Men and women’s teams face off in back-to-back match-ups The men’s and women’s volleyball teams hosted Western and Windsor in back-to-back games on Jan. 23 and Jan. 24. To kick off the games, the women’s team faced the Mustangs, where the ladies fought back-and-forth for the win, besting Western in […]
Author: Alexandra Grant
Common Cents
The biggest business stories of the week The middle class has been shrinking consistently for the last 50 years; however, this was usually chalked up to more individuals climbing the ladder of success. As of 2000, this seems to have changed, as we saw more individuals falling down the ladder […]
On This Day
Date: January 29, 2001 On this day with SHAC, in January of 2001, thousands of students stormed the Indonesian parliament in protest of, then President, Abdurrahman Wahid, due to his suspected involvement in a corruption scandal. The students believed that the President was no longer acting in the interest of […]
Franc-ly speaking: the franc-euro dilemma
What you need to know about the Swiss franc The Swiss franc has been the currency to park cash in during recessionary times and Euro debt crises. Due to this, the franc’s demand during these times surges much higher than other European currencies and forces its appreciation to, at times, […]
On This Day
Date: January 22, 2001 On this day with SHAC, the British government launched their pro-vaccine campaign in which they hoped to educate the public on the benefits of vaccines. Even to this day, there are many individuals that are against vaccinating their children or themselves, as they believe that there […]
Benchmark Interest Rates Set to Increase
Potential increased costs to borrowing, first in five years For the first time in five years, the Benchmark interest rate is looking to increase, leading to higher costs of borrowing. Having sat, for the most part, at zero for the last six years, this increase, expected in the spring if […]
On this Day…
Date: January 15, 1999 On this day with SHAC in 1999, the Račak Massacre occurred in central Kosovo. During this attack on the village or Račak, perpetrated by Serbian security forces, at least 45 Kosovo Albanians were slaughtered in a mass killing that was a suspected order from Slobodan Milošević’s […]
On this Day
Date: November 27, 1966 On this day with SHAC Uruguay adopted a constitution. In the elections of Nov. 27, 1966, nearly 59 per cent of Uruguayans voted to amend the 1952 constitution, and to reestablish a presidential system of government, thus ending a 15-year experiment with the colegiado. The new constitution, […]
BC Court of Appeals Denies Lawsuit in Overturned Conviction Case
Ivan Henry exonerated but denied in civil suit for damages Ivan Henry, a wrongfully convicted 67-year-old man from British Columbia, has been released from prison after serving a sentence of 27 years. Henry was arrested at the age of 35 on May 12, 1989 in Vancouver for sexual assault, though […]
Trade Deal Revived by US – India Agreement
World Trade Organization aims to increase global trade An agreement has been reached between India and the United States in the matter of food stockpiling in India, just days before the G-20 meeting hosted in Australia. The World Trade Organization (WTO) had previously met in Bali, Indonesia to reach the […]
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