Working in cooperation with Basetrack, Ryerson University journalism students examine how the war in Afghanistan has affected not only Afghan citizens, but also Canadians. By Networked Streets   With the killings of 16 Afghan civilians this month by an American soldier, attention has turned back to a country that has been torn apart by a [...]

By Asher Greenberg For those unfamiliar with the debate, the problem and solution can seem rather simple. Ontario funds both public and Catholic schools, but it does not fund any other faith-based or religious schools. The United Nations twice ruled Ontario’s system unfair. Elections have been fought and lost over the question of whether to extend funding to [...]

Not that long ago, the non-Catholic Christian system was the public education system in Ontario. Today, these Christian schools are private – and struggling. Crystal Moore, a born-again pastor from Peterborough and mother of four girls, is trying to balance her values and her pocketbook. By Asher Greenberg   Crystal Moore and her family live [...]

Although many downtown restaurants have shut their doors, and the headlines are asking whether we’ve reached our burger limit, one gourmet burger-slinger is building a small empire by selling locally-grown, naturally-raised beef. In 2007, Saeed Mohamed quit his job as a software engineer to open Burgershoppe on Queen Street East in Riverside. He got the [...]

While Toronto surges with trendy gourmet burger joints, one Annex diner has stood the test of time. People’s Foods, opened at 176 Dupont St. in 1963, has charmed generations of locals with its tableside jukeboxes, red vinyl booths and piled-high portions. While the autographed glossy of Peter Mansbridge hanging from the wood-paneled back wall says, [...]