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NDP Leader Rallies Montreal on Eve of 2015 Elections

Matt D’Amours – Published October 19, 2015

NDP Leader Thomas Mulcair fired up the party faithful at the Olympia theatre in downtown Montreal on Sunday evening.
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Student-Protester Mediations Begin Without University Rep

Jonathan Caragay-Cook – Published October 13, 2015

The university is not taking part in proceedings and hired an outside mediator to oversee them to ensure impartiality, according to a statement from Concordia spokesperson Chris Mota.
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Montreal Activists Welcome Refugees, Denounce Ongoing Deportations

Marie Brière de la Hosseraye – Published October 12, 2015

Four groups of activists for migrant justice joined forces for a unity march to call for an end to the deportation of migrants and to welcome refugees.
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Mordecai Richler and the Decaying Gazebo on Mount Royal

Hélène Bauer – Published October 12, 2015

Four years and half a million dollars later, the Mordecai Richler Pavilion on the foot of Mount Royal still hasn’t seen the light of day.
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Montreal Takes a Dump

Zachary Goldberg-Mota – Published October 12, 2015

After some precursor roadblocks, the City of Montreal plans to follow through with an eight-billion-litre dump of raw sewage into the St. Lawrence River.
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How To Send a Message

Jonathan Caragay-Cook – Published October 12, 2015

Balancing education and sensationalism is something all forms of media struggle with.
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ASFA: Past Problems, Future Solutions

Josh Fischlin – Published October 12, 2015

This year hasn’t been pretty for the Arts and Science Federation of Associations.
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Pipeline Protest Flows Through Downtown Montreal

Willie Wilson – Published October 12, 2015

Approximately 700 protesters took part in a demonstration against the recently approved Line 9b pipeline and fossil fuel consumption on Saturday.
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Confusion at Concordia Voting Stations

Matt D’Amours – Published October 10, 2015

Some Concordia faculty, staff and students were turned away while trying to vote on campus Friday.
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Riot Cops Cut Off Grande Masquerade

Matt D’Amours – Published October 7, 2015

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.