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This week, we'll have some quick-hit community headlines for you. Also, a delegation of Mexican activists are seeking justice for alleged corporate abuse by Mexican-Canadian mining corporation, Blackfire Exploration. And, Toronto's innovative community Tool Library is raising funds to keep its doors open. Plus, a community cooking program is providing support and smashing stigma for queer and tran...

This week on The Scope News, we have some quick-hit community headlines for you. And Torontonians rally to confront Islamophobia on the one-year anniversary of the Quebec mosque shooting. Plus, a Toronto community agency is working out of an unusual venue to bring fresh food to some of Toronto’s most vulnerable residents. Produced by Emily Joveski, Chelsey Gould, Munir Nadim.

This week on The Scope News: Toronto police have charged alleged serial killer Bruce MacArthur with a total of five murders, and say there may be more -- in a case that has shaken Toronto gay village. And Torontonians rally to confront Islamophobia on the one-year anniversary of the Quebec mosque shooting. Plus, a Toronto community agency is working out of an unusual venue to bring fresh food to s...

This week on The Scope News, we'sre devoting our full episode to discussing Toronto's homelessness crisis. Anti-poverty activists have long been calling for the city to take action to bolster Toronto'ss overcrowded shelter system and fund more affordable housing. As extreme cold weather this winter puts massive strain on the shelter system, city hall faces added public pressure to take action. On...

This week Toronto marchers say #MeToo, as the anti-sexual harassment movement goes from online to the streets. And a conference in Toronto that addresses the particular challenges of women of colour face in leadership positions. Plus, we grumble with internet-famous pugs in Trinity Bellwoods park.

Ontario's college faculty and students are back in the classroom and picking up the pieces after five weeks of striking. A magazine written by and for Black Girls is taking Toronto by storm. And indigenous artists imagine the far future -- using today's technology.

This week on The Scope News, we look at how a younger generation of Torontonians marked Remembrance Day. And we check in on Toronto's struggling Moss Park Overdose Prevention site and it heads into the winter season. Plus we've got a rebroadcast of an interview with the frontline worker who went viral after speaking out to the Prime Minister about the opioid epidemic.

This week, we look at how Torontonians marked the Mexican Day of the Dead over the weekend. And we've got an extended interview the Toronto author of a groundbreaking book on anti-black racism in Canada.

This week on the Scope News: a Toronto neighbourhood is rallying to save a beloved local restaurant -- and sparking a conversation around gentrification. We talk to the author of a new book that traces the history of anti-black racism in Canada. And we take a look back at the legacy of Canadian music icon Gord Downie.

This week the Invictus games have kicked off and Torontonians are coming out to support in venues across the city, we learn about six-word stories decorating the “Toronto” sign in front of city hall, Justin Trudeau's recent UN Speech is facing criticism from indigenous activists and a woman's clothing brand works to end the stigma surrounding homeless people.

The Scope News unpacks Canada's opioid crisis. We talk to Zoe Dodd -- the Toronto harm reduction worker whose rebuke of Prime Minister Justin Trudeau about the opioid crisis on a Vice News talk went viral. We'll also hear from legalization expert Craig Jones about what the upcoming marijuana laws will mean for decriminalization of opioids and other hard drugs. And, we talk to the director of the C...

The week on The Scope News, Canadians affected by Irma and a remembrance of the terror attacks on New York 16 years ago. And with TIFF on in Toronto, we revisit our interview with local actress Naima Sundiata on her experiences as an actress of colour. We also spoke to an original member of the Caribbean Cultural Committee, credited with starting the first Caribana festival. And we have our interv...

The Scope News Investigates one city councilor's plan to ban anti-abortion signs. We revisit an interview with a graduate student examining the role of clothing in indigenous history. And with the Charlottesville, Virginia protests still fresh in all of our minds we talk to an activist about white supremacists here in our very own city.

This week on the Scope News, we speak with a member of the Antifa International Collective about how anti-fascist activists are fighting against far-right ideology. And August 31st is International Overdose Prevention Day. We talked to activists from the Toronto Harm Reduction Alliance set up an unsanctioned Overdose Prevention Site in Toronto's Moss Park earlier this month. Plus, we hear from the...

On this week's show, we take an in-depth look at minority representation in the film industry. This year's TIFF line-up is about being able to tell stories, particularly of those voices that are not always heard.

On this week's show, we take an in-depth look at minority representation in the film industry. This year's TIFF line-up is about being able to tell stories, particularly of those voices that are not always heard.

This week on The Scope News, we take a look at the recent controversy over space and free speech at the Toronto Public Library. We will also speak to Nigel Ba-reef from the Urban Alliance on Race Relations about how to counter a rise in Islamophobia. And we learn about an Indigenous comedy troupe smashing stereotypes.

This week on The Scope, we explore the role of media in fighting Islamophobia, and Toronto artist Lido Pimienta talks pride, music and culture.

This week on the Scope News... We speak to NDP leadership candidates Charlie Angus, Niki Ashton, Guy Carron, and Peter Julian about what they envision for the future of the NDP, and how they will respond to Torontos most pressing issues. The Canadian Improv Games recently celebrated its 40th anniversary - a tournament which brings together thousands of high school students from across the country....