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As autumn rolls in, everyone is getting back to business as usual. Summer holidays are in the rear-view and students, businesses, and governments get back to work as the warm weather fades away. Parliament went back in session on September 18, and it’s sure to get raucous in the caucus. Business owners have reportedly plastered […]

What does it mean for international students to study in another country? While they are acquiring knowledge, it is their first time on the job market and in the culture of their new country. Students who know how to take advantage of class time to broaden their worldview are likely to be the ones who […]

Dearest reader, As you are surely aware, this publication, my beloved patron, examined recently in some detail the concern of indigenous reconciliation. Amongst the points to be found most preeminent was the suggestion that the Young Building, the most venerable premise between our two campuses, be redecorated with some form of First Nations’ art. This […]

Fast approaching new heights in esports, PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds (PUBG) has had a busy few months. PUBG held its first esports tournament at Gamescom in Germany at the end of August and, while it had some issues, the event showed that the game developers and the community want this smash hit to be one of the […]

Effective August 1, interest rates for both variable and fixed-rate student loans have been reduced from prime plus 2.5 percent and prime plus 5 percent respectively, with both options now charging only the prime rate. The move, announced earlier this year by the Liberal provincial government, was followed by a proposed elimination of all interest […]

Dearest Reader, If our fair city is not a claimant to the title of Jewel of the Pacific Northwest, that having long been vested on one among our southern neighbours, it is at least a golden flourish on the crown. And in the realms of well-worn tourist entertainment, housing market value, and a populace that […]