I’ve never been a particularly avid watcher of Saturday Night Live. Like many people my age, my opinion of the show is mainly shaped by watching clips via Twitter, YouTube, and TikTok—I really only see the best and the worst of the series. But a few weeks ago, I enjoyed[Read More…]
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Search dogs detect evidence of human remains in front of Hersey Pavillon
CW: Mentions of death and abuse On June 9, search dogs identified areas that could contain evidence of Indigenous human remains in front of Hersey Pavillon on the site of McGill’s New Vic project. Three weeks later, on June 29, the Kanien’kehá:ka Kahnistensera (Mohawk Mothers) appeared in the Superior Court[Read More…]
Mohawk Mothers seek an investigation into the abuse at L’Hôpital de la Miséricorde
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The Tribune’s guide to beating travel FOMO
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The rosebuds and thorns of McGill’s campus gardens
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Arctistic’s new album is in a league of its own
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