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Arthur Meets the Candidates for the TCSA Spring Elections

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March 18, 2025

Arthur attended the Trent Central Student Association's Meet the Candidates event for the Association's Spring General Election on March 12th, where candidates debated parking, food security, and the possibility of alternate venues for the upcoming convocation ceremony.

Traill Cabinet Claims TCSA Treats Traillites as "second-rate students" Amid Fallout of Election Misinformation

Louanne Morin

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March 10, 2025

Traill Cabinet representatives criticized the TCSA's promotion of an on-campus polling station from which Traill students were later barred from voting on February 27th as making Trail, Annex, and off-campus students feel like "an afterthought" to the Association. Graphic by Louanne Morin.

TCSA Semi-Annual General Meeting Sees Announcement of Two New Positions, High Profits in 2024

Willow Latella

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Louanne Morin

February 23, 2025

The TCSA's February 12th Semi-Annual General Meeting saw the presentation of the 2024-2025 Financial Statements, including high profits everywhere but the General Fund, and the announcement of two new positions.

Record Setting Win for Trent Men's Volleyball Team

Ian Vansegbrook

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February 4, 2025

Ian Vansegbrook continues his ongoing and faithful coverage of Trent's Volleyball teams, and delivering the exciting news that he and the team have been waiting for years to come to pass.

Local

Council Debates Potential Heritage Listings at Monday Night Council Meeting

David King

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March 18, 2025

In a meeting the bulk of whose agenda was approved on consent, Otonabee Ward councilor Lesley Parnell singled out Heritage Register listings as an item of interest, moving to remove three properties from a list of 56 presented to council for heritage designation out of fear that designation might impede potential development interests.

Friends of Bonnerworth Park Announce Change of Direction, Talk Finances at First Official Meeting as Incorporated Not-For-Profit

David King

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March 10, 2025

After months of promises, Friends of Bonnerworth Park again failed to deliver clarity to concerned residents at their first meeting March 7th. Despite retooling themselves after a failure to file an injunction in November of last year, the incorporation presented a new logistical direction and convoluted financials.

Arthur at the Polls: Dave Smith Wins Big

Ian Vansegbrook

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March 3, 2025

In the first installment of Arthur's multi-part election night coverage, Ian Elliott Vansegbrook covers Dave Smith's triumphant election night rally, and also gets slightly in trouble. Read all about a night filled with small sandwiches, seniors, and socializing, mixed in with long bouts of standing around.

National & International

Confederate Republicans

J.A. Forrester

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March 21, 2025

Let’s face it: the United States of America is now dominated by Confederate Republican politicians.

Married to the Mob: The Joker is Wild!

J.A. Forrester

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March 13, 2025

Community contributor J.A. Forrester takes a deep dive into the family history, oligarchy, and tactics of the current American president to ask the question, "Who created Donald Trump?"

Robinson Superior Treaty Annuity Case to Return to Court After Six Months of Negotiations

Kiki Paterson

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February 7, 2025

Twelve Anishinaabe First Nations north of Lake Superior will seek an honourable court- imposed resolution after rejecting a $3.6 billion offer from the Crown as compensation for their failure to uphold treaty promises.

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