The Toronto Observer
At 4 a.m., the Ontario Food Terminal is already abuzz
Reading Time: 3 minutes Friday is one of the slowest days at the Ontario Food Terminal, but the loud yelling, beeping and constant zooming of carts suggest otherwise. The food terminal, located in Etobicoke on The Queensway near Park Lawn…
Canadian sniper rifles headed to Ukraine by September
Reading Time: 3 minutes A Canadian weapons manufacturer based in Winnipeg is getting ready to export sniper rifles to Ukraine. The rifles sale comes days after Canada extended to March 2022 Operation UNIFIER, Canadaâs defence and military training mission to…
Itâs time for Tim Hortons to Roll Up the Rim and recycle: activists
Reading Time: 2 minutes Three young environmentalists from Calgary are trying to make Canada’s beloved Roll Up the Rim contest more environmentally-friendly. Mya Chau, 12, Eve Helman, 12, and Ben Duthie, 16, started an online petition #BetterCup, calling Tim Hortons…
User data and understanding the audience: how can the media adapt
Reading Time: 2 minutes Tracking software helps media organizations to understand their audiences better. It collects information such as user location, online interactions, and searches. However, digging for that user data may be difficult: media companies have to rely on…
Sephoraâs customer appeal attempt went up in flames
Reading Time: 6 minutes The French personal care chain Sephora came under fire when it introduced a new perfume kit by Pinrose, a San Francisco-based perfume company, on Oct. 5, titled âStarter Witch kitâ. The modern practicing witches world-wide took…
First day back to work for Toronto City Council
Reading Time: 2 minutes The Toronto City Council was back to business on Dec. 5, 2018, for the first meeting of the 2018-2022 period. The councilors had their hands full with a bigger population of their new 25 wards, and…
Milton psychic charged with âwitchcraftâ
Reading Time: 2 minutes There were no signs of open business on Sunday, Dec. 2, 2018 at âMilton Psychicâ. The signs that advertised Dorie Stevensonsâ services in her front lawn and on the windowsill have been taken down. Stevenson opened…
Canadian heroes honoured at the anniversary of UWVA
Reading Time: 2 minutes Instead of opening with the Canadian and the Ukrainian anthems, this yearâs Rememberance Day ceremony started with a symbolic funeral procession for Col. Yevhen Konovalets. Konovalets was a Ukrainian soldier and nationalist leader killed in 1938…
Ward 2 battles with overcapacity at local schools
Reading Time: 2 minutes âIn the name of the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit.â With these words, Phillip Putt, a member of the Nativity of Our Lord parent council, began the evening. The running Toronto Catholic District School…
Renowned freelancer on journalism and mental health: âYour job isnât everythingâ
Reading Time: 2 minutes Journalists often impetuously dedicate themselves to their work. They go to great lengths while informing their audience and keeping the powerful in check. They enjoy the thrill of chasing a breaking story, and they want to…
