News releases

At 12:01 a.m. Sept. 30, hours before a critical meeting of its members, the Continuing Education Students’ Association of Ryerson (CESAR) locked out two unionized staff. “To not allow CESAR members to have a say in this matter is profoundly ...

Jacqui Delaney — In stark contrast to the Liberals’ No-Plan-At-All Plan, Ontario PC Leader Tim Hudak today invites Premier Kathleen Wynne to either “steal” his party’s plan to save Ontario or admit to not caring about half a million jobless ...

Canadian satellite Cascade Smallsat and Ionospheric Polar Explorer (CASSIOPE) was successfully launched Sept. 29 at noon. Lift off took place from the Vandenberg Air Force Base in California aboard a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket. CASSIOPE is the first Canadian hybrid ...

All the keyboards/piano in Miley Cyrus’ Wrecking Ball were recorded by Stephan Moccio in Harris Institute’s first recording studio at 296 King Street E., Toronto. The record is now #1 on the Billboard Hot 100 for the second week. http://www.newswire.ca/en/story/1230077/three-harris-institute-alumni-in-miley-cyrus-wrecking-ball

Stacey Starkman — Canadian Astronaut and hero Chris Hadfield joined more than 3,500 students in a celebration of Freedom Day at Toronto’s Yonge-Dundas Square today. Freedom Day is an annual educational event organized and sponsored by the Friends of Simon ...

The president of ATU Local 1624 continues to push forth the petition to put an end to driver fatigue. The petition to put an end to driver fatigue was created about six months ago. An open letter was sent to ...

Two days since launching an online crowd funding campaign, $50,000 has been raised to fund a First Nations appeal to fight the Canada-China investor deal. In August, the Federal Court of Canada released a decision on the controversial Hupacasath First ...

Helen Kennedy — Egale Canada Human Rights Trust (ECHRT) is pleased to announce that Ontario Premier Kathleen Wynne has been selected as the 2013 LGBT Leadership Award recipient. The award is presented annually to those Canadians whose leadership has advanced ...

Brian Iler — CommunityAIR today released its 52-page detailed analysis of the city’s progress to date on its review of Robert Deluce’s proposal to bring jets to Toronto’s Waterfront. Please see the document here. That progress is to be reviewed ...

From foie gras to Maple Leaf Gardens: 39th Annual Heritage Toronto Awards; William Kilbourn Memorial Lecture look at what’s RIGHT with Toronto’s heritage and history scene As a number of recent high profile issues have made clear, preserving Toronto’s unique ...