having been raised by a single mother in a low-income neighbourhood. "Housing is an important issue for me and my campaign. It's also one of the number one issues we hear from people at the door that they're concerned about," Morley said....

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Construction of the Finch West LRT is expected to be finished in 2023, four years after the first shovel broke ground. Metrolinx, the crown agency of the provincial government of Ontario overseeing public transit in the GTA, told Humber's Et Cetera in an email that the new system will fundamentally transform commuting in the area."From students to seniors and everyone...

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Most people think of a depressed person as someone who is extremely sad. Obviously, that's true. But it’s not that simple. Not for me at least. In my case, depression is primarily an “empty” feeling. As we get further into the new millennium, it gets harder to make people care. According to the Depression and Bipolar Support Alliance, "major depressive...

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The Canadian Helen Keller Centre (CHKC) is planning to build a 56-unit, affordable and accessible apartment complex in Etobicoke accommodating deafblind people. Phil Corke, the board chair of the CHKC, hopes this initiative will allow those in the deafblind community to feel more entrenched in the community."We hope to provide residents and those in the deaf-blind community with affordable, independent...

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Find friends and manage your time were among the advice for students going into first year of postsecondary studies. Raidyn Brodhagen, a first-year student in Radio Broadcasting at Humber, said making friends helped him significantly. "It's going to help you socially but it's also going to be beneficial for your entire career in college. You're going to have people to...

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