In This Issue
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Opinions
Editorial: Who deserves to live?
It is exceptionally clear that not all people are created equal in the eyes of our society.
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Opinions
Editorial: Keep The Link alive
Help keep The Link alive, vote in the CSU by-elections Nov.7-9
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Opinions
A Legacy of Love and Spirits
If our love for someone can endure beyond their passing, why should we doubt whether their love for us could do the same?
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Opinions
Faiths and Fears: How Religion Shapes My View of Death
What scared me more than dying itself was the concept of an eternal afterlife. I remember feeling a sense of impending doom, a tingling sensation at what “forever” could mean.
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Fringe Arts
The After
How do you celebrate a fucked-up anniversary? Every September, I feel the ghost of that awful aftermath looming as the date gets closer. As if my body remembered.
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News
Montrealers create Palestinian safe space
Amongst the large protests, a small initiative is bringing support to grieving Palestinians and raising awareness on the situation in Gaza.
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Opinions
Dear Willow
My cat Willow taught me how to love without judgement and I will always miss her.
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News
Montreal students and faculty rally against tuition hikes
After the CAQ’s announcement on raising tuition fees for international and out-of-province students attending anglophone universities, students are mobilizing and preparing to fight the policy.
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News
Medical assistance in dying slated for mental illness update
Canada expands Medical Assistance in Dying: Breaking new ground in compassion and complexity around mental illness.
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Opinions
Like waves, grief never stops
Every day, my lingering cloud of grief, born from my father’s death in April 2021, infiltrates my existence, a cycle of emotions I grapple with, reminding me that life is too short for regrets and too precious to neglect the ones we love.
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Opinions
Killing Scarlet
Coming out as trans is a continuous journey of rebirth, with moments of grief and joy as we close the door on our old selves while embracing the authentic identities we deserve.
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News
Demystifying palliative care
About 14 percent of people who need palliative care are able to receive it according to the World Health Organization. Only a few get to spend their final days with professionals, surrounded by their loved ones.
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Opinions
Why I didn’t ask for help
Amidst perfection’s façade, I concealed emotions, but with time, I learned to seek help, find healing in words, and embrace emotional expression.
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Fringe Arts
Ay de mí, Llorona, Llorona!
Mexicans residing in Montreal speak about how celebrating Día de Muertos far from Mexico changed their perspective on the festivity, death, and life.
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News
Keeping languages and histories alive
Activists are calling for the transformation of historical Indigenous language documentation into accessible learning resources, promoting revitalization and cultural preservation.
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Fringe Arts
Mile-Ex’s Death of Vinyl on keeping records alive
Record store Death of Vinyl saw growing sales over the 2000s. Will records stick around? Or is it another fad?
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News
Post-secondary students’ continued struggle with mental health
Students are still struggling with their mental health and statistics are backing up student experience in university.
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Sports
The death of a career
I was never going pro, but that shouldn’t diminish the hardships I felt when I said goodbye to playing football.
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News
Canada’s disregard for Indigenous grief
Canada’s healthcare shortcomings for Indigenous communities.