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May 14, 2012 10:52 am

UBC laboratory defends controversial donation to the BC Liberals

TRIUMF, the Canadian national physics laboratory located at UBC's Vancouver campus, donated a total of $1950 to the B.C. Liberal Party in the form of tickets to fundraising events in 2011. These donations have come under fire from IntegrityBC, a British Columbian political watchdog group, as well as the B.C. NDP.

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  • May 15, 2012 11:20 am

    Quebec Education Minister Line Beauchamp resigns

    Beauchamp stepped down both as education minister and deputy premier in what she stated was a personal decision. Beauchamp is also stepping down from her position as a Member of the National Assembly and is reportedly leaving politics entirely.

  • May 14, 2012 11:49 am

    Montreal police criticized for using plastic bullets in recent Quebec student demonstrations

    Montreal police defend the use of plastic bullets in recent demonstrations despite criticism from social justice groups, civil liberties associations, and even police reports. The SPVM fired plastic bullets at protesters during the May 1 anti-capitalist demonstration and on April 20 during protests against Plan Nord, the provincial government's resource extraction plan.

  • May 10, 2012 1:08 pm

    Quebec students vote on whether to accept government offer or continue strike

    The offer was presented last Saturday and was agreed upon by the Quebec government and the four major student associations representing students at the provincial level. Though many students have yet to cast their ballot, thus far, the offer has been almost unanimously rejected.

  • May 8, 2012 3:01 pm

    Mandatory gym class for computer science students under fire at BCIT

    Computer Science Technology (CST) students at the British Columbia Institute of Technology (BCIT) are speaking out against a physical education component of their program, a requirement not asked of other students.