SFU Pipe Band wins third overall at 2024 world championships

By: Caitlin Kingsmill, News Writer The SFU Pipe Band brought home a bronze shield after placing third overall at this year’s World Pipe Band Championships...

Scotiabank subsidiary divests from Israeli military technology company

By: April Smith, SFU Student Scotiabank recently reduced its holdings in Israeli military technology company Elbit Systems following a series of protests that took place...

Teamsters union strike for railway workers’ rights

By: Yasmin Hassan, Staff Writer The week of August 20 saw a railway strike from the Teamsters union, halting the movement of all trains owned...

SFU medical school appoints a dean and receives $33.7 million

By: Hannah Fraser, News Writer On July 9, BC Premier David Eby announced that the new SFU medical school in Surrey will receive another $33.7...

Burnaby Pride Festival held on July 20 at Bonsor Field

By: Hannah Fraser, News Writer On July 20, the seventh annual Burnaby Pride Festival celebrated the “diversity of our local 2SLGBTQIA+ communities, families, and supporters.”...

Council Chats: The Forum discusses their wishes to collaborate with the SFSS

By: Hannah Fraser, News Writer On July 10, The Peak attended the bi-weekly Simon Fraser Student Society (SFSS) Council meeting via Zoom. The meeting involved...

BC government launches website to protect against bad-faith evictions

By: Hannah Fraser, News Writer On July 18, the BC government launched a website to “better protect renters from being evicted in bad faith.” When...

SFU research group helps people create air filters for wildfire season

By: Hannah Fraser, News Writer The Pacific Institute on Pathogens, Pandemics and Society (PIPPS) is a research institute based at SFU Burnaby. They have now...

Advocates demand removal of earnings limit for disabled individuals

By: Hannah Fraser, News Writer A coalition of over 50 small business owners, non-profit leaders, and advocates have written an open letter demanding the BC...

Concerns raised regarding recent SFU layoffs

By: Michelle Young, Copy Editor This summer, SFU laid off nearly 100 staff and eliminated positions citing budget concerns. Some of those positions included administrative...