Canadian youth aren’t doomed, say panellists who urge voter action, not apathy
In Canada, young voters make up the biggest voting bloc, but their participation is the lowest. How do we get them engaged?
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‘Degrassi’ reboot will be dark, dramatic and exciting, show insider says
The beloved TV series is returning after a five-year break, with 10 one-hour long episodes in the starting season.
From Windsor to Kabul, a soldier remembers his service in helping rebuild Afghanistan
After 33 years of service, Lt. Col Rick O’Neill attended Centennial College for its annual Remembrance Day celebration to speak about his experience in Afghanistan.
Where would Canada be without patriotism?
Centennial College’s Story Arts Centre hosted a Remembrance Day service last Friday, where students, faculty, and community members alike came together to listen to the testimonies of two Second World War veterans and one current sub-lieutenant in the Royal Canadian Navy, currently in his 23rd year of active service.
Canadian veteran challenges young journalists to tell his generation’s stories
Bob Middleton has a message for young journalists: tell the stories of veterans before those stories are lost.
Live: Toronto-Danforth Candidates Debate 2019
Federal Candidates for the Toronto-Danforth riding are set to debate at Centennial College’s Story Arts Centre tonight.
Centennial’s Ravisangar ‘Ravi’ Apputhurai honoured at memorial
Ravi Apputhurai, 48, was a stable presence at Centennial College, where he spent over 30 years as a member of the security team, ensuring the safety and well-being of the people in the school and the area. He died suddenly on March 9, and was honoured a week later in a memorial service at the college’s East York campus.
Syrian toddler’s death on Turkish beach prompted Toronto sponsors
A Toronto couple says that Canadians have showed a good response when it comes to helping Syrian refugees. Jim Handman and Renee Pellerin are among the organizers of the Kensington Assistance for Refugees private sponsorship group.
Sponsors of Syrian refugee family wanted to make a difference
The Toronto couple acknowledged that they had been moved to sponsor a Syrian family with children after the sheer tragedy of three-year-old Aylan Kurdi, who was found dead on the beaches of Turkey. The couple joined an existing private sponsorship group, Kensington Assistance for Refugees (KARE), last year.
East York fine arts students shine at ‘Mercurial’
“Due to my disability, I find freedom in the water. So generally because most of the time I’m in a wheelchair I find it easier to be out in the water because I have the freedom and mobility I don’t necessarily have on land,” Victoria Grzincic said. Her featured piece depicts a mermaid.