Canada
Canadians’ understanding of consent has dropped
The results of a recent survey from the Canadian Women’s Foundation suggest most Canadians don’t fully understand consent. The survey presented people with various scenarios, asking if they were consensual, “just so that we knew whether Canadians understood the situations under which people can and cannot give consent,” said Anu Dugal. She’s the director of community initiatives and…
Read MoreStudents head to polls
For the first time in over 50 years, students and youth make up the largest voting bloc in the upcoming federal election.
Read MoreParty time!
Still don’t know who to vote for? Here is the Dalhousie Gazette’s guide to federal parties.
Read MoreNo increased cap on tuition hikes
NS Government and the Council of Nova Scotia University Presidents have unveiled a new five-year deal on university funding in the province. No changes to the three per cent tuition cap.
Read MoreInaccess-A-Bus
Halifax Transit’s accesible services are not enough. Advocate Brian George says “someone who’s able-bodied doesn’t necessarily know what we need.”
Read MoreNew street signs at Sexton
Dalhousie announced new campus street names that honour two Nova Scotians, Da Costa Row and Norma Eddy Lane, on Sexton Campus.
Read MoreDavid Suzuki weighs in on Climate Week and more
Climate Week kicked off last Friday with world-wide protests. In Halifax, David Suzuki shared his thoughts on climate action and young people involved.
Read MoreLiving with Crohn’s
Jason Isaacs is 26 years old and studies clinical psychology at Dal. He is one of 10 Canadian students awarded with the Crohn’s and Colitis Scholarship.
Read MoreDal’s Cuba program loses its pioneer and pilot
After joining Dalhousie University in 1989, Marian MacKinnon retired at the end of the last school year. A 30-year staff member of the faculty of Arts and Sciences, MacKinnon spent the majority of her time in the department of International Development Studies. She left behind a legacy of impacting people and their education. A lot…
Read MoreFighting the rising opioid crisis
Editor’s note: This article discusses drug abuse, the opioid crisis and overdose. A national report released in June states that 4,460 deaths occurred in 2018 due to opioids. In Canada, 20 per cent of accidental opioid-related deaths (most commonly accidental overdose) happened to people aged 20 to 29. In Nova Scotia, this number was higher at 25…
Read MoreDal apologizes to Black Nova Scotians for its racist history
On Sept. 5, Dalhousie University made history by officially acknowledging the anti-Black racism imbedded into the institution by its founding father George Ramsay, the ninth Earl of Dalhousie. A reception was held in honour of the completion of the Report on Lord Dalhousie’s History on Slavery and Race, commissioned in 2016 by Dal’s Senate Chair Kevin…
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