Features

David Carruthers’s father made paper, and so did his grandfather. You could say he must have inherited the profession. But when I asked him, he… Read More »Your daily pulp and fibre

The state of aboriginal women’s health in Canada

How 30 years of civil war in Sri Lanka have devastated the country’s ethnic Tamil population

Unpacking the gospel according to Lonely Planet

The Daily ventures into the Burnside basement and gets up close and personal with the McGill Science Computer Task Force

I marched into the military recruiting centre on a rainy Thursday night. Three teenage boys about my age shot me a disinterested glance as they… Read More »Basic training

The Daily examines how literary presses and grassroots initiatives are keeping Canadian book publishing afloat

When a high school invites the town’s grannies to speak, generational barriers are temporarily bridged

Two senior citizens were trampled by a snow removal truck on Sherbrooke E. in front of Notre Dame Hospital last Tuesday. A 72-year-old man died at the scene, while his 71-year-old wife died later in hospital. This accident reinforced many seniors’ fears

Denial of sex among senior citizens increases the risks of isolation and STIs

Just before the fall semester of my freshman year, a friend of mine and I happened to witness the sight of someone who could not… Read More »Seniors: She’s so old

Twice as many elderly Canadian women as men are living below the poverty line, despite government funding designed to improve the conditions of those disproportionately… Read More »Seniors: Aging below the poverty line

For centuries, our society has looked for ways to preserve youth – from Cleopatra bathing in the milk of asses, to women covering themselves in… Read More »Seniors: Searching for the fountain of youth

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Kinship families often lacking support