Anqi Shen CUP Ontario Bureau Chief HAMILTON (CUP) — A private member’s bill has been tabled in the House of Commons to clarify the rules around unpaid internships and explore pension options for urban workers. Andrew Cash, federal MP for the Toronto-area constituency of Davenport, introduced Bill C-542 in the House of Commons for consideration….
In a country as peaceful as ours, it’s often hard to wrap one’s head around the realities of conflict. So, we’ve put together this infographic to help put the facts and figures in a less abstract and more uniquely Toronto context.
The Italian feature film The Border was one of the most talked about movies at this year’s Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF). To recreate the frightening reality of a country where civil war is continuing at full strength, director Alessio Cremonini involved non-professional actors and refugees.
Aparna Gill is a recent graduate of George Brown College’s (GBC) financial planning program. Everything was fine, until she got sick.
By Danilo Barba & Karen Nickel Staff Reporters The mining sector in Brazil is estimated to bring in over $1.5 billion for Canadian mining companies per year according to the Canadian International Development Platform, which tracks Canadian investments by commodity and country.
A never-ending crowd of admiring but confused faces are and will be leaving the Art Gallery of Ontario (AGO) this fall, experiencing David Bowie’s cataclysmic talent that’s hard to explain.
Toronto’s annual night of fun and extravagant art, Nuit Blanche, took an ugly turn this year when Rameez Khalid, 19, was stabbed to death. The incident took place on Oct. 6 around 2 a.m. at Richmond St. E and York St. in Toronto. It was one of the sites of this year’s Nuit Blanche, a…
“Competitive, exhausting, thrilling and rewarding” were the most common descriptions mentioned by George Brown (GBC) students who are part of a new dragon boat club.
A Storify recap of the Senate debate over Mike Duffy and others facing suspension in a scandal threatening to involve Prime Minister Stephen Harper. [View the story “Senator Mike Duffy alleges Harper, Wright, told him to repay $90,000” on Storify]
Canada is one of the world’s five largest energy producers and the principal source of the US energy imports. Canada is growing its petroleum production by through unconventional resources like synthetic crude oil and oil sands, also referred to the tar sands, according to a report of The U.S. Energy Information Administration in September 2012.
Jane Lytvynenko CUP Ottawa Bureau Chief OTTAWA (CUP) — Former Conservative senators Patrick Brazeau, Mike Duffy and Pamela Wallin stood before the Senate today facing suspension without pay following the recent Senate expense scandal. After a heated session, the Senate decided to continue the debate tomorrow. Speaking under privilege, meaning they cannot be sued for…
Anqi Shen Canadian University Press HAMILTON (CUP) — A new proposal by the Ministry of Colleges, Training and Universities suggests new tuition billing, flat fee and ancillary fee policies could be in place by 2015.
