Reading Time: 3 minutesAlthough the scandals in the Senate seem to remove any good reputation left of Canadian politics, on May 28 there was a glimmer of hope in the House of Commons as an unusually civil and informing QP took place.
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Reading Time: 3 minutesUniversity of Ottawa students protesting a proposed tuition hike forced the school’s Board of Governors to shut down its meeting on May 27
Reading Time: 2 minutesPoliticians want your vote and that is all.
Reading Time: 3 minutesEvery year thousands of people gather on Parliament Hill on April 20 to protest Canada’s cannabis laws. This year organizers plan to “Fill the Hill” with youth political parties and host debates on cannabis legalization
Reading Time: 2 minutesGood ideas deserve to be celebrated. Read how U of O has been rewarding the brains behind the betterment of your campus.
Reading Time: 2 minutesTo present a well-rounded and fully formed argument in front of a panel of legal experts is a challenge for any lawyer.
Reading Time: 2 minutesA recent study by Dr. Darine El-Chaar and University of Ottawa professor Dr. Mark Walker explores the correlation between obesity and pregnancy and the health problems that can occur when an expectant mother is overweight
Reading Time: 2 minutesThe University of Ottawa is the 14th most sustainable university in the world. Check out how RecycleMania is helping to keep us there
Reading Time: 2 minutesOn March 24, Ethan Plato, president of the Student Federation of the University of Ottawa (SFUO) put forth three motions to change the SFUO election system that were later rejected by the Board of Administrators (BOA).
Reading Time: 2 minutesA private Christian university’s bid for their own law school has sparked protests from LGBTQ university communities nation-wide
Reading Time: 2 minutesThe Student Federation of the University of Ottawa (SFUO) dipped its toe in the pool of controversy this week when vp social-elect Pat Marquis was called out by the Indigenous and Canadian Studies Students’ Association (ICSSA) for a jab he made at the aboriginal community on Facebook.
Reading Time: < 1 minuteOttawa Public Health looks to lower temperatures in densely populated areas of the city this summer.
Reading Time: 2 minutesFinance Minister Jim Flaherty tabled Canada’s Economic Action Plan 2013 on March 21. The budget titled “Jobs, Growth and Long-Term Prosperity” introduces new skills training and job creation measures, many of which are targeted at Canada’s youth.
Reading Time: 4 minutesTwo University of Ottawa criminologists are going to court to protect the confidentiality of an interview believed by police to have been conducted with accused killer Luka Rocco Magnotta
Reading Time: < 1 minuteJudge dismisses Denis Rancourt’s allegations that Professor Joanne St. Lewis would not have taken legal action against him if the university had her legal costs not been covered by the university
Reading Time: 2 minutesA record breaking number of participants, over $30,000 raised, and new friends taking a stand against cancer
Reading Time: 2 minutesCanadians may know who the leaders of certain political parties are, but rarely do they know and understand the role of their member of Parliament (MP).
Reading Time: 2 minutesSara Lauzon, a third-year history student at the University of Ottawa, has made a name for herself in her hometown of Cornwall dealing with many issues of the city’s past that most have neglected.
Reading Time: 2 minutesFor the third consecutive year, the University of Ottawa’s Telfer School of Management took part in 5 Days for the Homeless, an event that had students living on the streets for five days while raising money and awareness for the homeless in Ottawa.
Reading Time: 2 minutesThe championship for the central division title of the Canadian University Society for Intercollegiate Debate (CUSID) took place March 8–10. The University of Ottawa English Debating Society (EDS) hosted the Léger Cup as participating schools fought for first place in CUSID’s central division.
Reading Time: 3 minutesOrgan donation has been in the spotlight these days more than ever before, but statistics still show that while 90 per cent of Canadians support organ/tissue donation, less than 25 per cent have made plans to donate.
Reading Time: 2 minutesEvent that stirred controversy before it even took place opens a dialogue about mental health and race
Reading Time: 3 minutesCampus Pride week may have come and gone at the University of Ottawa, but for Cody Boast, a third-year political science student, the incident that occurred on March 4 left him feeling little pride in his campus community.
Reading Time: < 1 minuteU of O looks to defend it’s four year RecycleMania winning streak
Reading Time: < 1 minuteThe University of Ottawa Heart Institute (UOHI) has issued a warning to Ottawa residents concerning unauthorized salespeople who have been claiming to represent the institute.
