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If we want to understand where CanLit, or Canadian Literature, came to be what it is today, we need to go back in time to when it was first imagined into being. In this episode we…
Transcript
The Word On The Street’s annual festival in downtown Toronto has endured for more than 30 years. But with the onset of a global pandemic in 2020, the festival’s future was far from…
Music
With award season in full swing and the Junos right around the corner, there is no better time to showcase Canadian talent. CJRU’s Juno’s Essentials playlist has you covered! This…
News
Grassroots groups and advocates for the protection of workers gathered to mourn those who were injured or killed on the job in Canada. The rally was held outside outside of the Uni…
Film
After more than eight years of filming, Canadian filmmaker Noura Kevorkian’s Batata is set for its North American premiere at this year’s Hot Docs Canadian International Documentar…
Ryerson University is officially changing its name to Toronto Metropolitan University, according to a recent committee meeting. The announcement was first reported by the Globe and…
Blog
Description: CJRU is hiring five positions to assist in programming at our station this summer. Youth Outreach Coordinator*, June 6 – September 3 (30 hours per week) The Yo…
After more than 11 years as a city councillor, Kristyn Wong-Tam is leaving municipal politics to run as the NDP candidate for Toronto Centre in the 2022 Ontario provincial election…
Starting in 2010, TTC Riders is culmination of groups dedicated to pushing back against rising transit fares for riders and acting on behalf of them, according to campaigns committ…
Toronto sports experts weigh in on pro athletes using their platforms to comment on social justice issues. In the wake of 2020’s Black Lives Matter movement (BLM) and the murder of…
Features
As students and workers prepare to return to in-person with Toronto’s COVID-19 restrictions loosening next month, mental health advocate and facilitator Leesa Renée Hall said indiv…
In the midst of several city-based temporary homeless shelters closing and the spring season returning, an anti-poverty organization is demanding that Toronto City Council decrimin…
