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SFU serving up more veggie options on Mondays
February 6, 2017Having started as a public health awareness campaign in 2003, the Meatless Mondays initiative has transformed into a global movement that addresses health, environmental, and animal welfare issues in regards to meat consumption. This January, SFU dove headfirst into implementing the Monday Veggie Challenge in communication with the Vancouver Humane Society (VHS) — the organisation that awakened many schools to the movement. The new initiative is in addition to SFU’s previous vegetarian commitments. The simple argument that cultivating plant crops to feed livestock is inefficient, when we could consume the plant crops in the first place is an underpinning motif…
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SFU food services workers protest for job security
February 6, 2017It’s a scary time for the food services workers at Simon Fraser University. The workers — which include the staff at Mackenzie Cafe, the Dining Hall, and the caterers for SFU events among other roles — held two protests at…
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Virtual reality technologies aren’t only for the gamers out there
February 3, 2017What used to be mere fun and games is now becoming a key player in treating various mental health conditions. Virtual reality (VR) technologies are being introduced to patients of hospitals and care homes across Canada. The premise is that…
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Six deaths in a shooting at the Islamic cultural centre of Quebec City
February 3, 2017By: Manon Busseron The images released by the Centre Culturel Islamique de Québec show bullet marks and blood on the walls. Last Sunday, the mosque was targeted by Alexandre Bissonnette, who opened fire on Muslim people gathered inside the building…
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Indigenous groups concerned about LNG pipeline project
January 30, 2017By: Manon Busseron The federal cabinet has approved an $11.4 billion pipeline project that would transport natural gas over 900 km from northern British Columbia to the Prince Rupert area. The Pacific Northwest LNG project is backed by the giant Malaysian…
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What has Trump done so far?
January 27, 2017By: Manon Busseron Donald Trump became the 45th president of the United States a week ago and has already taken several actions according to his campaign promises. Starting the dismantling of Obamacare Honouring his campaign promise, Donald Trump signed an…
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World News Beat
January 23, 2017USA — Celebrities Cher, Robert Denero, Michael Moore, and Robert Di Niro head to anti-Trump rally On the eve of president-elect Donald Trump’s inauguration, celebrities were among the many that engaged in anti-Trump protests across the USA. Among the thousands…
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Vancouver joins worldwide Women’s March on Washington
January 21, 2017“This would not have happened if every one of you hadn’t stepped up,” organiser Lisa Langevin told a vocal crowd of nearly 15,000. “It takes a village to raise a child, and this village raised this child.” The crowd was…
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Politics Central: State of Innu reserve of Uashta-Maliotenam has been labeled as form of “apartheid”
January 20, 2017By: Manon Busseron Five suicide deaths have occurred in the Innu reserve of Uashat-Maliotenam, near Sept-Îles (Quebec), home of more than 4,000 people. An inquiry was conducted by Quebec’s coroner, Bernard LeFrançois, to determine the circumstances of these deaths and, above…
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World News Beat
January 16, 2017SYRIA - Truck bomb in rebel-held Syrian city An explosion occurred around 11:40 a.m. on January 7 in the rebel-held city of Azaz in northern Syria, killing 50 and injuring 80. The truck bomb exploded near a courthouse and a…
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