It’s that time again! The Toronto International Film Festival has arrived, and with it, a slew of fresh and exciting films for cinephiles and casual viewers alike. Not sure how to wade your way through all of this year’s picks? Here is a list of the four most talked-about films of the festival: Jojo Rabbit New Zealand director Taika Waititi’s […]
It would be an understatement to say that everyone in the vicinity of Toronto have become Kawhi Leonard’s biggest fans. In the last few weeks alone, the newly-acquired Raptor has become one of the world’s biggest sensations. Leonard is certainly very well known for his athletic talents (which cannot be overstated); but recently, he has become famous for his introverted […]
The Canadian National Exhibition (CNE) is an annual two week event that has become synonymous with summer in Toronto. It was founded in 1879 and has evolved into a signifier of Canadian culture and experience. As the largest fair in Canada, the CNE has changed overtime to reflect the innovations and diversity of our country, making it a popular yearly […]
Toronto was recently shortlisted by Amazon as a candidate site for the company’s massive new headquarters. Alongside Toronto — which was the only Canadian city shortlisted — there are 19 US cities, including Austin, Boston, Los Angeles and Atlanta. Over 200 cities began vying to be selected when last year, the e-commerce giant Amazon issued a call for cities to […]
After your first listen, you might not realize how quickly the Yours Truly EP finishes. Perhaps that’s due to its fluidity, or the tone of the album as a whole. And without knowing anything upfront, you might have inclinations to box Yanchan into a sub-category of R&B/hip hop that Toronto so proudly finds itself dominating. However, after piecing together the […]
Halfway through the first quarter of Thursday’s football game, second-year receiver Kurleigh Gittens Jr. received a punt at the Wilfrid Laurier 18-yard line and ran 92-yards all the way down to the Toronto Varsity Blues for Laurier’s first touchdown. That set the pace for the game, as the No. 7 nationally-ranked Wilfrid Laurier Golden Hawks routed the Varsity Blues 54-3 […]
Fall is an exciting time to be a Toronto sports fan. The Blue Jays secured their wildcard spot this past weekend. The Raptors are gearing up for another season after reaching the conference finals last season. The Leafs’ exhibition games are underway with a coach who is coming hot off a win at the World Hockey Championship. The Blue Jays […]
The Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF) is an internationally acclaimed film festival dedicated to showcasing champion films of various genres from all over the world. With the festival wrapping up the week of the 18th TIFF has a reputation for premiering some of the world’s best films. There will certainly be hundreds of highly anticipated and phenomenal films, prominent directors […]
Members of the community in the Waterloo Region have been nothing but supportive of the newly developed Homeless in Waterloo Facebook page. The overwhelmingly positive response has been encouraging for founder, fourth-year Wilfrid Laurier University business and administration student, Justin Chan. The page was started March 9 of this year, with the intention of breaking the social stigma associated with […]
Photo by Will Huang Dubbed as the “Uber for Therapists,” the Toronto-based start-up TranQool aims to redesign how people look after their mental health. TranQool is an online platform that connects licensed and experienced therapists to users based on the individuals’ needs, preferred language and location. At the moment, TranQool is only operating in Ontario. Therapy sessions go for $60 […]
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