On October 26, ex-host and co-creator of CBC Radio’s Q, Jian Ghomeshi was fired following allegations of sexual violence from three anonymous women. As more details have trickled out, the Ghomeshi case has become difficult for me to stomach.
For the past decade, November has served as a month of awareness regarding prostate exams. “Movember,” as the month is nicknamed, sees men each year grow moustaches to raise money and help seek better cures for prostate cancer.
On October 30, after a months-long debate, Trinity Western Law School was turned down by the BC Law Society as an accredited law school.
Since news broke of CBC’s decision to fire Jian Ghomeshi on October 26, there have been a number of developments. Here is a condensed timeline highlighting specific events up to November 1.
This past weekend, members of an Abbotsford-based occult group successfully animated what they’re calling “straw feminists.” Made from bundles of straw and appearing stereotypically feminine, the group hopes to use moral panic to their advantage this Halloween.
Gamergate is a movement-of-sorts that has been ongoing since mid-August. The term “Gamergate” was coined by actor Adam Baldwin, a vocal supporter of Gamergate.
The David Lam campus will be the venue for Douglas’ 2014 Tri-Cities All-Candidates Forum. The forum allows students, faculty, and members of the public to meet and talk one-on-one with various candidates
On October 20, the family of Slocan shooter Peter de Groot spoke out for the first time at a press conference.
On the morning of October 22, Hamilton resident Michael Zehaf-Bibeau, a lone gunman, approached the National War Memorial at Parliament Hill and killed Corporal Nathan Cirillo.
Canada Post has begun shifting over to community mailboxes as of October 20. Over the next five years, home delivery of mail via Canada Post is to be obsolete.
