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Articles by: Richie Assaly

Protestor holding a yellow sign that reads "Stop Raising Rents" in an urban street scene.
Housing

Growing Tenant Association at The Crossways Secures Rent Freeze for 2026

Tagged
Creccal Investments, Crossways Tenant Association, Renters, tenants, The Crossways, Toronto Tenant Union
Celebrating diversity and community at The Grind Magazine event in Toronto.
Housing

From Renters to Organizers

Tagged
housing, Renters, Scarborough, Sharlene Henry, tenants, Toronto, Toronto Tenant Union, York South-Weston Tenant Union
News

Support for Doug Ford Craters Following Latest Scandals

Issue
2026 Jun/Jul
Tagged
Doug Ford, Liberals, Ontario, Provincial politics, Toronto
News

Straight of Hormuz Mostly Closed for Months Amid U.S.-Israel Aggression 

Issue
2026 Jun/Jul
Tagged
Iran, Israel, Lebanon, Strait of Hormuz, U.S., War on Iran
Hot Docs Festival

West Bank School Struggles Under Tightening Israeli Occupation in ‘House of Hope’

Tagged
Documetary, Gaza, Hot Docs, House of Hope, Israel, Marjolein Busstra, Palestine, The West Bank
Hot Docs Festival

‘Myspace’ Doc Is A Boring and Cringey Attempt to Capitalize on Millennial Nostalgia

Issue
2026 Jun/Jul
Tagged
documentary, film, Hot Docs, Myspace, reviews, Social media, Toronto
Hot Docs Festival

‘A War on Women’ is an inspiring film about Iran’s evolving feminist movement

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A War on Women, documentary, Feminism, film, Hot Docs, Hot Docs Festival, Iran, movies, Samira Mohyeddin
Arts & Culture

Cops Keep Showing Up to Arts Events About Palestine. What Can Organizers Do?

Issue
2026 Jun/Jul
Tagged
comedy, Comedy Bar, movies, Palestine, Palestine 36, police, TIFF, Toronto, Toronto police, TPFF
Arts & Culture

Organizers End Giller Prize Boycott, Say Demands Have Been Met

Issue
2026 Jun/Jul
Tagged
books, Canlit Responds, David Bergen, Giller Prize, Israel, Madeleine Thien, Palestine, Protests, Thea Lim, Toronto, Ziyad Saadi
News

This Immersive Toronto Experience Will Upend What You Think of Classical Music

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Classical Music, music, Paula Arciniega, Regent Park, Toronto, visual arts
News

The Deadly Toll of U.S. and Israeli Strikes on Iran

Issue
2026 Apr/May
Tagged
Iran, Israel, U.S., War
News

An Engineer Was Fired After Speaking Out for Palestine. Now He’s Suing His Former Employer

Issue
2026 Apr/May
Tagged
Amjad Ramadan, anti-Palestinian racism, Gaza, Israel, NTN Canada, Palestine, Toronto
News

Ontario Solicitor General Calls for Heavier Policing of Palestine Protests While Charges Keep Dropping

Issue
2026 Feb/Mar
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Chief Myron Demkiw, Freedom Flotilla Coalition, Palestine, Palestine solidarity, Toronto police
Politics

Israel Disregards Ceasefire, Continues Killing in Gaza

Issue
2026 Feb/Mar
Tagged
Benjamin Netanyahu, Ceasefire, Donald Trump, Gaza, Israel, Mark Carney
Politics

Deadly Crackdown on Iran Protests; U.S. and Israel Eye Regime Change

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Iran, Israel, Regime change, United States
Arts & Culture

Eight New Novels We Can’t Wait to Read in 2026

Issue
2026 Feb/Mar
Tagged
2026 Preview, arts, books, Canadian Literature, literature
News

Charges Dropped Against Nine Arrested at Pro-Palestine Protest

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Gaza, Israel, Palestine, police, Protests, Toronto
Music

Austra’s Extravagant Journey Through the Depths of Heartbreak

Issue
2026 Feb/Mar
Tagged
Austra, electronic, indie, music, Toronto Music
Arts & Culture

York University Censored Exhibition at Goldfarb Gallery then Fired the Curator

Issue
2026 Feb/Mar
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Amy Lam, censorship, Goldfarb Gallery, Joan and Martin Goldfarb Gallery of York University, Palestine, protest, Rhonda Lenton, visual art, York University
Arts & Culture

Toronto’s ‘Big Gay Musical’ Is a Queer Romp Through Broadway Classics

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Broadway, CJ Wiley, music, Musicals, Performing Arts, The Great Hall, theatre, Toronto
News

Lawyers Urge RCMP to Arrest Former Israeli Politicians Ahead of Munk Debates

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Gaza, Israel, Munk Debates, Palestine, Protests, Toronto
News

Funding Cuts Plunging Public Health in Ontario into Crisis, Experts Warn

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Ford government, Funding cuts, health, Ontario government, public health
Arts & Culture

Bringing Glow Back Into Your Life

Issue
2025 Dec – 2026 Jan
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BLAQUE Wellness, plant-based, skin care, wellness
Arts & Culture

A Taste of The Levant

Issue
2025 Dec – 2026 Jan
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Christina Chaaya, Israel, Lebanon, olive oil, Omar Barghouti, TOON, Toronto
News

Carney’s Budget to Benefit Oil Industry and Military

Issue
2025 Dec – 2026 Jan
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defence spending, environment, Federal budget, Immigration, military, oil industry, prime minister mark carney
News

COVID-19 & Flu Shots Available Across Ontario

Issue
2025 Dec – 2026 Jan
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COVID, flu season, flu vaccines
News

Snowplow Operator Drives Through Pro-Palestine Demonstration

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activism, Gaza, Israel, Palestine, protest
Arts & Culture

How Canadian Artists Brought Cultural Boycotts of Israel to the Mainstream

Issue
2025 Dec – 2026 Jan
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activism, arts, BDS, books, Boycotts, Canlit Responds, film, Gaza, Israel, Palestine, protest, theatre
News

Canadian Company Accused of Providing Weapons to RSF in Sudan

Issue
2025 Dec – 2026 Jan
Tagged
Darfur, Mark Carney, News, Rsf, Sudan, UAE
Arts & Culture

Organizers Launch Boycott of Scotiabank Photography Award

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arts, boycott, Gaza, Giller Prize, Israel, Palestine, protest, Scotiabank
Arts & Culture

‘Serious Buyers Only’ Review: Absurd Bidding War Satirizes Toronto’s Housing Crisis

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arts, comedy, film, housing, movies, Toronto
News

As Israel Kills 104 in Gaza, Canadian Media’s Vague Language Shields its Ceasefire Violations

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Canadian media, CBC News, Ceasefire, Gaza, Israel, Media, Palestine
Arts & Culture

Art Toronto No Longer Sponsored by AXA, Insurance Giant Invested in Weapons Used in Israeli Genocide

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art, Art Toronto, AXA, BDS, Gaza, Israel, Palestine, Toronto, visual arts
Ontario Premier Doug Ford speaks at a press conference on Oct. 23, 2025.
Housing

Ford Government Bill Could Spell the End of Rent Control in Ontario

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Bill 60, Doug Ford, homelessness, housing, Landlord-tenant law, Lease, rent control
Sports

Hopping on the Blue Jays Bandwagon? Here’s Your World Series Cheat Sheet

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Alejandro Kirk, Baseball, Blue Jays, George Springer, Kevin Gausman, Max Scherzer, sports, Toronto, TTrey Yesavage, Vladimir Guerrero Jr.
Photo of a young black man.
Arts & Culture

D’Angelo’s Genius: Eight Canadian Musicians Reflect on His Influence and Legacy

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begonia, d'angelo, music, R&B, soul, tanika charles, vivek shraya, witch prophet
Books

Billy-Ray Belcourt’s poems insist on Indigenous freedom

Issue
2025 Oct/Nov
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Billy-Ray Belcourt, colonialism, Indigenous resistance, poetry, Truth and Reconciliation Committee
Photo from the film Palestine 36, showing people riding horses in rural Palestine, holding rifles.
Arts & Culture

Palestine Under British Rule Gets the Epic Treatment in Jacir’s ‘Palestine 36’

Issue
2025 Oct/Nov
Tagged
Annemarie Jacir, Gaza, Hiam Abbass, Israel, Jerusalem, Palestine, Palestine 36, Peel Commission, Saeed Teebi, Saleh Bakri, TIFF, Toronto International Film Festival, Watermelon Pictures, West Bank, You Will Not Kill Our Imagination, Zionism
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