Stories I wrote for the JRN 501 course at Toronto Metropolitan University, likely filled with as much insight as you could find in a fourth year's work.
Chris Moise, who was elected last month and became the first openly gay Black man to be elected to Toronto city council, remembers encouraging a single mother to run for TDSB trustee. As a BIPOC person elected to council, Moise thinks it is important to…
Continue reading...Mayor John Tory will face a very different city hall when council sits for the first time this term on Wednesday, with many new faces on the progressive side of the political spectrum. Last month, Toronto voters elected nine new city councillors, including one that…
Continue reading...When I walked into Grazie shortly after 10 p.m., I could see small crowds gathering. “What are you going to order this time?” a couple says. The couple’s comments suggested to me that the atmosphere was a comfortable one, with people who feel at home.
Continue reading...Nearly 10 years after its initial release as Taylor Swift’s fourth studio album, Red (Taylor’s Version) manages to be even better than the original. Running just over two hours long, her album features the re-recordings of the original 21 songs from the album and its…
Continue reading...During the first 2016 U.S. presidential election debate, Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton faced off in a sometimes heated debate that revolved around a number of key issues. Compared to the 2020 U.S. presidential election debate between Donald Trump and Joe Biden, it’s clear the…
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