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Choose Life cancels “Echoes of the Holocaust”

Naomi Endicott • October 5, 2009

Decision follows SSMU Council censure of the club’s proposed pro-life event Read More

Quebec Commission levies heavy fine

Laurin Liu • October 5, 2009

Chinese immigrant workers awarded $164,000 in damages Read More

California students protest fee hikes

Kallee Lins • October 5, 2009

Tuition skyrockets amidst state’s financial turmoil Read More

Abdelrazik returns from Sudan

admin • October 1, 2009

Canadian says accusations of terror links are baseless Read More

Facing death and prison injustice

admin • October 1, 2009

Former death row inmate and Canadian lifer on parole speak at McGill Read More

Former student politician sues health plan provider

admin • October 1, 2009

Defamation suit seeks $130,000 for public accusation of extortion Read More

West Bank case rejected by Quebec court

Niko Block • October 1, 2009

Superior Court Justice rules that Bil’in land dispute should be heard in Israel Read More

There’s room to improve grad student resources

Alison Withers • October 1, 2009

40 per cent of ombudsperson complaints come from grads Read More

Tremblay cancels Water Meter contract

Sam Neylon • September 28, 2009

Last Wednesday, Mayor Gérald Tremblay cancelled the City’s $355 million water meter contract with the private consortium GÉNIeau. This move comes after a recommendation made last Tuesday by Montreal auditor general, Jacques Bergeron, to cancel the contract. In the wake of the auditor general’s report, Tremblay fired the City’s general… Read More

Charkaoui mostly free

Max Halparin • September 28, 2009

Adil Charkaoui removed his GPS tracking bracelet from his ankle for the first time in four years, after Federal court Judge Daniele Tremblay- Lamer dropped the restrictive bail conditions that have left him living under house arrest since 2005. The decision came midway through Charkaoui’s public hear- ing, held… Read More

Locals and City clash on the Main

Elena Comay del Junco • September 28, 2009

Activists feel a plan to revamp the corner of Ste. Catherine and St. Laurent does not respect history Read More

Speakers share abortion experiences

Stephen Davis • September 28, 2009

McGill students protest outside of Choose Life event Read More

Flash mob protests climate change

Max Halparin • September 24, 2009

Over 100 Montrealers formed a noisy flash mob at Place-des-Arts this Monday as part of the international Climate Change Wake-Up Call demonstrations, organized by tcktcktck campaign members Avaaz, Oxfam, Greenpeace, and others. Participants rang cellphone alarms and bells, played drums and harmonicas, clapped, and cheered well past the proposed five… Read More

Concordia opens LEED certified building

Henry Gass • September 24, 2009

Concordia opened a state-of-the-art green building last Tuesday, constructed in accordance with the environmental standards set by the Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) Green Building Rating System. The John Molson School of Business (JMSB) building at the corner of Guy and Maisonneuve features a wall of solar panels… Read More

Charkaoui is nearly free

Max Halparin • September 24, 2009

Judge drops bail conditions against him, will likely annul security certificate next week Read More