By Eva Zhu — On my 20th birthday, my friend gifted me a multi-coloured skateboard. That summer, I spent endless hours learning to ride it, and falling more times than I could count. Four years later, I’m still skating and loving it more than ever—even though I’ve endured a tornContinue Reading
By Vicky Qiao— For many Ontarians, masks are something to put on in public and take off at home—but those living in shelters need to follow a different set of rules. As Ontario enters stage-three reopening, regional municipalities across the province have introduced mandatory mask bylaws, which require people toContinue Reading
By Hayley Tubrett— Known to some as the “mass eviction bill,” Ontario’s new legislation could leave renters scrambling to find a new place to live without much notice, housing activists say. In March, the Government of Ontario suspended all residential evictions as part of the province’s COVID-19 economic response strategy.Continue Reading
FCSSC participants playing beach volleyball before social distancing protocols related to the COVID-19 pandemic By Adriana Vicic— People who rely on team sports for their physical and mental health have been hit hard by the COVID-19 shutdowns this year. The Forest City Sport & Social Club (FCSSC) in London hasContinue Reading
By Vicky Qiao — “It pretty much blew up overnight” When the creator of Ivey at the Margins launched the account on Instagram, she expected a handful of personal stories. In less than one day, the account received more than 100 submissions. “It pretty much blew up overnight,” said theContinue Reading
By Adriana Vicic— Ontario Premier Doug Ford announced the launch of a new province-wide program to help support Ontario businesses and manufacturers in his Friday afternoon address. The “Ontario Made Program,” supported by the Canadian Manufacturers and Exporters, aims to help Ontarians use their purchasing power to support homegrown manufacturersContinue Reading
By Monika Sidhu— With September less than two months away, parents are looking for answers on what to expect for the start of the school year. With many going back to work themselves, the stress of figuring out child care is weighing heavy; some parents say they may even haveContinue Reading
By Eva Zhu — Sarah Law rarely shops alone anymore. She doesn’t want to be the next victim of an anti-Asian racist attack fueled by COVID-19. For a few weeks in May, the 20-year old didn’t leave her house at all, she says. As a Chinese Canadian living in theContinue Reading
By Monika Sidhu— As someone who has dedicated her career to education in Indigenous communities, Leslee White-Eye says she has hope for change after the Ontario Government announced it would end streaming Grade 9 students into academic or applied level courses. “It’s very difficult in the current system to moveContinue Reading
By Hayley Tubrett— Officials at the London Food Bank say they are expecting to see an increase in people facing food insecurity once CERB comes to an end. Numbers of people using food banks have been down since the COVID-19 pandemic hit, said co-director Glen Pearson. The London Food BankContinue Reading