Category: Local

Choose Canada

Choosing Canada Is Personal

It was a perfectly fine weekend until I found myself singing deep into Canada and its economy. I was sipping my regular Jimmy’s Coffee order: a large cold brew with oat milk and two packets of Splenda. Jimmy’s is a Toronto-born coffee company that first opened on Portland Street in

OSAP Grants Issue

OSAP Changes 2026: What Ontario Students Need to Know!

If you’re trying to fire-proof your career by upskilling for a fast-changing economy, postsecondary education is becoming an even bigger investment in Ontario — and the latest OSAP changes could leave some students borrowing much more. In an increasingly brutal cost-of-living landscape, Ontario students have had, at least,   the

Violence at Salsa on St. Clair Hurts Small Businesses

I live 500m from where the shooting occurred. I’ve come to know the owners and staff of many of the restaurants and shops along what is known as Hillcrest Village. Our kids go to school together, we see each other walking dogs, but mostly I’m a patron of the small

Canada immigration

Canada Immigration: The Business of Winning and Losing

Canada’s immigration story is impossible to miss. Whenever I’m at a grocery store in a major Canadian city, there’s a 90% chance I’ll bump into a fellow immigrant—staff and shoppers alike. It’s wild to see how government policy plays out on the ground: from recent arrivals on temporary foreign worker