BMO Capital Markets Economics, the economic research and analysis division of the Bank of Montreal, released their Canadian Economic Outlook last week. The document projects Canada’s economic situation for 2012 and the remainder of 2011. The numbers predict that the loonie will fall by roughly seven cents when compared[Read More…]
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Arts Undergraduate Society talks frosh reform at meeting
Alexandra Allaire On Friday Sept. 30, the AUS held a Frosh town hall meeting on the topic of reforming Arts Frosh. Despite drawing few participants, the meeting went ahead with enthusiasm and provided an opportunity for dissatisfied students to come forward and share their experiences. One attendee, a U0[Read More…]
IRSAM holds eventful Model UN
The International Relations Students’ Association of McGill (IRSAM) held its second annual International Relations Simulation (IRSim) Model United Nations conference last weekend. In contrast to IRSAM’s larger conferences, which host delegates from high schools or other universities, IRSim is the only annual Model United Nations conference at McGill that[Read More…]
Montreal-area hospital hit by antibiotic-resistant bug
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…]
BC student tragically killed in mysterious shooting
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…]
The McGill Tribune’s NHL preview
Eastern Conference Atlantic Division Pittsburgh Penguins: With Sidney Crosby, Pittsburgh can beat anyone. Without him? Who knows. While Sidney Crosby’s health is vital, a good sign is that even without Crosby and Malkin for large chunks of last season and the playoffs, the Penguins finished fourth and pushed Tampa[Read More…]
J. Cole: Cole World: The Sideline Story
Praise has been showered upon J. Cole, the youngest and most promising signee to Jay-Z’s Roc Nation record label, for exceptional lyrical skills that have drawn comparisons to rap legend Nas. As a debut, The Sideline Story seeks to tell the tale of how J. Cole, who grew up[Read More…]
Reality television creates ethical conundrums
Reality shows have become a staple of television programming over the past few years. They range from survival-of-the-fittest to toddler beauty pageants, and they’re far from waning in popularity. The Real Housewives franchise, for one, has been the crown jewel in Bravo’s lineup for quite some time, spawning spinoffs,[Read More…]
INNI: getting intimate with Sigur Rós
onethirtybpm.com Dark, ominous, and haunting aren’t the words one would first associate with the Icelandic post-rock band Sigur Rós, but their new concert film, INNI, confronts viewers with something far from the spirited, jovial, and delightfully eccentric band that many know. Vincent Morisset, the film’s Quebecois director, projected the[Read More…]
Toronto International Film Festival tidbits
Twixt Like a fantastical nightmare cut short by wakefulness, Francis Ford Coppola’s ghost story Twixt gives us a wild, imaginative ride but cuts to black before it all makes sense. The protagonist is Hall Baltimore (Val Kilmer), a bargain-basement horror writer making the rounds on his latest book tour.[Read More…]
