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STUSU election sees candidates run unopposed, low voter turnout

The St. Thomas University Students' Union revealed Wednesday the results of its spring general election, which saw all participating candidates run unopposed and a...

‘The heart of the land’: Protecting Miramichi Lake

Terry Ann Sappier, a Wolastoqi land defender, presented at St. Thomas University’s Environmental Praxis Class on Feb. 28 about her efforts to protect the...

‘It is an obstacle’: Elizabeth May discusses nuclear power in STU webinar

Elizabeth May, leader of the Green Party of Canada, delivered a lecture on Feb. 27 on the inviability of nuclear power to address climate...

STU budget reveals similar deficit as last year

St. Thomas University released the 2023-24 budget development report, which forecasts an operating budget deficit of $420,000 before using inter-fund transfers to cover the...

STUSU kicks off annual spring general election

The St. Thomas University Students’ Union is gearing up for its annual spring general election to elect new members to the executive and other...

Weekly Briefs: Feb. 27 – March 3

Drafting the Strategic Plan for 2023-25 St. Thomas University's Students' Union presented a draft of its strategic plan for 2023-25 outlining its main five pillars:...

‘They don’t care’: Peruvian journalists recall protest attacks

Like most days, Reuters photojournalist Sebastían Castañeda started his day on Jan. 23 by playing with his three-month-old daughter, whom he said is his...

Canadian health care has ‘implementation crisis’: Picard

After almost 40 years of experience as a health writer at the Globe and Mail, André Picard said Canadian health-care policy “needs to catch...

One year of Ukrainian resistance

When air raid sirens first sounded on Feb. 24, 2022, Oleksandr Kovalchuk knew Russia’s war in Ukraine had started. He knew a full-scale war...

Weekly Briefs: Feb. 20 to 24

Canada Student Grant advocacy The federal investments in Canada Student Grants (CSG) are set to decrease for the next academic year, powering advocacy from the...

Turkey, Syria earthquakes are ‘the last thing that anyone wants to experience’

Mohammad Bakhash was in the hospital recovering from heart surgery when he found out about a pair of earthquakes that shook much of southeastern...

Advocates applaud N.B. for scrapping French immersion changes

After backlash from the public over proposed changes to French immersion education, New Brunswick officials announced Friday they scrapped the plan. Bill Hogan, New Brunswick’s...