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CJRU is commissioning news features/documentary series that share stories of Toronto with our listeners. These will be 4-part series, which will include audio and corresponding wri…
Jamila Amarah was known around the city for producing art shows and galleries through her initiative Art+Tax. Now, she’s re-introducing Art+Tax as a community print shop in the mak…
The start of 2020 included many postponed concerts and cancelled festivals, leaving many musicians relying on government funding and grants. Many musicians have had to adapt their…
Exactly one year after the launch of their Needs Assessment Report, LGBT YouthLine launches Do Better, a report outlining seven recommendations for change in Ontario. It explores g…
For new permanent residents who arrived just before the first lockdown, there was little support to help them settle down. Their new life turned out to be full of unexpected challe…
In the second part of the Waves of Knowing series, Sara Cohen, fertility lawyer at D2Law LLP, explains the legislation surrounding egg donation in Canada. CJRU also speaks with Pro…
Every four years the country comes together to celebrate the finest of women’s hockey. Canadians put on their finest red and whites, often accented with gold, as they gather in fro…
Since the pandemic, the lives of refugees and asylum claimants has changed. For many people that make a claim between Nov. 2020 up to Jan. 2021, they are in limbo. The number of As…
A lot has changed with COVID-19. For Canadians, it has meant not seeing their family members for months, losing their jobs or being stuck at home. Some people have been through the…
Pieces to pathways (P2P) is a peer-led initiative offering substance use support programs for LGBTTQQ2SIA youth ages 16 to 29 years old in Toronto. Ruthie Titus (R.T.) is a client…
Graphic courtesy of FoodShare Toronto FoodShare Toronto’s annual Recipe for Change fundraiser is happening online this year, Feb.19-26. CJRU speaks with Andrea Thompson, Foo…
CJRU speaks with LGBT YouthLine as they gear up to release their Do Better Report. The report offers recommendations to fill gaps in Ontario’s support of 2SLGBT youth. Their execut…
