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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

A 2007 policy change in Harper’s Department of Foreign Affairs has endangered Canadians facing capital punishment abroad

A story by The Daily’s Shannon Kiely

Last August, while the majority of McGill’s student population was likely lazing through the final days of summer, Canada’s arts community was gearing up for… Read More »Art’s curtain call

It’s been over 40 years since the student movement’s 1960s heyday, and the image of a small core of student activists fighting ever-increasing apathy on our… Read More »Waiting for the groundswell

When waking at night with a full bladder, a true winter camper will opt to urinate into a bottle and then hug the warm vessel… Read More »Out Cold

Niko Block weighs in on Israel’s repeated refusal to negotiate openly with Gaza’s leadership

Nikki Bozinoff and Jamie Lundine unpack the implications of male circumcision as potential HIV prevention

Dropping acid in the Himalayan foothills offers mind-altering – and life-changing – perspective