COVID-19: Masks mandatory in enclosed commercial spaces in Hastings and Prince Edward Counties Friday
By Mira Williamson— Hastings Prince Edward Public Health (HPEPH) hosted a Facebook Live event Thursday to explain the new mandatory mask policy in enclosed commercial spaces. The event was led by Dr. Ethan Toumishey, who gave a demonstration on proper mask wearing protocol and spoke about the policy. HPEPH announcedContinue Reading
Elimination of streaming set to begin with math classes in Sept 2021
By Monika Sidhu— Starting September 2021, students going into Grade 9 will no longer have to choose between academic or applied level math courses. Premier Doug Ford announced this during his daily briefing on Wednesday as the first step to end streaming in the first year of highschool. This pastContinue Reading
Covid-19 puts spotlight on anti-Asian racism, but that’s old news to many in Canada’s Asian communities
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
Millennials respond to COVID precautions
Thursday, Ontario saw its highest number of new COVID cases since late June. With patios and parks reopening, how are young people responding to the pandemic? Western Journalism Studio’s Hayley Tubrett spoke to some millennials in Victoria Park, London, Ont.Continue Reading
End of Grade 9 ‘streaming’ presents new opportunity for Indigenous students: educator
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
COVID-19: London Food Bank expects spike in numbers once CERB ends
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
International students demand Western to stop tuition fee hikes
By Vicky Qiao— A group of King’s students are petitioning Western University to stop a planned hike on international tuition fees. The petition has received over 460 signatures on change.org over the past week. “As the whole world is in the middle of a pandemic, everyone has been affected financially,Continue Reading
COVID-19: Prime Minister Trudeau defends financial aids saying they helped keep Canadians out of debt
By Hayley Tubrett — Prime Minister Trudeau said the government made the right decision taking on the debt of Canadians in today’s press briefing. The Prime Minister said 11 million Canadians received financial aid either through the Canada Emergency Response Benefits plan (CERB) or a wage subsidy. He said withoutContinue Reading
COVID-19: New legislation could allow Ontario to extend or amend existing emergency orders
By Vicky Qiao — The Ontario government proposed new legislation that would allow it to extend or amend emergency orders beyond the provincial state of emergency. Under the proposed legislation, which will stay in place for a year, the government could extend or amend existing orders like business closures and gathering restrictionsContinue Reading
How to terminate housing agreements for university students impacted by online learning
By Adriana Vicic — If you’re a student who wants to get out of a residential lease, now that most September-December classes are online, you might have more options than you think. Many students choose to rent a space in their school’s city because they are from out of town,Continue Reading