Trapped no more: Life after child abuse

Elena De Luigi

April 2018

It was mid-summer, so everything was humid and unpleasant unless the air conditioning was running on full blast. Luna, a young girl of about five-years-old, had recently…

Rising suicide rates in Toronto raise eyebrows at TTC

Elena De Luigi

Toronto transit may get a fare increase

Elena De Luigi

November 2015

Public transportation is a large part of people’s everyday life in Toronto. There are 2.8 million people living in Toronto, most of which are using four subway lines…

Faith Goldy not fit to be Toronto’s next mayor

Elena De Luigi

October 2018

Faith Goldy running for mayor of Toronto is unsettling. The distasteful aggression she brings to her campaign makes it almost impossible to want to follow her…

Doug Ford’s sex-ed curriculum has no place in Toronto

Elena De Luigi

October 2018

Imagine Doug Ford as a young boy. It’s the 1960’s and 70’s. He is curious and does not understand his growing and developing body. His teacher at…

Toronto’s 25-ward election not popular among some city councillors

Elena De Luigi

October 2018

Sarah Doucette, city councillor representing Ward 13, Parkdale-High Park, said there is no positive outcome with the new…

Any other way

Elena De Luigi

March 2018

Stephanie Chambers’ novel Any Other Way: How Toronto Got Queer is a book with a fresh look on Toronto’s LGBTQ+ community and their history. It covers many aspects of how their community became so prominent in Toronto.

TTC says subway air quality not healthy for commuters

Elena De Luigi

September 2017

Early last week, the Toronto Transit Commission (TTC) announced it would conduct its own air quality assessment down in the subway system due to a…

American gun violence is running rampant

Elena De Luigi

November 2018

We’ve heard a lot about shootings and gun violence in America this year. So much so that it almost seems normal to hear it happens more often than not. The sad thing is…

Major party leaders go head to head in a debate before the federal election

Elena De Luigi

October 2015

The leader of the New Democratic Party (NDP) Tom Mulcair, promised to solve the problem of First Nations’ lack…