national/international news
Ghana set to expand its chocolate-exporting industry
July 30, 2021Written by: Harvin Bhathal, Peak Associate Ghana is the world’s second-largest producer of cocoa. During a state visit to Switzerland, one of Ghana’s most important trading partners, Ghana informed Switzerland they would no longer export cocoa to them. Instead, Ghana plans on expanding its domestic chocolate-exporting industry to further industrialize the country. “There can be no future prosperity for the Ghanain people in the short, medium, or long term if we continue to maintain economic structures that are dependent on the production and export of raw materials,” President Nana Akufo-Addo stated. “We intend to process more and more of our…
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What’s Going On: Indian Farmers Protests
April 8, 2021Written by: Sharon K. Malhi, SFU Student For over three months, millions of farmers have been protesting in India over new agriculture laws. Three bills were passed by Indian parliament in September and signed into law by prime minister Narendra Modi.…
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Russian and Iranian internet trolls caused political interference in Canada’s 2015 election
March 9, 2021By: Karissa Ketter, News Writer SFU assistant professor Dr. Ahmed Al-Rawi is leading The Disinformation Project to study the effects of international state-run trolls. These are government sponsored internet trolls who are “magnifying controversial false claims, pushing negative views, and…
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Proud Boys named terrorist group in Canada
February 25, 2021Written by: Jaymee Salisi, News Writer On February 3, 2021, the Canadian government announced 13 groups as terrorist entities. Among these extremist groups were the Proud Boys. Bill Blair, Minister of Public Safety, stated in the government release that the…
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Protests held at Vancouver Art Gallery condemn Myanmar military coup
February 24, 2021by Petra Chase, SFU Student On February 1, 2021, the Myanmar military staged a coup. Armed soldiers occupied the streets and democratically-elected officials were detained. Protesters organized at the Vancouver Art Gallery on February 3 and 13 to reject their…
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National security law for Hong Kong approved by China
June 10, 2020Written by: Michelle Young, Staff Writer China has approved a new bill to criminalize secession, subversion, terrorism, and foreign interference in Hong Kong. The law has yet to be drafted, as the process is expected to take a few months.…
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