Jeff Bishku-Aykul • November 3, 2009

Immigrant families relieved to gain greater access to English education Read More

Niko Block • November 3, 2009

Kayle Towsley and Marina Chirchikova of the Indigenous Solidarity Collective discussed the ongoing struggle of the Innu people of the Natassinan, a territory located in Labrador and eastern Quebec, at a workshop Monday at QPIRG Concordia. The Innu have never signed a treaty ceding their lands to the Canadian government,… Read More

admin • November 3, 2009

Indigenous Sovereignty Week, a pan-Canadian event to raise awareness about the fight of Native peoples for self-determination, was held from October 25 to 31. Montreal hosted educational and awareness-raising events to draw attention to the issues that affect Native communities today, from ongoing instances of oppression to the denial of… Read More

admin • November 3, 2009

Critics say government overlooks reality in “safe” countries Read More

Henry Gass • November 3, 2009

A conference was held Tuesday at McGill as part of Indigenous Solidarity Week, dealing with “Overcoming Canada’s colonial agenda.” Russell Diabo, a Mohawk policy analyst and editor of the First Nations Strategic Bulletin, spoke along with Kenneth Deer, activist and editor/publisher of the Eastern Door, an independent newspaper serving the… Read More

Niko Block • November 3, 2009

Group remains in CBSA detention in Vancouver Read More

admin • November 3, 2009

Power Shift summit and Fill the Hill rally target Canada’s role at December’s Copenhagen talks Read More

Sam Neylon • November 2, 2009

McGill will officially announce this week that it is relaxing its medical-note policy in light of a large amount of possible absences due to the H1N1 virus. A self-reporting system will be available on Minerva, which will serve as an acceptable document for absences up to nine days for class… Read More

Sam Neylon • October 26, 2009

The first shock of this election season was long in coming. On September 23, Mayor Gérald Tremblay cancelled a contract between the City and the private consortium GÉNIeau to install water meters and other expensive gadgets in buildings across the city. The contract’s value ballooned from its initial estimate of… Read More

Eric Andrew-Gee • October 26, 2009

Conservative McGill invites immigration minister to speak Read More

Niko Block • October 26, 2009

It’s been a rough couple of weeks for Ville-Marie borough mayor Benoit Labonté. Two weeks ago, reports surfaced that he had accepted over $100,000 from the powerful local construction mogul Tony Accurso. He was later excommunicated from his own party, Vision Montreal. Labonté and Louise Harel, Vision’s mayoral candidate, both… Read More

Sam Neylon • October 26, 2009

On the night of October 15, Radio-Canada aired its investigative radio program Enquête, in which whistleblower François Beaudry – a former senior engineer at the Quebec Transport Ministry – along with construction company owners, revealed widespread tampering with the supposedly closed bidding process for Quebec road construction. Beaudry alleged that… Read More

admin • October 26, 2009

The atmosphere surrounding the approaching November 1 election has quickly soured in recent weeks as numerous corruption scandals have come to light. Recent news reports on the sordid dealings of municipal officials, construction firms, and even the mafia have prompted Montrealers to question whether their City’s government has their best… Read More

Stephanie Law • October 26, 2009

Quebec Superior Court to hear the case Read More

Vicky Tobianah • October 26, 2009

Milton-Parc fights against green space redevelopment Read More