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NewsIranian Montrealers grapple with communication crackdown in Iran
In Iran, as ordinary lives are upended by war, cities are hit by military strikes and communication lines are collapsing, families abroad in Montreal wait in silence to hear from loved ones back home.
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NewsThe rise of student gig work
Three student gig workers—a sex worker, YouTuber and a babysitter—weigh the pros of gig work’s flexibility against the cons of income instability and job insecurity.
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NewsConcordia prayer rooms future uncertain
Bill 9, an expansion to the 2019 secularism legislation, Bill 21, would force Concordia to shut down prayer rooms if signed into law. Bill 21 is currently being challenged in the Supreme Court of Canada, with critics saying it limits freedom of religion in the province.
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NewsAntisemitism committee quits Concordia task force against racism
Close to two years after the announcement of the Standing Together against Racism and Identity-based Violence (STRIVE), its antisemitism subcommittee quit and pro-Palestine Jewish professors are speaking out.
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NewsHundreds of Montreal students participate in march against austerity
Hundreds of students from across Montreal marched against austerity and education cuts as part of a week of action that saw 65,000 Quebec students go on strike.
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News‘Drop the charges now’: Sit-in at McGill University in support of student protestors
Over 50 protesters performed a sit-in in front of the James Administration Building at McGill University on March 25. The sit-in was organized in response to criminal charges being placed on a group of 13 activists for Palestine who were arrested for occupying the same building in 2024.
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NewsConcordia to increase compulsory fees for Fall 2026
The Concordia Board of Governors approved two per-credit fee increases for students in another attempt to reduce the university’s stark deficit.
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NewsHundreds rally in Longueuil against police brutality
Around 300 demonstrators gathered in Longueuil to protest police brutality, call for abolition and denounce the killing of 15-year-old Nooran Rezayi by Longueuil police in September 2025.
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NewsNew Concordia ‘AI + Creativity’ art program draws backlash
A new fine arts course at Concordia University centred on generative AI is dividing opinion on campus. Some students argue AI has no place in art education, while its instructor says the course teaches artists to question and critique a fast-spreading technology.
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NewsThe environmental cost of Montreal data centres
Montreal is emerging as a hub for new AI data centres, but researchers warn the infrastructure powering them could put pressure on Quebec’s electricity and water systems.
