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First Person: Bringing perspective on homelessness in the downtown core

Lara Simard — September 17, 2025

Often stigmatized, our community must realize the un-housed population did not choose this lifestyle.

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Susan Lannigan (left) and Richard Blute (right) fill wagons with supplies for the street early afternoon on March 22, 2025.

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First Person: Bringing perspective on homelessness in the downtown core

Lara Simard
September 17, 2025

The CKDJ news station which runs out of Algonquin College, has a contract set to last until 2030. It could be ran by volunteers “But why not give this opportunity to students?” Writes the author.

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Opinion: Don’t kill the radio program, fuse it with journalism to future-proof media education

Mickey Banks
August 14, 2025

A broken drier in an unfinished basement, only for $1.75.

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Opinion: In renter’s remorse, suffering builds character

Joshua Peachey-Leigh
April 01, 2025

A toy Audi Sport sitting on an iPhone with common social media apps displayed on Feb 16, 2025.

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Opinion: Social media ruined the car community forever

Emmet Paradis
February 23, 2025

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First Person: Martial arts training can help body and mind get in sync

Korbin Amaya
December 09, 2024

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First person: I changed career directions – and found a different side of myself

Nathalia Lencioni
December 05, 2024

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First Person: Running against myself

Sahlym Florestal
December 05, 2024

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First Person: The similarities between land surveying and journalism

Ben Fleguel
December 05, 2024

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First Person: Growing up with coyotes

James Gray
December 05, 2024

The exhilaration the author feels while playing against others is enormous.

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First Person: Battling anxiety with magic

John Hopper
December 02, 2024

The author's new goal is to become a professional freelance writer.

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First Person: While my policing dream died, I’ve learned a lot along the way

Linda Verreault
November 29, 2024

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First Person: Fit, fat and figuring it out

Tyler Reis-Sanford
November 28, 2024

The author, Zixuan Li, was stressed about intimacy. Now, she has learned to build a meaningful connection with people she cares.

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First Person: I have an avoidant attachment style but I’m trying to evolve

Zixuan Li
November 27, 2024

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First Person: As a worker, I am not a robot

Angel Belair-Poirier
November 27, 2024

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First Person: Breaking away from being a people pleaser

Sophie Daly
November 27, 2024

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First Person: Protecting your mental health sometimes means cutting people off

Kimberly Tremblay
November 26, 2024

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