Strike savings calculated
The City of Windsor’s finance department released a report on Sept 28 stating that the city saved a total of $5,716,209 during the Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE)...
Women remembered
Sunday, Oct 4 marked a day of remembrance for missing and murdered Aboriginal women across Canada An event called Sisters in Spirit was held at the Wilfrid Laurier University...
G20 meets in U.S.
Instead of rolling out the red carpet, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania literally shut down to host, or more accurately accommodate, last week’s G20 summit From Sept 24 to 25, the...
Trudeau engages youth in politics
Yesterday afternoon, Justin Trudeau, Liberal MP for Papineau, Quebec, spoke to students on the topic of political engagement at the Student Life Centre at the University of...
Program funds university research
Last Wednesday Minister of State (Science and Technology) Gary Goodyear announced $159 million in funding for Canada Research Chairs (CRC) A total of 181 chair positions were...
Ontario prepared for H1N1 pandemic
During a media phone interview on Sept 24, chief medical officer of health for Ontario Dr Arlene King addressed public concerns regarding the upcoming flu season, the H1N1 strain...
U of T to charge outside academics $200 for library use
TORONTO (CUP) – Ryan Weston couldn’t believe he could be charged up to $200 to use resources at the Robarts Library at the University of Toronto (U of T) As a graduate student...
Ignatieff speaks at campus rally
“Go Hawks!” said Michael Ignatieff, leader of Canada’s official opposition, to a crowd of cheering students at the Young Liberals’ rally held in Wilf’s this past...
Students protest Liberal rally at WLU
On Saturday afternoon outside of Wilf’s pub, which was packed with supporters for the Liberal leader of Canada, approximately 15 Waterloo students showed up to protest Michael...
Ryerson launches Smartphone application
This September, Ryerson University launched a Smartphone application which aims to help students connect with the university and access essential day-to-day services The...