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‘I saw more than I wanted to see’

TristanLaPointe — Fri, 02 Jul 2010 20:51:36 -0500

The story behind the detainees at 629 Eastern Ave.

Lost, hungry, cold and scared they left the makeshift detention centre at 629 Eastern Ave. one-by-one. To greet them were strangers who had come with food, drinks and...

Conditions at G20 Dentention Centre are illegal, immoral and dangerous

TristanLaPointe — Mon, 28 Jun 2010 05:40:22 -0500

Detainees forced in cages with little food and water for up to 35 hours

Original posting: http://lexgill.com/ WE ARE CALLING AMNESTY INTERNATIONAL AS SOON AS POSSIBLE. IN THE...

First Nations G20 protest at Queen's Park

TristanLaPointe — Thu, 24 Jun 2010 12:51:00 -0500

No clashes with police as protestors call for better treatment

TORONTO—About 350 protesters turned out on June 24 in front of Queen's Park, Ontario's legislature, as part of a First Nations protest in conjunction with the 2010...

Death and ballots

TristanLaPointe — Fri, 11 Jun 2010 17:31:25 -0500

Filipino vote marks end of a decade with 1,000 political killings

Two armed men enter a crowded laneway. They make their way past a small concrete building to the sound of screams from women and children. The first brandishes a pistol,...

PQ study finds use of French waning in Montreal

TristanLaPointe — Fri, 11 Jun 2010 17:05:32 -0500

According to a study the Parti Québécois published in April, the use of the English language could surpass French in Montreal as early as 2016. The PQ concludes that by 2016,...

Montrealers unite against Israeli flotilla attack

TristanLaPointe — Fri, 11 Jun 2010 16:55:36 -0500

Protesters across Canada call for end to Gaza blockade

Hundreds of Montrealers marched through the city’s rainy streets on June 5 to protest the Israeli Navy’s lethal attack on a Gaza-bound aid ship a week earlier. “We...

50 cent raise on minimum wage

TristanLaPointe — Fri, 11 Jun 2010 16:51:50 -0500

Still pays less than poverty line

Quebec’s minimum wage increased by 50 cents on May 1, as the province’s 320,000 lowest paid workers will now make $9.50 an hour. Despite rising at nearly three times...

Defederation denied

TristanLaPointe — Fri, 11 Jun 2010 16:42:40 -0500

National lobby group won’t recognize results of CSU March referendum

The Concordia Student Union will have to lawyer-up. On May 28, the CSU called for a motion to have their referendum to defederate from the Canadian Federation of...

Turning it in

TristanLaPointe — Fri, 11 Jun 2010 16:39:23 -0500

Concordia pilots anti-plagiarism software this summer

Quietly over the summer session, Concordia’s Centre for Teaching and Learning Services has piloted an American-based anti-plagarism software called Turnitin in the...

CFS goes 0-3 in Quebec

TristanLaPointe — Tue, 13 Apr 2010 13:58:01 -0500

Concordia’s graduate students vote to give national lobby group the boot

The Canadian Federation of Students is facing its last stand in Quebec. On April 8, Concordia’s Graduate Students’ Association voted against continued membership in...