Written by Nicole Blanchett, Ryerson University. Photo credit: Shutterstock. Originally published in The Conversation. HuffPost Canada was abruptly shut down on March 9, 2020, by Buzzfeed as part of a broad restructuring plan for the company. This closure came two…
Written by Maggie Perzyna, Ryerson University. Photo credit: Canadian Press/Ryan Remiorz. Originally published in The Conversation Although the pandemic was an accelerant, labour shortages have plagued the hospitality industry for years. Recent media reporting about the hospitality industry has been…
Written by Craig Jennex, Ryerson University. Photo credit: (Philip Share/Craig Jennex), Author provided (no reuse). Originally published in The Conversation. The dance floor was a place of belonging in the face of homophobic violence, the HIV/AIDS epidemic and moralistic representations of…
Written by Olufunke Oba, Ryerson University. Photo credit: Shutterstock. Originally published in The Conversation. Most youth in a Waterloo region study were found to have never been taught by a Black teacher. The annual Black History month school assemblies is fading…
Written by Gao Yunxiang, Ryerson University. Photo credit: Gordon Parks for the U.S. Farm Security Administration/Office of War Information/Wikimedia/Keynote records. Originally published in The Conversation. In 1941, Robeson recorded an album of Chinese fighting and folk songs with activist Liu Liangmo with…
Written by Linda Mussell, L’Université d’Ottawa/University of Ottawa; Marsha Rampersaud, Ryerson University. Photo credit: Shutterstock. Originally published in The Conversation. Reinvesting some of the $2 billion Ontario is spending could keep more families together. Last spring, the Ontario government committed to…
Written by James Davies, Western University; Edgardo Sepulveda, Ryerson University. Photo credit: AP Photo/Mary Altaffer. Originally published in The Conversation. Last May, churches in low income communities across New York offered COVID-19 testing to residents in conjunction with Northwell Health…
Written by Joanne E. McNeish, Ryerson University. Photo credit: Joanne E. McNeish/(/Quicksilver Agency/YouTube). Originally published in The Conversation. Paper is part of seasonal marketing for both bricks and mortar and online retailers. Did you receive them? Found in many mailboxes…
Written by Meike Siegner, Ryerson University; Cory Searcy, Ryerson University. Photo credit: Shutterstock. Originally published in The Conversation. An office building made with cross-laminated timber in Tokyo, Japan. In 2020, the extraction, transport and manufacturing of materials for the building…
Written by Sibo Chen, Ryerson University. Photo credit: THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jonathan Hayward. Originally published in The Conversation. The ongoing construction of the Trans Mountain pipeline expansion project, near Kamloops, B.C. in September 2021. China’s clean energy plans could create problems for…
Written by Anthony Bonato, Ryerson University. Photo credit: One Night Only Originally published in The Conversation. Adele performs in Los Angeles at ‘One Night Only’ in October. Adele, the 33-year-old British top-selling and award-winning recording artist, released her sensational new album, 30, in November.…
Written by Kelley A. McClinchey, Wilfrid Laurier University; Frederic Dimanche, Ryerson University. Photo credit: Shutterstock. Originally published in The Conversation. Media coverage of public health advisories has caused anxiety in many citizens who may deem tourism activities too risky during the pandemic.…