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The first time Iman Vellani grabbed an issue of Ms. Marvel at her local comic book shop in Markham, Ontario, she was floored. It wasn’t just that the titular superhero was a Muslim Pakistani girl, like herself. It’s that the character was a Muslim Pakistani girl she could actually vibe with. “It felt like she […]
After long deliberation, former Hedley singer Jacob Hoggard was found guilty of sexual assault causing bodily harm against one of two complainants. The 37-year-old originally plead not guilty to two counts of sexual assault, and one count of sexual interference—an offence referring to sexually touching someone under 16. Hoggard was found guilty of one count […]
A 24-year-old woman who says she was sexually assaulted by eight Canadian Hockey League players, including some who played on the championship 2017-18 World Junior team and who went on to secure NHL contracts, has dropped a lawsuit against the individuals, Hockey Canada, and the CHL after reaching a settlement. The incident has only recently […]
The U.S. is still reeling from a spate of devastating mass shootings—in Buffalo, Uvalde, and Tulsa—that feel tragically too commonplace in the daily lives of Americans. But it’s important to remember that Canada is dealing with a gun violence crisis as well. With that in mind, the Toronto Raptors have launched a petition calling on Canadian legislators to […]
In what’s a shock to probably no one, a new report shows that not a single city in Canada is truly affordable for people under the age of 30. The findings from Youthful Cities’ Real Affordability Index show that most sub-30 Canadians living in both big and small cities face an average deficit of over $700 per month, […]
Happy Election Day, Ontario! If you haven’t already made it out to the polls, you should go out and exercise your democratic right. Not sure about where to vote, where the leaders stand, or are just generally unsure about what’s going on as a whole? Don’t worry, we’ve got you covered with a jargon-free, straightforward […]
The international hip-hop community is reeling today from the news that Brampton-based Punjabi recording artist and singer Sidhu Moose Wala, 28, was gunned down in the Jawaharke village of Mansa district in India. Punjab police have confirmed that Wala, who came to Canada in 2016 on a student visa and began recording music, died while […]
The Scarborough Shooting Stars basketball team kicked off its inaugural season Thursday night with newly signed guard J. Cole. And Drake refused to miss any of the action. The OVO rapper shared a series of Instagram posts documenting Cole’s Canadian Elite Basketball League debut, in which he and the Shooting Stars took on the Guelph Nighthawks. “It’s real @scarboroughshootingstars,” Drizzy captioned […]
Lil Baby hit a festival crowd with a big surprise. As part of Montreal’s Metro Metro Festival on Saturday, headliner Baby decided to bring out Drake, as the duo ran through a performance of their Certified Lover Boy smash “Girls Want Girls,” as well as several other solo tracks. Of course, Drizzy’s appearance came as a total […]
J. Cole has inked a deal to play for the Scarborough Shooting Stars of the Canadian Elite Basketball League, Shams Charania for The Athletic and Stadium reports. As Shams mentioned, it will be the second straight year Cole plays professional basketball. In May 2021, the North Carolina native signed with the Rwanda Patriots B.B.C. of the Basketball Africa League. He […]
