Tag Archives: Toronto

Housing, Poverty

Toronto’s Unhoused and Unprepared: The Tale of Two Crises

By Katia Galati and Talha Hashmani, CJRU 1280 AM, Toronto through an LJI grant from Canada-info.ca

At the brink of capacity, the City of Toronto’s shelter system faces two crises: an increase in opioid overdoses and the challenge of housing the unhoused. At the forefront of these two crises is the question of how the city plans to make its shelter system not only safer for residents but also for surrounding neighbourhoods.

Continue reading Toronto’s Unhoused and Unprepared: The Tale of Two Crises →
Housing, Poverty

Toronto’s Unhoused and Unprepared: No Vacancy

By Katia Galati and Talha Hashmani, CJRU 1280 AM, Toronto through an LJI grant from Canada-info.ca

Clashes between Toronto police and protesters at several homeless encampments across numerous city parks last summer highlighted Toronto’s ongoing homelessness and housing crisis. At the heart of the conflict was the forceful removal of outdoor encampments—a policy enacted by the City of Toronto on June 22 last year.

Continue reading Toronto’s Unhoused and Unprepared: No Vacancy →
Health

Freedom Convoy shunned by South Asian truck drivers

New Canadian Media editor’s note: This story uses pseudonyms or anonymous sources. Our ethical guidelines require that all claims must be corroborated and backed up by evidence and credible sources who are clearly identified. However, this isn’t always possible to do when security and safety issues, for instance, are at play. Please review this guide here: https://newcanadianmedia.ca/hub/naming-sources-in-stories/ to learn more about the ethics behind naming sources and using anonymous ones.\

By Fabian Dawson, New Canadian Media, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter

The conspicuous absence of South Asian truck drivers in the so-called Freedom Convoy that is protesting border vaccine mandates in Ottawa, is reflective of the community’s willingness to get vaccinated against COVID-19, say industry experts.

Continue reading Freedom Convoy shunned by South Asian truck drivers →
Education

Reel Youth’s ‘Partners in Education’ course launches January 10th

Fifteen youth, aged 8 to 14, signed up for the Reel Youth Partners in Education (PIE) film program, which starts on Monday January 10th. 

This online program is run by the Powell River School Board but, as might be expected, considering Reel Youth’s strong connection to Cortes Island, seven of the fifteen students are Cortesians.  (Five students come from the Comox Valley and three from Powell River.)

Continue reading Reel Youth’s ‘Partners in Education’ course launches January 10th →
Health

Toronto mayor announces all city staff must be fully vaccinated for COVID-19 by Oct. 30

By Daniel Centeno,  CJRU 1280 AM – Ryerson University’s campus and community multi-media hub, Local Journalism Initiative.

Toronto mayor John Tory announced on Aug.19 that all staff workers employed by the city are required to be fully vaccinated by Oct.30.

Continue reading Toronto mayor announces all city staff must be fully vaccinated for COVID-19 by Oct. 30 →