Good literacy skills are important to daily life. Millions of Canadians struggle with poor literacy skills.	PHOTO BY SEAN SAKAMOTO

Opening the book on literacy
It seems like such a simple thing, that most Canadians do it without thinking. However, millions of Canadian adults have problems with literacy that caused problems in their lives and in the economy...

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NEWS

Harry Potter exhibition is coming to the Ontario Science Centre in April
Grab your wands and broomsticks. Harry Potter: The Exhibition is coming to Toronto.
This spring, fans of Harry Potter will get a chance to step inside the young wizard’s world at the Ontario Science Centre...

THE ARTS

New Canadian designer starts off the decade with a bang!
Friends and diets come and go every year, but fashion will always be there to make us look and feel our best. While we’re comfortable with designer staples like Prada, Dior and Chanel, Canadian designers are making their mark on the fashion world...

ISSUES

Think Pink
Think heartache. Think sacrifice. Think relief.  Think Pink. Manicure stations filled the hall outside of the Fuse last week as Sheridan’s cosmetic students lent their pink nail polish to help raise money for breast cancer research....

SPORTS & RECREATION

'Outdoor is outdoor regardless of the temperature'
Sports like camping, rock climbing, fishing, kayaking bring summer to mind. However, some people don’t wait for temperatures to rise or for the snow to melt to get their adrenaline fix...

DISTRACTIONS

Bad grammar is nothing to LOL about
Technology is killing our grammar, punctuation, and spelling and that’s nothing to LOL about. Computers are partly to blame for dumbing down the English language...

PROFILE

Profile of a creative mind
In the words of a trusted friend, Jason Gray could be described as the sort who, when you stabbed him in the stomach, he’d apologize for bleeding on your rug...

FOOD

Kick off your Superbowl party with some super easy dishes
One of the most important days in any sports fan's life is almost upon us: Superbowl Sunday. Even for those who aren't die-hard football fans, Superbowl Sunday is a good excuse to get together with friends and indulge in some fan-favourite finger foods...