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Nighttime Riots
Student Protest Ends with 122 Arrests
After a long day of peaceful demonstrations against tuition hikes, yet another nighttime protest ended with smashed windows, tear gas and many arrests, with last night’s total reaching 122.
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UQAM Classes Cancelled After Protests
Hundreds of students stormed the Université du Québec à Montréal to cancel classes on the morning of May 16. The day before a court-granted injunction allowed law students to resume their courses.
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Week 14: Still In The Streets
New Education Minister, More Protests
After 14 long weeks, the Quebec student strike continues to rattle the province.
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No Thanks, Says CSU
Concordia Students Vote Down Government Offer
The Concordia Student Union voted unanimously at a special council meeting on May 8 to reject the Charest government’s recent tuition offer.
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“Ethics for a Whole World”
Tibetan Leaders in Exile Speak of Hope in Ottawa
The Dalai Lama arrived to speak to 7,000 people at Lansdowne Park in Ottawa on April 27 with the message that the 21st century could be one of peace.
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Bus of McGill & Concordia Students Arrested
Busloads of protesters traveled to Victoriaville, QC arriving in the city the afternoon of May 4. Provincial police force Sûreté du Québec had secured…
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May Day Mayhem
Anti-Capitalism Day Protest Rocks Downtown
An anti-capitalist demonstration marking International Workers’ Day ended in an all too familiar way on May 1—with tear gas and over a hundred arrests.
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Fuming Over Furs
Animal Rights Groups Unite Against Annual Fur Fair
With police surveying at a distance, a group of about two dozen animal rights activists protested the return of the North American Fur & Fashion Expedition-Montreal, an annual fur show that took place April 30…
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The Doors Open
Charest, Beauchamp Offer Alternative to $1625 Hike
Quebec Premier Jean Charest and Education Minister Line Beauchamp announced a tweaked alternative to planned tuition fee increases at a press conference on April 27.
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Welcome Mr. President
Group of Students Silence Presidential Introduction
The introduction of the potential incoming Concordia president Dr. Alan Shepard was cut short with the wailing of a bullhorn and chanting students in the packed D.B. Clarke Theatre on April 24.
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Breaking Ground
Concordia President to Send Letter to Charest
Concordia University Senate voted unanimously to request that Quebec Premier Jean Charest start an unconditional dialogue with student groups, and that Interim Concordia President Frederick Lowy pass along the message.