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"Young poet, young boxer, a lover." That's how Nicous D'Andre Spring's loved ones remember him: tall, kind and creative.In the freezing rain, a crowd of hundreds gathered in front of McGill University’s Roddick Gates on February 10 to protest the death of Montrealer Nicous D’Andre Spring, who died from injuries sustained while he was illegally incarcerated at Montreal’s Bordeaux Jail on December 24, 2022, according to reports from the CBC. He was 21 years old.

A Canadian law school’s unusual apology to one of its law students has gone viral after it was posted to Twitter last week.

  MONTREAL -- After repeated demands and bouts of vandalism, McGill University has removed a statue of the school’s namesake James McGill. The university says it was removed from the school’s lower campus Friday after last week's act of vandalism added to previous damage. McGill (1744-1813) was a Scottish merchant who immigrated to Canada and became a furs and ammunition merchant. During his lifetime, McGill owned at least five Black and Indigenous slaves. A McGill spokesperson told CTV News the statue is being repaired and will remain out of the public eye indefinitely. Once it’...

McGill kicked off its bicentennial (1821-2021) celebrations on March 31 by broadcasting its centrepiece event, “Celebrate 200: Launching Our 3rd Century,” live from the university’s bicentennial website. Laurent Duvernay-Tardif, MD ‘18, a frontline healthcare worker and professional football player, and Heleena De Oliveira, U3 Arts and president of the Black Students’ Network (BSN), hosted the event and also took part in 200-second challenges dispersed throughout the program. In her opening remarks, De Oliveira recognized Shakorennawis Doxtador-Swamp, Oneida and Bear Clan, who perfo...