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NewsCSU January By-Election to Run Online
Voting for the Concordia Student Union by-elections will take place online. CSU council agreed Wednesday night that the by-elections—initially set to take place between Nov. 27 and 29—will take place on an online platform separate from My.Concordia this January.
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NewsConcordia Student Union By-Elections Cancelled Last-Minute
The Concordia Student Union’s by-elections have been delayed until January.
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NewsUPDATED: Increased Funding Secured for Woodnote Cooperative
After multiple delays and an increase to the project budget, The Woodnote Housing Cooperative has secured the $18 million total funding to push forward, with construction set to take place in the spring.
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NewsThousands March For Paid Internships
Students across Montreal let their voices be heard throughout downtown as over a thousand marched demanding remuneration for all unpaid internships. In a number of departments the provincial government demands that students only take on unpaid internships.
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NewsConcordia Retracts Over $103,000 from CSU, Union in Deficit
According to their recent 2017-2018 audited financial statement, the Concordia Student Union’s cash flow is tightening. The CSU’s Finance Coordinator John Hutton said that if the CSU continues its current spending habit, the union will run dry by next summer.
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NewsASFA Councillor Appointed as Election CEO Ahead of By-Elections
The Arts and Science Federation of Associations by-elections begin at the end of the month and the position of Chief Electoral Officer had yet to be filled. On Thursdays regular meeting, ASFA council opted to vote a councillor on an interim basis until the role can be permanently filled by someone not on council.
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NewsVigil for Nicholas Gibbs Calls for More Police Accountability
It was a warm fall day, yellow leaves coloured the floor below as mourners gathered in Trenholme Park in Notre-Dame-de-Grâce to pay their respects to Nicholas Gibbs.
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SportsDaivy Makunza Breaks Down Racist Incident in PLSQ Cup Game
It was a cold mid-October day and CS Longueuil and FC Lanaudière were set to face-off in the last quarter-final game of the Première ligue de soccer du Québec competition, Coupe PLSQ. The score remained 1-1 and would force the match to go into extra time.
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NewsVigil for Victims of Police Brutality Calls for More Accountability
Truth, justice and accountability. Bridget Tolley found herself repeating these words several times during Monday night’s 9th annual vigil for victims of police brutality.
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NewsHomeless March Highlights Lack of Shelter Access for Women
For the 29th annual Night of the Homeless, hundreds marched on Friday night to bring awareness to the city’s homeless—not only to the public, but government officials too.
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SportsU SPORTS Announce Partnership with Canadian Premier League
U SPORTS men’s soccer players will now have an opportunity to play professional soccer. The Canadian Premier League—Canada’s professional soccer league launching in April 2019—and U SPORTS agreed to a partnership on Wednesday afternoon.
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SportsUPDATED: Racist Remark Allegedly Made During PLSQ Cup Game
This article has been updated. Alexis Solis of FC Lanaudière has received a 15-match ban after he allegedly made a racist remark during a PLSQ Cup game against CS Longueuil on Oct. 14. The club released an official statement the following day, apologizing for the incident.
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City of Montreal Triples Initial Donation to Woodnote from $500,000 to $1.6 million
Last winter then-Mayor of Montreal Denis Coderre announced the city would contribute $500,000 to the Woodnote Housing Cooperative. Last Tuesday, the city’s Executive Committee approved tripling the donation, making it a total of $1.6 million towards the project.
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Concordia Board of Governor, Provost and Vice-President Attends CSU Council
The Concordia Student Union council had Provost and Vice-President, Academic Affairs for Concordia Graham Carr in attendance. Carr’s presence on Wednesday night prompted a discussion regarding student representation within Senate and the Board of Governors.
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NewsThousands Protest Francois Legault’s Policies as “Racist”
Approximately 2000 people gathered to condemn Quebec’s newly elected premier Francois Legault’s and the Coalition Avenir Québec’s “racist policies” on Sunday at a demonstration against racism.
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NewsConcordia Bomb Hoax Suspect Could Face 30 Month Sentence
Hisham Saadi’s sentencing ran throughout Monday afternoon. Saadi was convicted this past June after issuing a bomb threat to Concordia University in March 2017.
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NewsCSU Aims to “Step up” for Student Parents on Campus
Supporting student parents on campus will be a priority for the Concordia Student Union. The CSU will be working with Concordia to implement new policies for student parents on campus.
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NewsImmigration at the Center of the Conversation at First English Debate
If there was any uncertainty about what has taken over the election campaign since it first started Quebecers were reminded after Monday night’s English language debate. Throughout the debate—the first ever televised—the topic of immigration continued to take centre stage.
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NewsMontrealers Call for the Environment to be a Topic in Current Elections
In the midst of the provincial election campaign, immigration has become one of the main focal points, leaving many to feel environmental issues have been overlooked.
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SportsSean Rosa Leads Griffons to First Place
Since the Club soccer Mont-Royal Outremont Griffons’ last loss to Association de soccer de Blainville in late July, they’ve gone undefeated in their last seven games, managing six wins and drawing one, earning a total of 19 points from a possible 21.
