Students in Toronto march against OSAP changes
Ontario post-secondary students marched in Toronto to protest recent changes to the Ontario Student Assistance Program.
Education
East York principal charged with assault
The principal of Chester Elementary has been charged with assault following an incident in school’s playground.
Artist and young elder explores East York’s icy origins
Though much of the history of Indigenous peoples is passed down through oral means, researchers have found traces of bones and weapons from 13,500 years ago.
East York parents fear for kids without revised sex-ed
Grade 1 students don’t usually explain to other kids how they were born or how they can have a family without a father, but Eleanore Hargreaves is used to it.
East York Collegiate students join sex-ed protest, belatedly
Ontario students protested the province’s decision to roll back the sex-ed curriculum taught in elementary schools by walking out of class on Sept. 21, but the demonstration at East York Collegiate Institute didn’t follow the script.
Education literally outside the box at local school
Chester Elementary is one of three pilot schools for the Outdoor Play and Learning (OPAL) program.
How to help birds tricked by global warming
Global warming is tricking some birds into returning before spring properly comes around. As a result, they have to endure the harsh winter cold and a lack of food sources. However, there are ways we can help
Whose body is it, really?
Amid all of the sexual assault allegations and “Me Too” stories surfacing in today’s media, is there space for men in this conversation? Margaret Arnason, research and outreach co-ordinator for Toronto’s Assaulted Women’s Helpline, believes there has to be.
Lawsuit ‘to keep the pressure on’ government over all-French school
A new all French high school in the east end of Toronto is closer to becoming a reality, but that doesn’t mean everyone is content.
Indigenous communities at heart of new mystery novel
The sleuth of Baker Street, Toronto’s mystery book store, features two mystery writers at different stages of their careers.