Toronto Police Officers indiscriminately attacked people at the front of a peaceful demonstration demanding information on detained homeless encampment defenders

Delving deep into Toronto’s food apartheid, The Hoser interviewed food security advocates and researchers for recent takes on the pandemic’s impact on community organizing, food sharing, land use, and public space.

There are more Indigenous children in the Canadian child welfare system today than there were at the height of Residential schools in 1953. Katherine Gandy, a Secwépemc and Ojibwe grassroots organizer, recounts her battle with the child welfare system in Toronto.

A Photo Essay by The Hoser's first summer student, Kirsten Marshall

Indigenous-led coalition and community filled public square to remember the thousands of Indigenous children who died at Canadian Residential Schools

"The unwritten rules of the national anthem are: Don’t walk. Don’t sit. Don’t slouch. Don’t giggle. Stand tall. Be quiet. Be still. And most importantly, be obedient." Two-Spirit academic, activist, beader, drummer, and social worker Shaya Macdonald writes about their relationship with the national anthem as a member of Benoit First Nation (Penwaaq L’nu’k), Ktaqmkuk with L’nu and French ancestry.

The Hoser's cartoonist Simon Orpana illustrates how Hamilton's controversial LRT has affected the city's affordable housing market.

A list of Black and Indigenous educational speakers, artists and educators you should support.

In the third instalment of The Hoser's Movement Series, Nathalie Cortes analyzes the 2020-2021 Colombian anti-government protests.

The Hoser caught up with Andria Babbington at a picket line in Kensington Market she was attending in solidarity with striking Wine Rack workers

Friends of Hegazi Commission Mural in Toronto’s Gay Village in Her Memory

“I'm here for many reasons, but mainly it's because it is good to celebrate Blackness as a whole.”

As Ontarians line up for their second doses, Toronto writer and comedian, Amy Cunningham, reflects on the view from the end of the line.

The second instalment of The Hoser's Movement Series looks at how the Indian Hindu-nationalist government has handled the pandemic, the farmers' protests and social media censorship.

Wine Rack employees with SEIU Local 2 have been on strike since June 7

In The Know With The Hoser is back, and this time we explain what the Landback movement is and stands for

Introducing The Hoser's Movements Series

Victims of anti-Islamic Hate Crime in London Identified

As a treaty person, Simon Orpana believes we must do more for reconciliation with Indigenous communities than simply removing statues.

"I was in a residential school. I was in the 60's Scoop. I was in their prison for a crime I did not commit."

TPS officers became physically violent with encampment supporters, with at least two arrests.

Rodney Ramsey and Daniel Woodrow provide a unique space that captures the feeling of live comedy

Workers at Nestlé factory in Toronto's west end strike against unfair wages, pension plans and health insurance.

A taste of The Hoser's rad book and film recommendations for the month of May.

Learn about the origins of May Day and how it's celebrated today

The event will include speakers like Skyler Williams, Dr. Naheed Dosani, Niki Ashton and Paul Taylor

Ontario PCs funding model falls short of their own modest growth projections: Ontario Council of Hospital Unions

The Hoser’s charged foundation and why the GTA needs our own media

The April 24 concert featured big Canadian indie artists, up and comers, and a message of urgency in the fight against climate change.

The placebos aren't working, Doug.

Comedian Sandra Battaglini and filmmaker Matt Kelly chronicle how decades of Canadian institutions have made it impossible to be a successful comedian in Canada.

A resource list for legal representation and support for the Greater Toronto Area and Ontario.

An interview with Liz Ikiriko, Tkaronto/Toronto-based, Nigerian Canadian artist and curator.

Meet some of the GTA's up and coming changemakers.

A Toronto comedian compiles a list of the times she made a joke (successfully or otherwise) since the pandemic began.

On Saturday night The Hoser was invited to a Sacred Fire held by two residents of the encampment at Clarence Square.

Why are the leaders of the Canadian Opera Company and the Toronto Symphony Orchestra not Canadian?

Voting on Agreement continues until 6 PM Thursday, April 1, results to be released Friday or sooner

Residents at 55 Triller Avenue hit with eviction notices after experiencing what they say are inadequate living conditions

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