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Cartoon asbestos particles (little brown specks with googly eyes) walking away from the SFU library building with a bindle upon their shoulders. They have a look of desperation upon their faces.
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Asbestos speak out against heartless renoviction from the library

Peak Web November 11, 2025

By: Heidi Kwok, asbestos tenant advocate Over the summer, SFU’s asbestos community was served a notice to vacate the fifth floor of the W.A.C. Bennett Library on the Burnaby campus. This eviction coincides with the reopening of the floor on August 25, following a nearly three-year renovation project. Henry J. Asbestos Junior, the primary tenant, and his extended family of over nine and a half million particles (and counting!) have been locked in a bitter eviction battle with the library since November 2022. They allege to have been victims of a targeted renoviction campaign and are demanding justice. “We are…

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Gossip Peakie: The fall you turned ugly

Peak Web November 11, 2025

By: Gossip Peakie  Hey, Burnaby Mountain dwellers. At this point, you should know who I am (even you first-years). If you don’t, you have a lot to learn about this town, sweetie. Gossip Peakie here — your number one source…

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The AQ pond at night, a shadowy figure walking away from the viewer. An observer is holding a cellphone, filming them.
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The Peak investigates: The SFU Pisser

Peak Web November 10, 2025

By: The Humour Investigator As I sat at my cubicle in The Peak office, all I could think about was what I used to be. When I was a News Writer, I investigated crime on campus . . . and…

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A seagull sitting in front of the koi pond. He’s holding a director’s clapper.
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SFYou: Steven C. Gull

Peak Web November 10, 2025

By: Lucaiah Smith-Miodownik If you’ve taken some time to explore around SFU, you’ve likely stumbled upon the reflecting pond. This aquatic tapestry is home to many creatures, including koi fish, herons, and even the occasional automobile. The Peak sat down…

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This is a photo of a lone cleaning equipment cart at the end of a hallway at SFU.
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SFU cleaning worker dies during shift, amplifying long-standing calls to improve working conditions

Peak Web November 10, 2025

By: Hannah Fraser, News Editor (writer and interviewer), and Ashima Shukla, Staff Writer (interviewer and translator) Since 2020, Contract Worker Justice (CWJ) @SFU has been leading the push for better working conditions at the university.  At the heart of the…

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This is a birds-eye-view photo of flooding in Punjab, where farmland and a road are completely submerged in water, barely peaking through.
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Historic floods devastate communities in Punjab

Peak Web November 9, 2025

By: Heidi Kwok, Staff Writer Content warning: mention of suicides. The Indian state of Punjab has been facing severe flooding, the worst since 1988, due to intense monsoon rainfall. As of late June, an estimated 1,900 villages and 400,000 acres…

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The Peak’s fall fashion choices

Peak Web November 9, 2025

By: Noeka Nimmervoll, Staff Writer Hey divas. It’s Noeka, your favourite fashion girlie at The Peak. I’m here to make sure that you make the most out of the fall, fashion-wise. The rain, the gloom, the other things, they make…

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This is a photo of a shelter outside, with two large tents, a small fridge, a bench, and a bicycle featured. There is a garbage can that says “City of Vancouver” up close to the right side of the photo.
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SFU study finds that street sweeps reinforce systemic harm

Peak Web November 9, 2025

By: Niveja Assalaarachchi, News Writer A study conducted between 2021 and 2023 by SFU found that street sweeps by the City of Vancouver lead to higher rates of violence, disrupted access to services, and overdose risk.  Street sweeps involve police…

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This is a photo of the entrance to a court that has “The Law Courts” written in black on the side of a concrete wall. Lots of little shrubs can be seen on the building.
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BC Supreme Court ruling grants Quw’utsun Nation Aboriginal title over lands

Peak Web November 8, 2025

By: Lucaiah Smith-Miodownik, News Writer The Cowichan Tribes v. Canada trial spanned 513 days from 2019 to 2023, making it the longest trial in Canadian history.  On August 7 of this year, BC Supreme Court judge Barbara Young ruled that…

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Mark Carney wants AI flight attendants for Air Canada

Peak Web November 8, 2025

By: Sasha Rubick, SFU Student The Air Canada strike may be over, but the lingering reasons for the strike aren’t resolved — or are they? Recently, 10,000 flight attendants hit the bricks in protest of low wages and unpaid labour,…

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