East York principal charged with assault

By David Lynch on October 17th, 2018.

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

By Tyrone Henry on October 16th, 2018.

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.

Merlin Hargraves (left) and Helen Hargreaves (right) cuddle their child, Eleanore on their couch.

East York parents fear for kids without revised sex-ed

By Bobby Hristova on October 1st, 2018.

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.

Quinne Kendall-Mitchell, a grade 10 student at East York Collegiate Institute, stands in front of her school, holding a yellow sign which reads "Stop excluding LGBTQ."

East York Collegiate students join sex-ed protest, belatedly

By Bobby Hristova on September 27th, 2018.

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

By David Lynch on September 18th, 2018September 18th, 2018.

Chester Elementary is one of three pilot schools for the Outdoor Play and Learning (OPAL) program.

How to help birds tricked by global warming

By Tyrone Henry on April 24th, 2018.

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?

By Claire Floody on March 28th, 2018April 24th, 2018.

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.