By Karen Nickel Dialog contributor Faculty represented by the Ontario Public Service Employees Union (OPSEU) and the College Employer Council (CEC) negotiated for three months to reach an agreement on a contract that covers the 2012 – 2014 school period. A strike vote by the union was set for Sept. 10, then the CEC’s called…
By Tim Groves Special to the Dialog TORONTO—In late July, hundreds of First Nations chiefs from across the country backed a moratorium on mining and development in an area of Northern Ontario known as the “Ring of Fire.” They also called for the eviction of companies operating in the mineral rich area, which…
By Preeteesh Peetabh Singh Dialog reporter One who says that they have never cheated in life is lying. Let’s face it, we all have done it at some point in life, it may be during a soccer game, speeding or running a red light, copying music from the internet, making excuses about why you…
By Preeteesh Peetabh Singh Dialog reporter Moving to a new country to study can be an immensely riveting, life-defining experience. It’s the hope of a better future that lures students to make the shift. Propelling one’s knowledge base in a wider horizon through quality education is an important factor too. The scope of international education…
By Preeteesh Peetabh Singh Dialog reporter The Huskies took on the College of Charleston Cougars, a National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division I team from South Carolina, United States, in an exhibition basketball game on Aug. 11. The pre-season game was played at the Alex Barbier Gym in the St. James campus of George…
By Mick Sweetman Managing editor Students are starting school this year in colleges across Ontario as the union representing faculty at the 24 colleges is drawing towards the deadline for a negotiated settlement with Colleges Ontario. The Ontario Public Service Employees Union is the union representing more than 10,000 faculty members at colleges across Ontario….
By Dani Feraday Dialog reporter September, when you think of it, is it the start of classes that come to mind or maybe the end of long, sunny, summer days? No matter what your idea of September is, it also means frosh week. Another school year is about to start and along with it another…
