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“Inexcusable and Wrong”: Trent Students Respond to Racial Slur Used by Peterborough Mayor in Business Lecture trentarthur.ca/news/inexcusab… via @TrentArthur

Trent students are speaking out following a statement from Peterborough Mayor Jeff Leal (@MayorPtbo) which apologized for using “a racial slur that is deeply offensive and hurtful,” in a guest lecture at Trent University. trentarthur.ca/news/inexcusab…

Many @TrentUniversity students on campus were left unsure where they could vote after widespread misinformation about student voter eligibility, which was proliferated by Trent, the TCSA, and YNDP. #OntarioElection trentarthur.ca/news/on-campus…

Co-editor Evan Robins documents the full debate around @alexbierk and Keith Riel's Notice of Motion to provide emergency shelter for more than 60 people currently homeless in #ptbo. The vote was lost 4-7. trentarthur.ca/news/council-k…

Staff canceled our bi-weekly Homelessness meeting today after last night’s discussions. For months, Keith and I were told in these meetings that a shelter contract was in the works—cost per week, potential location, the whole thing. Yet, last night, staff publicly admitted: there is no plan. So which is it?

The motion to approve emergency shelter for the more than 60 people out in the cold is defeated, 4-7 with couns. Vasiliadas, Haacke, Beamer, Baldwin, Duguay, Parnell, and Mayor Jeff Leal voting against. #ptbo

“There is no question in my mind that people in this community want investment in police," says @MayorPtbo. If you've been following the budget you might note that several people came to council on November 12th to speak against exactly that. trentarthur.ca/news/put-plain…

Coun. @alexbierk exchanged words with couns. Parnell and Vasiliadas, calling a point of order on the matter. Bierk was overturned, and couns. Vasiliadas, Haacke, Beamer, Baldwin, Duguay, and Parnell, and mayor Jeff Leal voted against the additional transit funding.

"Shame" says @LairdLeod to city council after council votes down a proposal by coun. Keith Riel to fund positions for two additional transit drivers. The vote came after @donvptbo shut down debate by calling the question, closing the speakers' list and moving straight to a vote.

At city hall now, about to live-tweet your council meeting in Peterborough, Ontario.

Great article by @TrentArthur showcasing @iamjendeck's renomination💪 #YourVoteMatters🍊 #FireFord🗳 trentarthur.ca/news/ptbo-kawa…

Ian Vansegbrook attended the @NDPptbo candidate acclamation this weekend at the Lions Club. Here's what provincial candidate Jen Deck, @OntarioNDP leader @maritstilesndp, and @OFLabour President Lauren Walton had to say. trentarthur.ca/news/ptbo-kawa…

Co-editor Evan Robins reviews @basel_adra and @yuval_abraham's Oscar-nominated documentary "No Other Land," an unflinching look at the Israeli occupation of the West Bank. Screening TOMORROW @PTBOShowplace as part of ReFrame. trentarthur.ca/news/reframe-r…

Resident wrestling enthusiast reviews Regina: Queen of the Ring, the story of @That_Regina's battle for recognition in professional wrestling both in and outside of the ring. trentarthur.ca/news/reframe-r…

ReFrame Film Festival 2025 kicks off TODAY! We've teamed up with the ReFrame team to bring you some sneak peeks at the full festival lineup. Gonna post them here on X, The Everything App, and also the better, bluer app we're also on. Check it out!

Co-Editor-in-Chief, @Abbigalekernya, reflects on her years at Arthur in a heartfelt editorial as her time as editor approaches an end, and offers some advice for those wishing to take up the mantle. trentarthur.ca/news/editorial…

David King reviews Regina - Queen of the Ring in the upcoming 2025 ReFrame Film Festival. This documentary follows female wrestler Regina Rosendahl in a fascinating outsider’s perspective on wrestling promotions outside of North America and Japan. trentarthur.ca/news/reframe-r…