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Bridging Divides: what can we do?

Contributed photo/Bridging Divides research team information pamphlet The documentary that shines a light on the prevalence of homelessness in midsize regions A four-year research project culminating in a documentary premiere at Cambridge’s Public Library on Water Street, Bridging Divides: Voices…

Categories: News, On Campus

Blazeworks paints Brantford history

Local artist Blaze Wiradharma paints mural depicting Brantford’s Indigenous history and Grand River’s beauty  Serena Anagbe/ Photo editorThe “Pages of the Grand River” mural Brantford’s downtown has been transformed with the addition of a mural by local artist Blaze Wiradharma,…

Categories: Arts & Culture

Why hook-up culture sucks

“We’re not together, we’re just hooking up. So why are you acting like this?” Serena Anagbe/ Photo Editor Scrolling through dating apps Picture this: it’s late at night and you’re at your friend’s house, listening to her talk about her…

Categories: Opinion

The silent struggle

Why loneliness haunts the holiday season Olga Steblyk/ Lead photographer The holiday season is just around the corner and for some, this is the perfect time to catch up with family and spend time with your loved ones. It is…

Categories: Opinion

The dancing monkey

Politics as entertainment Olga Steblyk/ Lead photographer Throughout the years, politics has become a much talked about topic across a wide frame of people, ranging from kids to older adults. There are memes, jokes and references that can consistently be…

Categories: Opinion, Uncategorized

The Game Plan: November Dates

Upcoming athletic tournament information  Contributed Photo/ Megan Jacklin IMPORTANT DATES:   Nov. 9 – Women’s flag football club travels to their 5v5 Championship at the McMaster University.  Nov. 15 – Extramural men and women’s ice hockey kicks off their season with…

Categories: On Campus, Sports

Has sports betting gone too far?

How Bill S-269 attempts to regulate sports betting advertisements in Canada  Olga Steblyk/ Lead Photographer FanDuel, Bet365, DraftKings and BetMGM are just some of the few sports betting companies and platforms that I’ve now been accustomed to recognizing, I can…

Categories: Sports

She’s working late, she’s a singer

How pop sensation Sabrina Carpenter handled the backlash she received on tour  Contributed photo/ Sabrinacarpenter.com Sabrina Carpenter in Concert For the past few years, Sabrina Carpenter has become one of the most talked about names in the pop world. Her…

Categories: Arts & Culture

The meteoric rise of Caitlin Clark

As women’s college and national basketball rises in popularity, so too does the rising star, “CC”  Contributed photo/ Paul Rutherford images, Sports IllustratedCaitlin Clark playing in a basketball game Over the last four years, women’s basketball has seen an extravagant…

Categories: Sports

Mr. Bell and Mr AI

An inventor is secuded by AI Olga Steblyk/ Lead Photographer The squat workshop sat at the back of the gravel lot, a diseased thing. Its windows had long since been covered in a layer of grim that sought to block…

Categories: The Infinitum

Possible new long-term home for the Brantford Bulldogs

City of Brantford in talks of new sports facility taking over the current Civic Centre   Contributed photo/ City of BrantfordRendering of proposed development Downtown Brantford The City of Brantford has proposed a new sports and entertainment facility downtown as a…

Categories: News

Scare in the Square turns 16

The annual Halloween Festival returns to Harmony Square  Piper Force/ News EditorPumpkins on display after carving contest On the weekend of Oct. 4 and 5, the City of Brantford celebrated the 16th annual Scare in the Square in Harmony Square. …

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Savour the flavour

A journey into downtown Brantford’s authentic East Asian cuisine Thando Bhebhe/ Creative Director A jar of special chilli sauce from The Chinese Sisters Downtown Brantford has a wide variety of restaurants and shops showcasing food and drinks from cultures all…

Categories: Features

Election betting

Moving across the world in pursuit of a new life Olga Steblyk/ Lead Photographer As the world’s attention is captured by the ongoing election campaigns of Donald Trump and Kamala Harris, a lot hangs in the balance – for whoever…

Categories: Opinion

Effigy

An artist struggles with his creation   Olga Steblyk/ Lead Photographer   The faded curtains swayed in the warm August night air, lapping at the empty bed. The sheets were pulled taut, undisturbed for weeks. The only active area of the…

Categories: The Infinitum

Editor’s Note: Lest we forget

Serena Anagbe/ Photo EditorMilitary man in uniform standing at attention, Remembrance Day 2023. November marks the halfway point in the fall semester, two months down and two months to go. As leaves fall and temperatures drop, it is clear summer…

Categories: Editor's Note, News

Read, watch, repeat

From the page to the screen, best selling novels that were adapted to television and film Contributed photo/ Katie Bird What better books to read than those made into a show or movie adaptation? When you find yourself wishing the…

Harmony Squirrel is coming to town

Harmony Square’s mascot is preparing for his next public appearance on Nov. 30   Contributed Photo/ City of BrantfordHarmony Squirrel dropping the puck at local hockey game. Doug “The Great” Hunt, a Brantford local and world record holding stilt walker, approached…

A Comet’s Tale: Far From Home

The story continues… Olga Steblyk/ Lead Photographer From where she stood, the moving lights reminded her of stars, so bright and just out of reach. They followed a curved path through the field, moving fast but steady. As she crept…

Categories: The Infinitum

Al-Aqsa Hospital burns

A year of genocide continues as humanitarian zone with 400,000 people are affected by Israel airstrike  Contributed photo/ Al Jazeera Bombs falling from the sky In Northern Gaza, Al-Aqsa Hospital, a shelter for thousands of patients and families to recover…

Categories: News

Honouring heroes in Brantford

How the Brant Naval Veterans’ Association remembers those who served  Alexa Ford/ Editor-in-Chief Replica ship wheel hung on the wall of the Brant Navy Club. The Brant Veterans’ Naval Association began during the Second World War in the garage of…

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Laurier Brantford’s MSA and MESA host Palestine awareness week

How these Laurier student clubs are raising awareness and fundraising for ongoing genocide overseas Wilfrid Laurier University’s Brantford Muslim Students’ Association (MSA) held a Palestine Awareness Week on campus from Tuesday, Oct. 8 to Thursday, Oct. 10, as the one-year…

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Celebrating Imane Khelif

Algeria’s first women’s boxing Olympic gold champion Imane Khelif has become an international sensation. Everyone from a United States of America presidential nominee to one of the bestselling children’s authors of all time and even the richest man in the…

Categories: Sports

Lansdowne Children’s Centre celebrates 50 years with Eras Gala

Lansdowne hosts gala to raise money for development of new building Lansdowne Children’s Centre is hosting an Eras Gala on Saturday, Nov. 16 to celebrate 50 years of helping children develop their learning in Brantford and the Brant, Haldimand and…

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A little diner off of the highway

A detective has a run-in with an urban myth The diner sat between the long, cracked highway and the rocky, forested hills. Its sign claimed it was home to the best burger in the north, but for more than twenty…

Categories: The Infinitum

Graveyard Fruit

A grieving person has a spiritual encounter in a graveyard I stood before a tombstone, black rock glittered as the sun’s rays fell upon it, illuminating an incomplete inscription. “Husband William Jacobs 1930-2023 and Wife Mary Jacobs 1935 –”   “I…

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