Crisis for foreign students
By Matthew Hillier, Staff Writer Canada has recently announced that it is expected to be the temporary home to close to a million new students from abroad. These numbers are expected to increase to...
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Tensions between Canada and India continue
Jazmin Singh Kaur, Contributor | Hardeep Singh Nijjar was a prominent Canadian-Sikh leader in Vancouver. For the Indian government, he was a criminal, but for Sikhs, he was a human rights activist. He moved...
Popular app is blocked from government phones for security reasons
Matthew Hillier, Staff Writer Recently, the government of Canada announced that the popular social media and content-sharing app TikTok will be removed and banned from federal government workers’ phones. This decision was made by...
Canada wins gold in 2023 IIHF World Junior Championship
Matthew DeMille, Staff writer “Unforgettable.” That’s the word that will be uttered over and over when the hockey world looks back and reminisces about the 2023 IIHF World Junior Championship. While it’s a word...
Previewing Canada’s 2022 World Cup team
Josh Werle, Sports Editor The Canadian men’s national team will be competing in the FIFA World Cup for the first time in more than three decades. Thirty-six years after their last appearance, Canada will...
Canada’s recent housing and Inflation crisis may be snowballing into a recession officials warn
Matthew Hillier, Staff Writer The United Nations’ (UN) major financial agency, The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has officially downgraded its economic forecasts for 2023, and ominously reported that the risk of North American recession...
What Pierre Poilievre’s leadership could mean for Canada
Jed Mabazza, Web Editor Long time Ontario Member of Parliament Pierre Poilievre clinched the top job as the new leader of the federal Conservative Party of Canada on Saturday, Sept. 10. According to CBC...
Canada votes to ban conversion therapy
By Keoputhy Bunny, News Editor Bill C-4 has passed in parliament. The bill was passed on Dec. 1 by unanimous decision by the House of Commons, effectively outlawing any attempt at forcing someone to...
MRU alumnus joins Canadian men’s volleyball Olympic team after back injury
by Riggs Zyrille Vergara, Publishing Editor After suffering from a back injury, Mount Royal University alumnus Jay Blankenau had to sit out Canada’s first chance at the Tokyo Olympics qualification back in March 2019. But...
Calgary govt plans to privatize Calgary Film Centre
by Riggs Zyrille Vergara, Publishing Editor Last May, the City of Calgary started the process of selling the Calgary Film Centre Ltd (CFCL) to a private entity and plans to complete the sale by the...
