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Concordia students host forum on conflict minerals

News • March 26, 2011

Smuggling minerals like tin, tungsten, and coltan out of countries such as the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) helps to finance conflict in the region. Last Tuesday the Concordia Initiative for a Conflict-free Campus (CICC) and Leander Schneider, associate professor in Concordia’s department of Political Science co-hosted a forum… Read More

Harper government toppled

Mari Galloway • March 26, 2011

Conservatives found in contempt of Parliament, early May election predicted Read More

Montreal Auditor General victim of espionage operation

Zach Lewsen • March 21, 2011

Municipal opposition leader issues formal complaint to Quebec Municipal Affairs Minister Read More

Bachand announces Quebec tuition hikes

Erin Hudson • March 21, 2011

Students will pay nearly double the amount of current Quebec fees by 2017 Read More

Former Cree chief discusses Alberta Tar Sands

News • March 19, 2011

“There’s a lot of pessimism” in Fort Chipewyan, says George Poitras Read More

Ontario and Federal government to appeal sex work ruling

Rana Encol • March 19, 2011

New coalition forms to defend decriminalization after September decision Read More

Rue Frontenac fights Quebecor takeover

Lola Duffort • March 19, 2011

Former Journal de Montréal workers optimistic about keeping weekly afloat Read More

More and more bodies unclaimed in Quebec

News • March 19, 2011

McGill Anatomy students using cadavers as educational tools Read More

Café Cleopatra refuses to relocate

Maya Shoukri • March 19, 2011

Owner resists "revitalization" of the Quartier des Spectacles Read More

Frozen in limbo

Jessica Lukawiecki • March 19, 2011

Excess embryos in Canadian clinics create ethical dilemmas Read More

SSMU hosts inaugural Forum on Undergraduate Education

News • March 19, 2011

Last Thursday SSMU Academic Research Commissioner Devon Willis hosted McGill’s first ever “Forum on Undergraduate Education” in the Shatner ballroom. Willis organized the forum in collaboration with Engineering senator Andrew Doyle and SSMU VP University Affairs Joshua Abaki. Concerned about the current dynamic between students, administration, and staff – and… Read More

Westmount YMCA offers residence to Inuit patients

News • March 17, 2011

Nunavik region's health and social services search for permanent residence in Montreal Read More

Faculty Olympics a success

Misha Schwartz • March 17, 2011

SSMU hopes to institutionalize event Read More

McGill faces fine for MBA tuition increase

Henry Gass • March 17, 2011

University "perplexed and disappointed" by government penalty Read More

Police shut down anti-brutality march

Erin Hudson • March 17, 2011

Demonstrators trapped between police forces as St-Denis is cordoned off Read More