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McMaster TAs and RAs strike

On Nov 2, CUPE 3906 Unit 1 representing teaching assistants (TAs) and research assistants (RAs) at McMaster University went on strike “The big issues at the moment are getting...

Fact sheet: H1N1 Vaccine

MONTREAL (CUP) – Health Canada approved the H1N1 vaccine earlier this month, and is administration is slowly underway Because the shots are being administered by the provincial...

Canada in brief: Oct. 28, 2009

WLU murderer pleas guilt ONTARIO- On Oct 21 Emrah Bulatci attempted to plead guilty after admitting that he murdered Chris Worden, an RCMP officer and a former co-captain of the...

OUSA discusses lobbying

Last weekend the Ontario Undergraduate Student Alliance (OUSA) held their general assembly at Wilfrid Laurier University and the University of Waterloo The two Waterloo schools...

Bringing climate change to government

On Oct 24, the International Day of Climate Action “fill the hill” campaign will be taking over Parliament Hill, in Ottawa from 12 to 3:30 pm It is believed that this year’s...

Tuition soars nationally

At an average of $5,951 Ontario students pay the highest for a post-secondary education, compared to any of their Canadian peers In 2009-10, annual tuition fees have increased...