Who Was Lord Kitchener?
By now you are probably familiar with the story about how the city of Berlin voted to change its name in 1916. When the special committee to city council came u...
Features
If Streets Could Talk: Galt
When I was 12, I had about two hours of freedom between the time school was out and the time my mother arrived home from work. From 3pm to 5pm, my childhood fri...
In Stride: Helping Women Rehabilitate After Incarceration
Editor’s Note: The following story includes mentions of domestic violence, drug use, and incarceration. Please read accordingly. Also note that certain identify...
Our Ink, Our Stories
A Grandmother’s Heart
Ren Navarro hates getting tattooed. She absolutely, without a doubt hates it. Yet, she’s covered in them. For her, it’s all about the a...
What You Should Know About Epilepsy
“Call 911. I think that guy is having a seizure.”
“A what?”
“I don’t know, just call. This person looks like they’re possessed, they’re walking around, scre...
Coffee Without Compromise
Andrew Thom, of Unicorn Brew Bar, really loves coffee. Comparable to how a painter lights up with passion when talking about art, or how a musician can’t be wit...
IMPACT17 Creates Connections of Indigeneity
This year's IMPACT festival stage will highlight stories about women, healing, and resilience
The Black Man’s Sanctuary
I have not always considered my Blackness to be beautiful. For years my brothers and I, the only Black males at a small Lutheran school, were the subject of our...
Some Newcomers Need Ontario Works
Forget any stereotypical misconception you have of OW