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The McGill Daily
The McGill Daily is the student newspaper of McGill University.
- Institution
- McGill University
- Region
- Montréal
- Language
- English
- Official website
- https://www.mcgilldaily.com/
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Latest articles
Latest article: September 21, 2026 at 08:00 a.m.
- The UCI Road World Championships: Where Excitement Meets Inconvenience
Road closures began on September 5 in preparation for the Grand Prix Cycliste , which occurred on September 13. With the Road World Championships occurring from September 20 to 27, accessibility barriers and mobility challenges have become a topic of discussion. Read more →
- Victoryland: The Selfish Pursuit of Perfect Music
The “perfect” song à la Victoryland can still be deeply authentic, especially in its lyrical content. Using a catchy, danceable pop beat to propose deeper or more psychological themes is something they share with LCD Soundsystem. While the New York band is firmly “alternative,” it’s hard not to dance to singles like the aptly titled “Dance Yrself Clean,” regardless of your musical background. … Read more →
- I Agree (But I Don’t Understand): The Legitimacy of Consent in Today’s Digital Ecosystem
Be honest — have you ever read, I mean really, read, Apple’s Terms and Conditions before updating your phone? Chances are, you haven’t. It’s not your fault if you’ve tried (and failed) to understand beyond the first sentence. In fact, most people spend less than a minute perusing the terms before clicking “I agree.” These documents are notoriously dense … Read more →
- Can Montreal Still Afford the title of Student City?
McGill itself recommends Milton-Parc, downtown, and the Lower Plateau for students who want to stay close to campus, while pointing students looking to save money towards neighbourhoods such as Verdun, NDG, Hochelaga, Villeray and Parc-Extension. The latter set of options are farther away and are therefore cheaper at the cost of a longer commute. Read more →
- Two Decades After the Tragedy
September 13 marks twenty years since the 2006 shooting at the Dawson College CEGEP, where one student was killed and 19 others were injured. Two decades later, families and survivors are citing the anniversary to argue that Canada’s legal approach to gun control remains unresolved. Read more →
- AI and the ‘Syllabus Effect’
Jahn recently published an opinion piece in The Globe and Mail, entitled: “ Universities should stop treating AI as a cheating problem .” She cites a 2026 study from the Higher Education Policy Institute at Oxford , which found that 94 per cent of UK undergraduate students use generative AI to aid with school work. Moreover, KPMG Canada found last fall that … Read more →
- McGill Students Demand an Academic Boycott of Israeli Institution Partnership
While the exchange program fact sheet for the 2026-2027 exchange year is available on the McGill Abroad website, the page notes that “Travel to Israel is currently not permitted as the region is a Level 3: Avoid non-essential travel on Canada’s Travel Advisories . As per McGill’s policy, students are not allowed to travel to Level 3 and 4 destinations.” The … Read more →
- The Art of Losing Listeners
Making music that deviates from the norm is a deliberate craft. Commercial success in the music industry can often be crafted from a set of predetermined components that have been shown to work. There are identical melodies in hundreds of songs topping the charts (such as the pervasive “Gen Alpha melody” ). Read more →
- A (Not-So) Montreal Story
New York City is the City That Never Sleeps. Paris is the City of Light. Chicago is the Windy City. And, according to Chandler Levack’s Mile End Kicks (2025) , Montreal is a City To Waste Away In, before maturing to the Big Kid City: Toronto. Read more →
- El Niño: Back and Stronger than Ever
Now, El Niño is a natural phenomenon, and scientists state that it has been occurring for centuries. In the 1600s, locals in Peru noticed tropical fish coming into their seas every couple of years. Although at the time they couldn’t name it, this event was the result of El Niño. This raises the question: if El Niño has been happening for so long, why are we talking about this specific one so much? … Read more →
- A Life-Changing Experience”: Student-Led Organization Welcomes Refugee Students to Mc Gil
Good People is an article series highlighting McGill students doing community-oriented work on and around campus. Because it’s important to celebrate good people doing good things. The World University Service of Canada’s Student Refugee Program is a unique initiative that combines refugee resettlement with access to higher education. Founded in the 1920s, World University Service of Canada (WUSC) … Read more →
- What’s it Like to Run Move-In Weekend?
As the school year is set in motion, first years, returning undergrads, and graduate students alike flood McGill’s residences on move-in day. Behind the scenes are current McGill students known as Residence Life Facilitators (RLFs) who facilitate move-in and residence life. The Daily interviewed two RLFs who currently work at New Residence Hall (NRH) to discuss managing the stress of moving in. … Read more →