The possibility that the land occupied by the Hippodrome de Montreal may become transformed into public housing is quickly slipping away. Attractions Hippiques halted live… Read More »Montreal horse racing on last legs
Artists and politicians across the country have been up in arms about recent cuts to federal arts funding announced by the Harper government. Two programs… Read More »Editorial: Don’t sell our artists short
Rapid-fire art analysis Twenty images, and 20 seconds per image – this is the only guideline for the ten specialists presenting at next Wednesday’s Pecha… Read More »Culture Brief
Concordia’s Board of Governors finally succeeded in raising tuition for international students by $1,000 a year last Friday, after four failed meetings, including one in… Read More »Tuition hike slams international students
As the first days of school and the last days of summer are upon us, one phase of drinking slowly morphs into another. Languidly beating… Read More »All hopped up: The 100-mile diet, liquid edition
With the SSMU executive geared up for their year ahead representing the student body, The Daily provides you a run-down of where we think they… Read More »Snakes, SSMUshies, and Ladders
Conservative government cuts $48.5-million from federal arts funding
We thought that MUNACA’s General Assembly (GA) last Thursday would culminate with the approval of a strike mandate. Instead, it ended with a blaring fire… Read More »Editorial: McGill’s union issues
National Defence funding does not dictate research, insists war studies director
New Quebec Health Minister shoots down plans for safe-injection sites around the province, local groups come out in protest
Although over 160 community gardens were closed in Montreal last spring due to soil contamination, the push to green a concrete city through gardening remains… Read More »Community Gardens revitalize urban landscape
Brière’s big day In 2004, a police officer of the Montreal police force, Eric Lehner, testified in court, and based on his testimony an honest… Read More »Letters: Police, tough-love, and more pot science
Defeating their General Assembly (GA) motion to accept the University’s latest proposed contract Tuesday, employees of McGill University’s Non-Academic Certified Association (MUNACA) surprised their executive,… Read More »MUNACA snubs another McGill proposal
Matthew Forsythe’s graphic novel Ojingogo rethinks the relationship between words and images
We are the voiceless generation that has yet to do something genuinely new to define itself – so the argument goes. Enter Terrence, a man-child… Read More »Who is KK Downey?: hipster comedy hits home