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Protestors across Canada demand Indigo to stop funding the Israeli military
October 23, 2024By: Yildiz Subuk, Staff Writer and Hannah Fraser, News Editor On September 25, thousands of protestors gathered at 50 Indigo bookstores across Canada, calling for the company’s divestment from the Israeli military. A week before the protests, Indigo pursued a lawsuit against the campaign’s website, IndigoKillsKids.ca, now rebranded as boycottindigobooks.com. The campaign accuses Indigo CEO Heather Reisman and her husband Gerald Schwartz of funding the Israeli military by funnelling nearly $200 million of Indigo’s profits into the HESEG Foundation. CBC reported that this foundation aims to provide “scholarships and support for living expenses to former IDF lone soldiers, who are…
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Black Colombian refugee fatally shot by Surrey RCMP
October 22, 2024By: Sofia Chassomeris, News Writer Content warning: mentions of death, police violence, racism, and domestic abuse. On September 19, Vanessa Rentería Valencia, a Black Colombian refugee and mother, was killed in her Surrey home by BC Royal Canadian Mounted Police…
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A love letter to the night
October 6, 2023By: Hailey Miller, Staff Writer I am a night owl through and through. I can’t help that I’m in my absolute prime following the hours past midnight. The depths of darkness cascade through the night, blanketing the stars before twilight…
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