What is the future of the Student Choice Initiative?
The Ontario Court of Appeals heard the Ford government’s appeal on their proposed Student Choice Initiative, with student groups across the province speaking out in protest.
Sarah is in her fourth year of Film Studies at York University. She is passionate about using writing as a tool to educate herself and introduce others to hidden stories and new ideas. In the future, she hopes to continue her studies in film and merge it with her love of writing and journalism. You can always find Sarah sketching, painting or endlessly watching films while waiting to get back into movie theatres.
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Biden offers Canada 1.5 million vaccines in exchange for all Roll Up to Win Tim Hortons cups of 2021
SATIRE: The 2020 election won’t be the only thing President Biden wins during the pandemic.
Ford announces next vaccine rollout recipients will be decided by a provincial-wide game of UNO
SATIRE: The Ontario Government decides that it is time to literally level the playing fields.
From the pit to six feet apart: How the pandemic has thrashed Toronto’s rock and metal scenes
Local musicians and fans reflect on the past year of Toronto’s social distance rocking.
Barbara Kentner, and missing and murdered Indigenous women in Thunder Bay
The trial of Brayden Bushby has brought closer attention to the city’s institutional and systemic racism issue.
NDP MPP calls for forgiving student loan debt for human trafficking survivors
MPP Chris Glover’s call for compassionate forgiveness of student loans will be proposed as an amendment to Bill 251.
What we know about returning to campus in Fall 2021
Here is what Excalibur gathered about York’s announcement for a potential reopening along with responses from members of the York community.
Ontario Government announces new tuition-free training program for Personal Service Workers
Applications for the long-term care program offered by the government are now open.
Ford turns down NDP eviction bill as lockdowns near their end
The ‘No COVID-19 Evictions Act’ was turned down just as the temporary ban on evictions due to stay-at-home orders come to a close.
York and CUPE 3903: Bargaining update
With their last meeting on February 28, bargaining continues between York and CUPE 3903. Does a strike loom? According to CUPE 3903, it’s too early to tell.