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Unity in Action: The Quebec Public Sector Strike Unveiled
Defne Aliefendioglu News Editor Via Radio-Canada Quebec is currently facing a major public sector strike for better salaries and working...
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- 5 days ago
- 3 min
The Death of Local Newspapers: The Concerning Gap Between Quebecers and Accessible News
Sabina Bellisario-Giglio Science & Environment Editor Via Le Devoir As more and more local newspapers and news sources are shutting their...
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- 5 days ago
- 3 min
Modern slavery: Cobalt Mining in the Democratic Republic of Congo
Gloria Badibanga Staff Writer Via Getty Images Cobalt has been exploited for decades due to its many important uses especially in today's...
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- Nov 16
- 3 min
STM Under Threat: Collective Transport Models Deemed Unviable
Simone Bélanger Editor-in-Chief Photo via Montréal Gazette Collective transport has been yielding deficits since the COVID-19 pandemic....
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- Oct 18
- 4 min
Alarming Rise of Homelessness in Quebec: A 44% Surge in Four Years
Defne Aliefendioglu News Editor Via CityNews The province of Quebec is facing an escalating crisis with homelessness surging by an...
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- Oct 18
- 6 min
Nation-Wide Anti-LGBTQ+ Protests Embolden Dramatic Rise in Canadian Transphobia
Mirren Bodanis & Sanad Hamdouna Voices Editor & Cover Artist Via Mirren Bodanis Via Victoria News On Wednesday September 20th, on...
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- Oct 18
- 4 min
Fast-Tracking Teacher License: A Fix to Education in Quebec?
Sarah Bensetiti Secretary Via La Presse During a press conference in January 2023, Quebec's Minister of Education, Bernard Drainville,...
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- Sep 20
- 7 min
Ongoing Colonization: The Effects of Residential Schools on the Indigenous Community
Defne Aliefendioglu News Editor Classroom at Cross Lake Indian Residential School in Cross Lake, February 1940, via CBC. Here in Quebec,...
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- Sep 20
- 3 min
The CAQ’s Bill 31: Tried to Please All, Satisfied None
Ezra Bucur Staff Writer Photo via CityNews. On June 9th, 2023, France-Elaine Duranceau, the Minister Responsible for Housing, announced a...
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- Sep 20
- 4 min
Colonialism, Is It Really a Thing of the Past?
Relations between Niger and France Gloria Badibanga Staff Writer Photo via Sam Mednick. Niger is one of the many West African countries...
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- Sep 20
- 3 min
The Political Weaponization of Criminality
Sabina Bellisario-Giglio Science & Environment Editor Photo via Fulton County Sheriff’s Office. Former President Donald Trump recently...
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- Sep 20
- 6 min
Online News Act: Bitter Standoff Involving Federal Government, Canadian Press, and Web Giants
Is Trudeau’s Controversial Bill C-18 Truly Promoting Fairness Within the Digital News Market? Simone Bélanger Editor-in-Chief Photo via...
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- Aug 22
- 3 min
Quebec’s Recent Disallowance of Public Institutions’ Prayer Rooms
Aya Hafeda News Editor Photo via CTV News. On March 29th, the Minister of Education of Quebec, Bernard Drainville, issued a ban on prayer...
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- Aug 22
- 4 min
The Illegal Airbnbs Crisis: One Step from Chaos
Rokhaya Rodriguez Staff Writer Photo via RCLALQ. On March 16, 2023, tragedy strikes when a fire in a building at Place d'Youville, in...
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- Aug 21
- 3 min
Could Donald Trump Go To Prison?
Trump’s indictment, a historical moment in the United States Sophie Anabelle Somé Staff Writer Photo via CTV News. New treaties, enhanced...
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- May 4
- 4 min
MAID: Mad, Appalled, and Icked-out with Democracy
Emmy Rubin Managing Editor “If you were interested, you could just die. We could even help you.” These paraphrased words are what veteran...
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- May 4
- 3 min
Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women: What are Dawson College’s Initiatives?
Aya Hafeda News Editor Via Aya Hafeda When entering Dawson college from the metro entrance, all faces are welcomed by the red flowing...
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- Apr 11
- 4 min
The Ceaseless Fight of The Iranians
Aya Hafeda News Editor Via CBC Last Saturday marked the 44th anniversary of the Iran Islamic Revolution of 1979, an event that had choked...
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- Apr 10
- 6 min
The 2022 Provincial Elections: What is Each Party’s Platform?
by Mathew Anania News Editor Pictured (left to right): Anglade, Duhaime, Legault, Nadeau-Dubois and St-Pierre Plamondon. Courtesy of...
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- Apr 10
- 3 min
Law 14: An Exodus of Modern Languages Professors and Non-Certificate Holders?
Mathew Anania Editor-in-Chief Nearly one year ago, 107 members of the National Assembly gathered to vote on Bill 96. After a few...
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- Apr 10
- 4 min
Dawson Students and Teachers on the Use of ChatGPT
Mathew Anania Editor-in-Chief Image via www.openai.com/blog/chatgpt/ On a Friday afternoon in January, a reporter stood outside my Moral...
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- Feb 4
- 3 min
Rent Increase: The Effect on Dawson College Students
Aya Hafeda Staff Writer Credit: CTV News Montreal During this upcoming season of crisp winds and white layers, the streets of Montreal...
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- Feb 4
- 4 min
Dominique Anglade Quits Politics
Mathew Anania News Editor & Managing Editor Former PLQ leader Dominique Anglade hugs her family after announcing her resignation from...
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- Feb 4
- 3 min
Women, Life, Freedom: Why Now?
Shaylin Modares Contributor Nearly a month ago, over 500 people gathered to attend an event and vigil organized in solidarity with the...
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- Feb 4
- 4 min
Dawson Students Respond to Recent Ruling on Racial Profiling by Québec Superior Court
Mathew Anania News Editor & Managing Editor Reggiany Sabrinnah Bourguillon, Fatima Diene & Blain Haile Contributors Author’s Note: This...
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- Jan 19
- 4 min
Beyond the Strike
Benjamin Savard Contributor Benjamin Savard is the Vice-President of Sustainability and Equity from the Dawson Student Union (DSU). On...
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- Jan 19
- 4 min
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- Jan 19
- 6 min
The 2022 Provincial Election Results: Highlighting A Broken Electoral System
Mathew Anania News Editor A mere ten minutes after polls closed across the province, political analysts confirmed that the Coalition...
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- May 13, 2022
- 3 min
The Trial of Johnny Depp and Amber Heard
Trigger warning: mention of domestic and sexual abuse Emily McQueen Staff writer If you’ve been on the internet in the past two weeks,...
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- May 13, 2022
- 3 min
Introducing MOSAIC 2022!
Jacqueline Lisbona News Editor Poster created by Alexia Aiko Maldonado Introducing Dawson College’s new and improved Mosaic website....
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- Apr 20, 2022
- 3 min
Why Is Everyone Suddenly Interested in NFTs? …and how long can the hype last?
Patricia Chiru Contributor Photo via INSIDER The pandemic has brought on iconic moments, such as Lizzo’s 2020 Grammys’ performance, the...
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- Apr 20, 2022
- 4 min
Russian Invasion of Ukraine: Social Media War
Emily McQueen Staff Writer Image via the New York Times Russia invaded Ukraine on February 24th, 2022. Most of us got the news– not from...
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- Apr 16, 2022
- 3 min
French Implementation in CEGEP: Is Grade 12 a better option?
Jacqueline Lisbona News Editor Photo taken from Tav College website On Thursday, March 24, Bernard Tremblay, President of the Fédération...
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- Apr 16, 2022
- 3 min
Dawson Students on the Rise of Gas Prices
A new source of anxiety for already stressed-out students Alice Martin Managing Editor Via Jean-Claude Taliana/Radio-Canada If every...
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- Mar 23, 2022
- 3 min
Kim Potter’s sentence: Are 2 years enough?
Jacqueline Lisbona News Editor Photo taken by: Minnesota Department of Corrections On Friday February 18 2022, 49-year-old Kim Potter,...
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- Feb 19, 2022
- 3 min
Deeper Dive Into the “Freedom Convoy” Protests
How to Unify and Combat Polarisation in Times of Deep Division Kiana Lalavi Staff Writer (NDTV) What is the freedom convoy movement, who...
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- Feb 19, 2022
- 3 min
Calling the Next Generation of Health Care Workers!
Téa Barrett Staff Writer (Istockphoto.com) It’s been news since 2020: Nursing staff around the world are struggling to stay afloat amid...
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- Feb 19, 2022
- 3 min
Dawson College Expansion Ban: What do People Have to Say?
Jacqueline Lisbona News Editor (Photo taken by: Jacqueline Lisbona) Dawson College has been eagerly anticipating the expansion of its...
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- Dec 10, 2021
- 3 min
Rittenhouse Acquitted On All Charges
Written by: Jacqueline Lisbona-News Editor On Friday November 19th, eighteen-year-old Kyle Rittenhouse was found not guilty on all counts...
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- Nov 20, 2021
- 3 min
Freeing Food: Atwater Community Pantry. “Take what you need. Leave what you can.”
Mia Kennedy Managing Editor Over the years, food has become increasingly expensive and inaccessible. Climate change, transportation...
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- Nov 20, 2021
- 3 min
High School in the Time of COVID: How Schools are Adjusting to New Guidelines
Mila Frumovitz Contributor The days of taking History from bed and wearing pajamas to Calculus are over. No longer can students wake up...
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- Nov 20, 2021
- 3 min
Bill 2: Genitalia-based Sex Markers
Jacqueline Lisbona News Editor On Thursday, October 21st, Quebec Justice Minister Simon Jolin-Barrette proposed a new legislation named...
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- Oct 19, 2021
- 3 min
Do I Count?
Alice Martin On September 20th, Canadians responded diligently to Justin Trudeau’s call for federal elections. Out of the millions of...
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- Oct 19, 2021
- 3 min
Controversy About Quebec's Vaccine Passport Continues In Montreal
Brendan Schwartz On September 1st, the Quebec government mandated all restaurants to adopt the vaccine passport and only allow doubly...
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- Oct 19, 2021
- 3 min
You think you're safe at school? Think Again.
Jacqueline Lisbona Ontario campus study finds Queen’s University has 2nd highest rate of reported sexual harassment One in five U of O...
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- Jun 13, 2021
- 3 min
Are Vaccinations Luck of the Draw?
By Jaqueline Lisbona Contributor Image via CTV News Montreal On Wednesday, April 21 I arrived at the MUHC Glen hospital for my first dose...
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- Jun 13, 2021
- 3 min
#NotAllMen: Gender Based Activism or Perpetuation of Violence Against Women?
By Kenza Bennani Contributor On the evening of 3 March 2021, 33-year-old Sarah Everard called her boyfriend whilst walking home from a...
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- Jun 13, 2021
- 3 min
Conversion Therapy:
Dawson’s Etcetera unsatisfied with federal effort to ban the outdated and ineffective practice By Jessica Gearey News Editor In October...
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- Apr 25, 2021
- 3 min
Dawson Democracy on Display:
The results from the Dawson Student Council election are in! By: Arwen Lawless Low Staff Writer Photo Via DSU Instagram @my_dsu In It 4...
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- Apr 25, 2021
- 6 min
Teaching in Quebec:
Why Teachers Have Had Enough By: Julie Jacques and Jessica Gearey Managing Editor & News Editor Photo Via lacsq.org The Numbers and...
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