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Ten Ontario supervised drug consumption sites slated to close by April 2025
Ontario can expect to see an increase in treatment services across the province following the shutdown of supervised consumption services.
On August 20, Ontario Health Minister Sylvia Jones announced that Supervised Consumption Services (SCS) within 200 metres of schools and child-care facilities will be forced to close by March 2025. The new policy will shutter 10 consumption sites, five of…
UTMSU introduces new campaigns while maintaining a few of its long-served legacies
Food insecurity, financial hardship, and housing challenges are among a few issues the University of Toronto Mississauga Student Union plans to take on this academic year.
As the 2024 academic year unfolds, the University of Toronto Mississauga (UTM) Student Union (UTMSU) is set to launch various exciting initiatives to enhance campus life. In an interview with The Medium, UTMSU President Joelle Salsa shared insight into the…
Looking back on Mississauga’s summer of record-breaking rainfall and flooding
Mississauga residents are demanding greater measures to be taken to prevent future weather disasters after two catastrophic rainfalls occurred over the summer.
Over the 2024 summer, regions in the Greater Toronto Area (GTA) including Mississauga experienced record-breaking rainfall and flooding, leaving residents, businesses, and emergency crews grappling with the storm’s devastating aftermath….
Canadian unemployment rates soar to their highest levels since 2017
Student unemployment rates reach 12-year high as high interest rates pressure employers to cut costs.
On September 6, Statistics Canada’s August Labour Force Survey revealed that Canada’s unemployment rate rose 0.2 per cent to 6.6 per cent last month—the highest rate since May 2017, excluding the pandemic years in 2020 and 2021. The report…
opinion
features
The strike that never happened: The CUPE 3092 victory
Earlier this year, union workers across the University of Toronto campuses threatened to strike before reaching an agreement, a win for thousands many workers.
Earlier this year, thousands of workers including teaching assistants (TA), postdoctoral fellows, service workers, and library workers among all three University of Toronto (U of T) campuses gathered to demand…
Lecture Me!: Reforming police culture for police practices in Canada
Professor Julius Haag explains the ‘why’ and ‘what now’ behind a declining trust in police services through the lens of policing in the Greater Toronto Area.
On September 10, Julius Haag, a professor of the Department of Sociology at the University of Toronto Mississauga (UTM), hosted his presentation at the Hazel McCallion Central Library about policing…
arts
The Toronto concert scene
Toronto’s concert scene is brought back by local fans, musicians, and event coordinators–despite post-pandemic challenges.
It is no secret that the pandemic had an intense impact on Toronto’s live-performance industry. Concerts and festivals struggled to gain traction after venue limitations were lifted, and smaller venues were…
Scenic ‘Sauga and its absent art
Destination-free leisurely walking revealed that Mississauga is ample in aesthetic potential, but scant in creative expression.
Walking around the city brings you to many sites of aesthetic potential. The everyday architecture of Mississauga’s urban landscape can be particularly sightly: a stack of chairs placed by a table…
Disney live-action remakes: Who even wanted this?
Exploring how fan-hate fails to incentivise Disney to stop remaking their beloved classics.
On August 10, 2024, Walt Disney Studios uploaded the trailer for Snow White (2025). The film is a live action musical remake of the original Snow White from 1937 and will…
Reflecting on Rosalía’s El Mal Querer
The power of Flamenco and story-telling in music.
In 2018, flamenco-trained artist, Rosalía, released her conceptual album El Mal Querer. The album is structured as a narrative that mirrors the storyline from the medieval The Romance of Flamenca. It…
sports
New Year’s Day 2.0: Why everyone is on their fitness grind this September
Attending a fitness class or playing a sport can be a great place to meet friends, destress, and find that extra boost of motivation to do your course readings.
I like to think of September as New Year’s Day 2.0. — our second chance at fulfilling those goals we set nearly ten months ago. As we wrap up the…
How basketball intramurals are helping me find peace in my weekly routine
Sports unite stressed students around the world.
Growing up in Mexico, basketball was always a huge part of my life. Like most kids, the bright lights of the biggest stage—the NBA—always lit up my imagination. However, as…
Dive into fun at the UTM Pool!
Regardless of your swimming level, there’s something for everyone at the UTM Pool.
Public pools don’t always have the best reputation, and quite honestly, it’s deserved. In my five years of lifeguarding, I’ve seen it all: loosely screwed-in waterslides that sway as someone…
