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NewsOrange Crushed
The “Orange Wave” came crashing down Monday night as Justin Trudeau and the Liberal party secured a majority government with 184 seats—pushing the NDP to a third place finish.
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NewsNDP Leader Rallies Montreal on Eve of 2015 Elections
NDP Leader Thomas Mulcair fired up the party faithful at the Olympia theatre in downtown Montreal on Sunday evening.
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NewsConfusion at Concordia Voting Stations
Some Concordia faculty, staff and students were turned away while trying to vote on campus Friday.
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Automne Chaud Protests Underway, Vigil for Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women Demands Inquiry
Matt D’Amours talks about “Automne chaud” protests against austerity, which are underway.
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NewsRiot Cops Cut Off Grande Masquerade
There was a tense standoff between Montreal police and about 50 protesters on Wednesday, as officers in full riot gear attempted to block the group’s route on a Ste. Catherine St. sidewalk.
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NewsLabour Unions Take to Montreal Streets
An estimated 150,000 people marched through downtown Montreal on Saturday afternoon to denounce Quebec’s Liberal government and its austerity agenda.
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The Download - October 1, 2015 - Concordia Tribunals Update, Public School Strikes, Mortal Man
On this week’s edition of The Download: Concordia tribunals go to mediation, journalists meet with Montreal police over behaviour during protests, public school teachers, students protest against austerity, Old Man Matt and Young Blood McKenzie on Mortal Man by Kendrick Lamar.
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Demilitarize McGill, Interview with Linda Dawn Hammond, Old Man Matt and Young Blood McKenzie
Demilitarize McGill say McGill is keeping documents from them, Linda Dawn Hammond revisits Sex Garage, 25 years later, Old Man Matt and Young Blood McKenzie talk The Chain by Fleetwood Mac and Needing/Getting by OK Go.
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Fringe ArtsLinda Dawn Hammond: On the 25th Anniversary of the SexGarage Police Raid
This year marks the 25th anniversary of the police raid on the “SexGarage” loft party in 1990, where many patrons were beaten and arrested. The event is significant historically for Montreal’s LGBT community. It was immortalized by the photography of Linda Dawn Hammond.
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CSN on Autumn Strikes, Stingers Consent Training and an Interview LOLWM
The Download discusses plans for autumn strikes, new consent training for Concordia’s Stingers, and interview with Tanya Stasilowitch from League of Lady Wrestlers in Montreal. Old Man Matt and Young Blood McKenzie talk ‘Cause I’m a Man by Tame Impala and Trouble by Lindsey Buckingham.
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Game Review: Metal Gear Solid V
A Fitting Ending to Potentially Hideo Kojima’s Last Installment
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Special IssueHow to Cover a Protest
In anticipation of what student and labour unions have dubbed “l’automne chaud,” The Link has assembled this guide on how to report on protests in this age of Facebook news, hashtags and live streaming.
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SportsWelcome to Consent Training Camp
For the Concordia Stingers, fall 2015 will mark a new school year full of change: a rebranding campaign, which includes a new logo and updated jerseys unveiled last week, several new coaches, and for the first time, mandatory sexual consent workshops for all athletes.
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The Download - Activist wins Civil Suit, #YouStink, Old Man Matt and Young Blood McKenzie
Local activist wins civil suit against SPVM, #YouStink in Montreal protests trash crisis in Lebanon.
Old Man Matt and Young Blood McKenzie talk Roundabout by Yes and Owner of a Lonely Heart by Max Graham.
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NewsLocal Activist Wins Civil Suit Versus SPVM
A Quebec superior court judge has ordered two SPVM officers to pay $15,000 to well-known Montreal activist Jaggi Singh, following a nearly seven-year-long civil suit.
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#YouStink Hits Montreal
Several hundred people gathered at Place Vauquelin in Old Montreal on Sunday, in solidarity with Lebanon’s ongoing “#YouStink” movement.
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ASFA, Pride Recap, Old Man Matt and Young Blood McKenzie
Matt D’Amours talks ASFA’s mediation, Stingers football win vs. Queen’s Gaels, Montreal Pride Recap with Fierté Montreal organizer and a new music exchange segment tentatively titled Old Man Matt and Young Blood McKenzie.
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OpinionsPolice Violates Student Journalist’s Rights
So it finally happened. After covering dozens of Montreal protests with—relatively—little incident for The Link and 99% Media, I was detained on the evening of July 24 by a police officer and given a ticket under Article 500.1 of Quebec’s Highway Safety Code, for a sum of $504.
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Montreal Pride Attracts Everyone Except Harper and Conservatives
The 9th edition of Montreal Pride came to a close Sunday, with the Pride parade attracting tens of thousands of spectators downtown despite a heat warning in effect for the city.
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Stephen Harper Kicks Off Campaign In Montreal
In anticipation of the Prime Minister’s visit to Montreal, dozens of protesters arrived hours in advance at the venue, the Ben Weider Jewish Community Centre. Many carried signs decrying Harper’s policies, and some attempted to block the passage of a Harper campaign bus.
