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International News Desk – At Home: Sloppy storage of guns, drugs widespread at border service – In Foreign News: War in Gaza brings rise in domestic abuse

At Home: Sloppy storage of guns, drugs widespread at border service The Canada Border Services Agency may be good at seizing contraband, but ?sloppy? practices at most of their storage facilities continue to be a problem. The latest report into the Canada Border Services Agency found issues with access to contraband such as weapons and… Read more »

Click of the Wrist – Wild Life

With over half the world’s population now living in urban jungles, we don’t give much thought to daily life in the other kind of jungle: the wild kind. Here’s a look at the rich (and sometimes surprising) world outside the city limits. Monkeyshines These intoxicated gorillas may look like they’d be right at home on… Read more »

Education News – New website helps students cram

University Junction aims to link students from 56 campuses MONTREAL (CUP) ? A new note-sharing website is hoping to create an online academic community that will provide students with accurate information on courses, exam notes, and tutoring services. UniversityJunction.com is a free site created by a group of recent McGill University graduates who were frustrated… Read more »

Did You Know? – AU Library 2.0

If you still think libraries are dusty places with stern librarians, you might be surprised when you check out AU’s Library 2.0 Along with all the regular features of the library, they’ve added some great new tools to help you find exactly what You’re looking for. One popular feature is the LibX Toolbar?just follow the… Read more »

On the Hill – Lest We Forget

As the Globe and Mail pointed out this week, Canadian taxpayers ?shelled out nearly $270,000? last July for the change-of-command ceremony that bid farewell to General Rick Hillier, the country’s former chief of defence. Details of the expenses include $4,035 for a 21-gun salute, $23,101 for an aerial display by the Canadian Snowbirds, and $3,137… Read more »

AUSU AGM 2009

If you didn’t make it to the AUSU AGM 2009, you missed a great chance to catch up on all the work your council’s been doing?as well as the opportunity to chat with councillors and ask questions about anything that might be on your mind. The Voice was there to bring you the highlights, and… Read more »

International News Desk – At Home: Bay Street and Aboriginal merger creates largest Canadian farming operation – In Foreign News: US House of Representatives expands wilderness protection

At Home: Bay Street and Aboriginal merger creates largest Canadian farming operation The launch of a vast one-million-acre farming operation was announced in Saskatoon on March 26 by a partnership once seen as unlikely: Bay Street investors and Aboriginal leaders. As the Globe and Mail reports, a group of chiefs from Alberta and Saskatchewan announced… Read more »

Porkpie Hat – A Plague of Angels

So there’s this man who finds himself middle-aged, middle class, middle-of-the-road, living in the middle of Middle America. He knows his place, his way, his precise location, because he has GPS and satellite signals, and echolocation. He has route maps and instructions. He has a glowing box of dreams he keeps in the corner of… Read more »