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Black Friday Blowout Campus 

Black Friday Blowout

This time around, it is our turn to give back! For many, Black Friday is the best occasion to thank the community they serve. Here at Jake’s Co-op, we are more than grateful to have the chance to accompany our students, teachers and service personnel through their week and perhaps make things a bit easier for them. Whenever you forget your calculator at home, right before an exam or when you take the decision to show your school pride by acquiring a Vanier hoodie, we are here to make sure…

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Jack.org is here for your mental support! Campus 

Jack.org is here for your mental support!

Do you want to find a safe place to talk about your feelings? Do you want help to help people raise awareness about mental health? Do you want to participate in activities to socialize and boost your morale? Jack.org is here for you! Jack.org is Canada’s only charity training and empowering young leaders to revolutionize mental health. Jack.org was founded to prevent the rise of suicidal thoughts in youth across the country. All leaders are trained to talk, present and raise awareness and dismantle barriers to ensure positive mental health…

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Get into the spirit of giving while on campus Campus 

Get into the spirit of giving while on campus

With the Holiday season approaching, the Vanier Key Society and I have launched a fundraiser this November. This fundraiser is for the Shoe Box Project. The Shoe Box Project is a non-profit organization that gives back to women impacted by homelessness through gift-filled shoeboxes. These small gifts are a way to remind them just how valuable they are. Additionally, it is a great way to share compassion, empathy and kindness with women in shelters. Although we’ve already had our bake sale, you can still get involved! We encourage you to…

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Are you on BookTok? Entertainment 

Are you on BookTok?

While quarantine is officially over and things are starting to get back to normal, many people forget the simple hobbies they adopted to keep themselves busy. For some, it was baking, watching shows with family, knitting, and for others, it was getting back into reading for fun. Anyone who has TikTok knows that there are many different so-called “versions” of it, depending on the type of content you enjoy. Trends will come and go, but something that has stuck is a way for people to identify which version of TikTok…

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Celebrating 100 years of Culture Entertainment 

Celebrating 100 years of Culture

A really special institution in Montreal is blowing its one-hundred candles. To mark its centenary, the McCord Museum will permit its visitors to access all facilities and exhibitions for free from October 13th, 2021, until January 19th, 2022. This offer is open to all Quebec residents – proof of residence is needed. There are exhibitions for all tastes, ranging from fashion to Indigenous art and city talks. The exhibit Chapleau, Profession: Cartoonist, is worth visiting as over 150 illustrations are presented. Being a pop culture time capsule, it permits visitors…

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Is there a shadow tax haven within the world’s most powerful financial centers? News 

Is there a shadow tax haven within the world’s most powerful financial centers?

Tax havens can be utilized by businesses to benefit from the low taxation rates for foreign investors. However, they can also be used to hide an individual’s personal wealth as well as tax avoidance. Through the work of the International Consortium of Investigative Journalists (ICIJ), close to 12 million documents, including emails, bank statements, and passport copies, have been leaked regarding the flow of money and property in this shadow economy.  These documents, known as the Pandora Papers, expose the hidden financial affairs of the world’s ultra-rich, who have been…

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Montreal Municipal Elections – What You Need to Know News 

Montreal Municipal Elections – What You Need to Know

On November 7, Montrealers will go to the polls and cast their ballot on who will run their city and boroughs. Here at the VCSA Insider, we have summarized on who are the candidates running across the city. Valérie Plante – The Incumbent Valérie Plante made history in 2017 when she was as the first female elected mayor of Montréal. Plante, then a relatively unknown politician, defeated one-term mayor Denis Coderre and her party Projet Montréal took control of City Council. Plante’s term as mayor has been marked by her…

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Killing reality Spook the Insider 

Killing reality

Some people see their beloved ones in their dreams or those who they lost. A few are visualizing their greatest fears, their past or perhaps imagine their future. Others don’t remember their nightmares at all. Dreams always intrigued people who tried to find a hidden meaning to them.  Elora was almost 20 years old. She was studying criminology and serving her internship at a local prison. When her roommate Phil asked her what she feared the most, she answered: “my dreams.” He suspiciously looked at her and probably thought that…

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Tristan’s Fall Arts 

Tristan’s Fall

TW: depictions of depression and suicide    They say that autumn is the most beautiful season on Earth. Tristan didn’t think that way. Ever since he started high school, something terrible always struck him in the fall. As a freshman, Tristan lost both of his parents. As a sophomore, he failed in nearly all of his classes. As a junior, he failed to qualify for the trivia team. Tristan is convinced that he is always cursed in autumn. No matter how hard he tried to overcome his superstition, life would…

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The Echoing Whisper Spook the Insider 

The Echoing Whisper

I was an ordinary man, like any other man. I had my usual schedule: waking up, going to work, coming back and doing it all again the next day. I kissed my wife, Mia, and went off to work. Each day, more boring than the last, I was a factory worker and laboured about 60 hours a week which caused me to basically live at my job. As a basic guy, I loved my wife and hated my job, but I had to do what was necessary to keep my…

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