By Monika Sidhu and Vicky Qiao — One of the city’s most attended local markets, the Trinity Bellwoods Flea returned to Toronto with its first summer event this Sunday—after being held put on pause for a few months because of the pandemic. The monthly curated shopping event celebrates and supportsContinue Reading
By Vicky Qiao –– First launched in 2013, the Black Lives Matter movement has attracted skyrocketing levels of participation and intensity since the May 25, 2020 killing of George Floyd, an unarmed Black man, by the Minneapolis police. While mass rallies to protest anti-Black racism are happening around the world,Continue Reading
By Vicky Qiao –– On Wednesday afternoon, hundreds took the street of Brampton Ont at the March for Justice. Organized by students and parents, the rally and march protest against anti-Black racism in Peel schools. Organizers are demanding a change in leadership within the Peel District School Board.Continue Reading
By Vicky Qiao— The Black Student Association (BSA) at Western is calling for anti-racism workshops and training sessions that educate students and staff. The call is a response to a petition for a mandatory anti-racism course that circulated last week. The BSA said having a required course would not solveContinue Reading
By Vicky Qiao— Ottawa is extending the Canada Emergency Response Benefit (CERB) by eight weeks, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced Tuesday. Although many Canadians are returning to work, the government is aware that support is still needed for those unable to get jobs, he said. Canadians will now be ableContinue Reading
Vicky Qiao Hundreds marched peacefully along Toronto’s Bloor Street Saturday to protest anti-Black racism and police brutality. Organized by RememberThe400, the rally was called “This Is How We Shall Overcome.” The march started off at Christie Pits Park and ended in Queens Park, in front of the Legislative Assembly ofContinue Reading
Vicky Qiao — As summer quickly approaches, some restaurants in cities across Ontario can now open for outdoor dining after enduring 12 weeks of lockdown. But many still cannot. The province announced Monday its plans for Phase 2 reopening, with rules about capacity and safety for restaurants and bars openingContinue Reading
By Eva Zhu — VANCOUVER — Amid calls across North America to “defund the police,” in the wake of an horrific killing of a Black man at the hands of a white police officer in Minneapolis, a debate is swirling in Vancouver over whether to decrease the police department’s operatingContinue Reading
By Vicky Qiao — Western University students are calling on the school to introduce a mandatory anti-racism or anti-oppression course that students would be required to take to graduate. As of Tuesday morning, the online petition “Make Anti-Oppression Course Mandatory for Graduation” has received over 5,800 signatures on change.org inContinue Reading
With the COVID-19 pandemic escalating and spreading across the world, information on the outbreak has been dominating news media and the public discourse. Many student organizers and climate activists are having a challenging time spreading awareness and fighting for their cause. University students across North America have been protesting theirContinue Reading