News
With a surge in capacity at shelters, the lethal opioid crisis, alternative housing availability, and renovictions, the impacts of a housing and homelessness crisis are felt by Can…
Close to a hundred residents at an apartment complex in Cornwall, Ont., received eviction notices that would force them to move out of their living spaces under the guise of renova…
Ontario’s housing market has seen skyrocketing rent prices, lowering the margins of those who can afford a place to stay. The situation is most prominent in major metropolitans, li…
Toronto’s winter months amplify the unsafe living conditions faced by the city’s homeless population, many of whom are forced to brave a night without shelter or warmth. In a recen…
“You go and you walk into this room and you’re like – oh, here are my people. They’re not in the village, they’re here.” Phil Villeneuve is a queer DJ, promoter, and cultural organ…
At the brink of capacity, the City of Toronto’s shelter system faces two crises: an increase in opioid overdoses and the challenge of housing the unhoused. At the forefront of thes…
Clashes between Toronto police and protesters at several homeless encampments across numerous city parks last summer highlighted Toronto’s ongoing homelessness and housing crisis….
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…
Reviews
Make Peace With That provides insight into Field Guide’s mind and relationships creating a short, sweet and soothing narrative of love gone.
Leila Dey outlines how the her three-year break has helped develop her music and how turning 30 has spurred her productivity.
Toronto-based rapper DijahSB has dropped her latest album Head Above the Waters a groovy, synth laden album with slippery rhymes.
Death can’t stop the noise-pop powerhouse Black Dresses, who have returned with a haunting new record, Forever In Your Heart, even after disbanding last May. This album provides an…
