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U of T to charge outside academics $200 for library use
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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 at Wilfrid Laurier University, he had often traveled to the U of T to use its superior library resources. But now, thanks…
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Ignatieff speaks at campus rally
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“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 Saturday. Students from across southern Ontario crammed into the pub to hear the Liberal leader discuss the engagement of youth in Canadian politics and the current political climate. “Your…
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Students protest Liberal rally at WLU
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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 Ignatieff and his visit to Laurier. Hovering outside the front doors of Wilf’s and trickling into the Hall of Fame, students from the Laurier Campus Conservatives, as well…
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Ryerson launches Smartphone application
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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 application, accessible from any Smartphone browser, allows students to check their class schedule, consult a campus map, browse the staff and faculty directory, book study rooms in the library and manage their…
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Canada in brief: Sept. 23, 2009
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Inspection threatens to pull Ryerson radio station off air ONTARIO (CUP) – After a year mired in controversy, Ryerson University’s CKLN 88.1 FM is at risk of losing its broadcasting license. On Sept. 15, an inspector from the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commissions (CRTC) flew in from Ottawa to assess the station, which violated its…
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Ignatieff speaks at WLU
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Michael Ignatieff, leader of the Liberal Party, visited Wilfrid Laurier University on Sept. 19 for a rally hosted by the Young Liberals. Ignatieff addressed the involvement of youth in politics and the need to introduce a more positive vision of politics to Canadians that the current government, he believes, is lacking. “When the choice is…
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Tories survive first confidence vote of the fall
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OTTAWA (CUP) — So will there be an election this fall? Not just yet, if the NDP and the Bloc Quebecois have anything to say about it. In the first confidence vote of the fall, both parties supported the Conservatives in passing a motion that will implement several tax breaks and provisions that were originally…
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CASA brings student unemployment to Liberals’ attention
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OTTAWA (CUP) – With an election looming right around the corner, political parties are beginning to consider possible platforms and campaign strategies –and one student group in particular has taken this opportunity to bend the federal Liberal party’s ear. Representatives from the Canadian Alliance of Student Associations (CASA) met with Liberal MP Justin Trudeau on…
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Canada in brief: Sept. 16, 2009
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Political ad campaigns invade TV screens ST. CATHERINES, Ont. (CUP) – While Parliament resumed this week, federal political parties didn’t hold back from releasing advertising campaigns prior to its start, raising speculation of an election on the horizon. Michael Ignatieff speaks little of his competitor, Prime Minister Stephen Harper, but more about his party’s general…
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OSAP applications up 18 per cent
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This August, student unemployment reached a staggering 16.4 per cent according to Statistics Canada. In direct correlation to this, applications to the Ontario Student Assistance Program (OSAP) for the fall semester have reportedly increased by 18 per cent from last year. “This is clearly a signal that more and more students are in need of…
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