The Montreal Jewish General Hospital has been working over the last year to contain Canada’s first large hospital outbreak of a drug- resistant strain of bacteria. While Klebsiella pneumonia Carbapensemase-producing Klebsiella pneumonia (KPC-Kp) is new in Canada, some American hospitals in New York, Baltimore, and North Carolina have been[Read More…]

  Maple Batalia, a 19-year-old Simon Fraser University student, was shot and killed in a parking garage early Wednesday morning. An outpouring of emotion across Canada followed her unexpected and mysterious death. “On Wednesday Sept. 28, 2011 at 1:10 a.m., Surrey RCMP responded to several 911 calls regarding multiple shots[Read More…]

   It’s that time of year again: when the McGill chapter of the Quebec Public Interest Research Group and its opponents go head-to-head over the issue of the former’s opt-outable fee levy. The opt-out period, during which students may choose not to give small support fees to student groups like[Read More…]

  Several hundred McGill students and faculty met at the Y-intersection Wednesday, Sept. 29 for a rally in solidarity with MUNACA. This rally is a follow up to Monday’s, when members of the administration directly confronted students outside the James Administration Building.  Wednesday’s protest began at 11:30 a.m. and was[Read More…]

Sam Reynolds Justin Trudeau, MP for Montreal’s Papineau riding, spoke Thursday at a Liberal McGill event held for the UN-sanctioned International Day of Democracy. The international observance, held each year on Sept. 15, aims to encourage governments to strengthen programs that promote democracy. The event, attended by roughly 100 students,[Read More…]

Sam Reynolds Sam Reynolds SSMU’s endorsement of MUNACA, Teaching Assistants’ contract negotiations, and a proposal to replace tenants of the Shatner cafeteria were on the agenda at the  first SSMU legislative council of the year, held last Thursday. The Association of Graduate Students Employed at McGill (AGSEM) presented on Teaching[Read More…]

ipolitics.ca On September 12, NDP President Brian Topp launched his campaign for leadership of the New Democratic Party of Canada.  Topp’s announcement kick-started the leadership race to select a Leader of the Opposition, who will be elected at a leadership convention in March 2012. Topp graduated with a BA from[Read More…]

Students and faculty members grabbed placards and joined MUNACA at the intersection of McGill College and Sherbrooke on Friday morning in what was the largest and loudest rally to date.  The protesters, who occupied half a block of McGill College, chanted and cheered while speakers addressed the crowd from a[Read More…]

Ryan Reisert A lively combination of drumming, dancing, and booths adorned with native art drew a large crowd to Lower Field on Friday. “I was just coming from my bio lab, and I heard all of the music, so I came by to check it out,” said Kevin Dick, a[Read More…]

politwitter.ca The McGill Tribune sat down with Matthew Dubé, who found himself thrown into Ottawa’s political arena after his surprise victory in last May’s election, to discuss Jack Layton’s legacy and the future of the NDP.  A former McGill student, he spent the summer between his constituency and Ottawa, preparing[Read More…]