Tag: Toronto

  • When will it end…

    When will it end…

    The CUPE 3903 strike began three weeks ago at York University and U of T and according to one student, Veronica Horta, “It’s complete anarchy at campus.” Horta is currently completing or trying to complete a Bachelor of Arts and a Bachelor of Education at York University. On Tuesday, some of the classes resumed and…

  • Athlete’s transition begins in overtime

    Athlete’s transition begins in overtime

    It wasn’t until the last buzzer went that she realized how much she loved the game. Angela Tilk’s long and successful career in the Canadian Interuniversity Sport league was over. “It feels like just yesterday I stepped on that old blue and gold court at Kerr Hall (the former home court for the Ryerson Rams…

  • Food trucks: A tale of two cities

    Food trucks: A tale of two cities

    For Jim Godina, the worst of times happened in 2004 when he was in a car accident that would change his life. While driving along a slick, wintry road, Godina’s car slipped on a patch of black ice and spun out of control into a ditch.  Godina, 47, survived the crash but sustained a severe…

  • Forced marriages occur in Canada, new evidence shows

    Forced marriages occur in Canada, new evidence shows

    Forced marriages aren’t just a problem in foreign countries. A recent survey conducted by the South Asian Legal Clinic of Ontario shows Canada isn’t immune to the problem. “When people talk about this issue, most of the time people talk about the incidents of people taken abroad and they don’t talk about what happens domestically,”…