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Discontinuation of CESB leaves students concerned following Throne Speech

The Throne Speech took place on Wednesday, September 23 and was delivered at a crucial time in Canada as several provinces, including Ontario, move into a second wave of the pandemic. The Trudeau government laid out its strategy for public health and economic recovery over the upcoming months, extending as far ahead as next summer.

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Vic votes: Fall 2020 VUSAC election results

The results are in. Victoria College students have officially elected their International Councillor, Equity Commissioner, and eight Councillors. The Victoria University Student’s Administrative Council (VUSAC) held their fall elections entirely online this year. “The online format of the election [was] quite successful,” wrote VUSAC Chief Returning Officer Vibhuti Kacholia in an email to The Strand.

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Conflicts over Mi’kmaq livelihood fishery continue in Nova Scotia

Over two decades ago, in 1999, The Supreme Court of Canada ruled in R. v. Marshall that the Mi’kmaq have a right to fish in order to provide themselves with “moderate livelihood.” Twenty-one years later, on September 17, 2020—theanniversary of the ruling—the Sipekne’katik First Nation held a blessing ceremony for the launch of their new

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