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This #RemembranceDay, we remember two WWI amputees—George Hincks and Marshall McDougall—who hiked 2,000 km to challenge ableism and raise awareness for disabled veterans.
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November 11, 2025 at 2:28 PM
This #RemembranceDay, we remember two WWI amputees—George Hincks and Marshall McDougall—who hiked 2,000 km to challenge ableism and raise awareness for disabled veterans.
Read their story 👉 news.westernu.ca/2025/11/war-...
#WesternU #DisabilityRights #LestWeForget @westernuhistory.bsky.social
Read their story 👉 news.westernu.ca/2025/11/war-...
#WesternU #DisabilityRights #LestWeForget @westernuhistory.bsky.social
Tomorrow we honour Remembrance Day—a time to remember and reflect. History must not be deleted. Read about Western’s High School History Day 2025: www.ssc.uwo.ca/news/2025/in...
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November 10, 2025 at 9:08 PM
Tomorrow we honour Remembrance Day—a time to remember and reflect. History must not be deleted. Read about Western’s High School History Day 2025: www.ssc.uwo.ca/news/2025/in...
#WesternU #RemembranceDay #HistoryDay @westernuhistory.bsky.social
#WesternU #RemembranceDay #HistoryDay @westernuhistory.bsky.social
DAN Management and Organizational Studies professor Geraint Harvey joined CBC’s Afternoon Drive to discuss how the U.S. government shutdown could affect Canadian air travellers. Listen to the full segment here: www.cbc.ca/listen/live-...
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November 10, 2025 at 6:08 PM
DAN Management and Organizational Studies professor Geraint Harvey joined CBC’s Afternoon Drive to discuss how the U.S. government shutdown could affect Canadian air travellers. Listen to the full segment here: www.cbc.ca/listen/live-...
St. Thomas Today featured a Remembrance Day project led by History professor Jonathan Vance, showcasing displays of World War I postcards at local libraries and museums. A meaningful tribute connecting communities through history. 🇨🇦🕊️
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What’s good in St. Thomas and Elgin? A personal look at Canadian soldiers and their efforts in the First World War through postcards
A Western University history professor's First World War postcard project is being employed in communities, sc...
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November 10, 2025 at 6:07 PM
St. Thomas Today featured a Remembrance Day project led by History professor Jonathan Vance, showcasing displays of World War I postcards at local libraries and museums. A meaningful tribute connecting communities through history. 🇨🇦🕊️
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History postdoc researcher Eric Story is uncovering the remarkable 1923 journey of George Hincks and Marshall McDougall — two disabled WWI veterans who hiked over 2,000 km to raise awareness of veterans’ challenges after the war. Featured by CTV Winnipeg: www.ctvnews.ca/winnipeg/art...
‘History that’s been overlooked’: The First World War amputees who walked across Canada
Nearly 60 years before Terry Fox’s famous cross-Canada journey, a pair of First World War veterans attempted a similar feat.
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November 10, 2025 at 6:05 PM
History postdoc researcher Eric Story is uncovering the remarkable 1923 journey of George Hincks and Marshall McDougall — two disabled WWI veterans who hiked over 2,000 km to raise awareness of veterans’ challenges after the war. Featured by CTV Winnipeg: www.ctvnews.ca/winnipeg/art...
The Hamilton Spectator highlights St. Marys Museum’s upcoming exhibit, “Between the Lines: Stories & Signals of World War I,” adapted from an original display created by history student Bailey Ashton. Read more here: www.thespec.com/news/canada/...
St. Marys Museum to open ‘Between the Lines: Stories & Signals of World War I’ Nov. 11
The St. Marys Museum will unveil a brand-new exhibit in its military gallery on Remembrance Day focused on communication during the First World War, both from the battle front and
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November 10, 2025 at 5:58 PM
The Hamilton Spectator highlights St. Marys Museum’s upcoming exhibit, “Between the Lines: Stories & Signals of World War I,” adapted from an original display created by history student Bailey Ashton. Read more here: www.thespec.com/news/canada/...
The Hamilton Spectator featured A Bow Forged in Ash, new poetry collection by Melissa Powless Day, PhD candidate in Indigenous education & chair of Western’s Indigenous Writers’ Circle, exploring cultural & physical reclamation through Indigenous language. www.thespec.com/news/canada/...
Poet examines cultural, physical reclamation through Indigenous language
Part of Melissa Powless Day’s reclamation journey is her language, which she sprinkles throughout her newest poetry collection A Bow Forged in Ash.
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November 10, 2025 at 5:57 PM
The Hamilton Spectator featured A Bow Forged in Ash, new poetry collection by Melissa Powless Day, PhD candidate in Indigenous education & chair of Western’s Indigenous Writers’ Circle, exploring cultural & physical reclamation through Indigenous language. www.thespec.com/news/canada/...
Ahead of Remembrance Day, Eric Story, history postdoc spoke with Sarah Crosbie on QR 770 Calgary about George Hincks and Marshall McDougall, amputees who walked across Canada after losing limbs in the Great War. 🎖️
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November 10, 2025 at 5:47 PM
Ahead of Remembrance Day, Eric Story, history postdoc spoke with Sarah Crosbie on QR 770 Calgary about George Hincks and Marshall McDougall, amputees who walked across Canada after losing limbs in the Great War. 🎖️
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Sociology professor Laura Huey shared expert insight in a front-page National Post story on the flow of fentanyl from Canada into the U.S. The article has since been republished across Postmedia outlets nationwide. Read more: nationalpost.com/news/canada/...
'Manufactured crisis': Fentanyl seized at Canadian border by U.S. authorities plummets
After a brief spike in the volume of fentanyl seized in April and May, the numbers have plummeted to their lowest level since 2023.
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November 10, 2025 at 4:59 PM
Sociology professor Laura Huey shared expert insight in a front-page National Post story on the flow of fentanyl from Canada into the U.S. The article has since been republished across Postmedia outlets nationwide. Read more: nationalpost.com/news/canada/...
Political Science professor Matt Lebo shared his insights with Global National on the outcomes of recent U.S. state and local elections, offering context on what the results could mean moving forward. Watch the full story here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=_9wA...
Global National: Nov. 5, 2025 | Floor-crosser hints more Conservative MPs could defect to Liberals
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November 10, 2025 at 4:58 PM
Political Science professor Matt Lebo shared his insights with Global National on the outcomes of recent U.S. state and local elections, offering context on what the results could mean moving forward. Watch the full story here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=_9wA...
CTV News shared a Canadian Press story featuring insights from DAN Management professor Geraint Harvey on how U.S. government shutdown–related flight cancellations could affect Canadian travellers. ✈️🇨🇦
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Canadian travellers to feel effect of U.S. flight cuts caused by government shutdown
Some Canadian travellers bound for America will see cancelled flights and delayed itineraries as the U.S. government shutdown puts pressure on the country’s aviation network, prompting regulators to s...
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November 10, 2025 at 3:42 PM
CTV News shared a Canadian Press story featuring insights from DAN Management professor Geraint Harvey on how U.S. government shutdown–related flight cancellations could affect Canadian travellers. ✈️🇨🇦
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Meet Our Students: Celebrating Success Stories
BMOS student Macayla Silver shines as a leader in DAN Management and the Social Science Soph Team, inspiring peers through involvement, advising, and community.👉https://ssc.uwo.ca/meetourstars/celebrating_student_stories_macayla_silver.html
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BMOS student Macayla Silver shines as a leader in DAN Management and the Social Science Soph Team, inspiring peers through involvement, advising, and community.👉https://ssc.uwo.ca/meetourstars/celebrating_student_stories_macayla_silver.html
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November 7, 2025 at 8:00 PM
Meet Our Students: Celebrating Success Stories
BMOS student Macayla Silver shines as a leader in DAN Management and the Social Science Soph Team, inspiring peers through involvement, advising, and community.👉https://ssc.uwo.ca/meetourstars/celebrating_student_stories_macayla_silver.html
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BMOS student Macayla Silver shines as a leader in DAN Management and the Social Science Soph Team, inspiring peers through involvement, advising, and community.👉https://ssc.uwo.ca/meetourstars/celebrating_student_stories_macayla_silver.html
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Sociology professor Patrick Denice shared insights with The Washington Post on why more U.S. students are pursuing double majors. A strategy to boost job security and stand out in a competitive market. Read the full story here: www.washingtonpost.com/education/20...
More students are double-majoring out of fear they won’t be able to get jobs
Having two majors “gives you a competitive edge,” undergrads say.
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November 5, 2025 at 6:58 PM
Sociology professor Patrick Denice shared insights with The Washington Post on why more U.S. students are pursuing double majors. A strategy to boost job security and stand out in a competitive market. Read the full story here: www.washingtonpost.com/education/20...
CBC London reported on City Council’s vote in favour of a proposed pay raise, noting that Political Science professor Martin Horak, King’s EDID Advisor Jennifer Slay, and USC Government Services Manager Dane Ferry served on the Compensation Task Force. www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
London councillors vote for 35% pay raise for next term | CBC News
City politicians have voted to increase pay for councillors starting next term, a nod to an increased workload as London's population continues to grow.
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November 5, 2025 at 6:53 PM
CBC London reported on City Council’s vote in favour of a proposed pay raise, noting that Political Science professor Martin Horak, King’s EDID Advisor Jennifer Slay, and USC Government Services Manager Dane Ferry served on the Compensation Task Force. www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
Western grad and Nobel Prize winner Peter Howitt, MA’69, reflects on his career & economic insights in a new Q&A with The Logic. Howitt was a former Western faculty member for nearly 25 years.
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What’s worrying Canada’s Nobel Prize-winning economist - The Logic
Peter Howitt won a Nobel for modelling creative destruction. These days he’s thinking about the trade war, AI and competition.
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November 5, 2025 at 6:49 PM
Western grad and Nobel Prize winner Peter Howitt, MA’69, reflects on his career & economic insights in a new Q&A with The Logic. Howitt was a former Western faculty member for nearly 25 years.
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Western’s Aviation Management program helped raise $50K for @unitedwayemca.bsky.social at YXU’s first-ever Plane Pull! Thanks to Jazz Aviation, Brown Beattie O’Donovan, MFC Training & all volunteers for making it a success!💜
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November 4, 2025 at 6:17 PM
Western’s Aviation Management program helped raise $50K for @unitedwayemca.bsky.social at YXU’s first-ever Plane Pull! Thanks to Jazz Aviation, Brown Beattie O’Donovan, MFC Training & all volunteers for making it a success!💜
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#SocialScience #JazzAviation #MFCTraining @westernu.ca
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#SocialScience #JazzAviation #MFCTraining @westernu.ca
Western’s Aviation Management program helped raise $50K for @unitedwayemca.bsky.social at YXU’s first-ever Plane Pull! Thanks to Jazz Aviation, Brown Beattie O’Donovan, MFC Training & all volunteers for making it a success!💜
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#SocialScience #JazzAviation #MFCTraining @westernu.ca
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#SocialScience #JazzAviation #MFCTraining @westernu.ca
November 4, 2025 at 6:17 PM
Western’s Aviation Management program helped raise $50K for @unitedwayemca.bsky.social at YXU’s first-ever Plane Pull! Thanks to Jazz Aviation, Brown Beattie O’Donovan, MFC Training & all volunteers for making it a success!💜
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#SocialScience #JazzAviation #MFCTraining @westernu.ca
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#SocialScience #JazzAviation #MFCTraining @westernu.ca
History & Indigenous Studies prof Cody Groat spoke with APTN National News about the repatriation of Indigenous artifacts from the Vatican through a church-to-church transfer. An important discussion on heritage, reconciliation, and responsibility: www.aptnnews.ca/videos/assis...
Assistant professor Cody Groat talks recent news from the Vatican - APTN News
Assistant professor in the departments of history and Indigenous studies program at Western University; talks...
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November 4, 2025 at 2:26 PM
History & Indigenous Studies prof Cody Groat spoke with APTN National News about the repatriation of Indigenous artifacts from the Vatican through a church-to-church transfer. An important discussion on heritage, reconciliation, and responsibility: www.aptnnews.ca/videos/assis...
Johanna Weststar, Associate Prof in DAN Department of Management & Organizational Studies, co-authored a Conversation article analyzing how the US$55 billion Electronic Arts takeover could reshape the video game industry and impact its workers.
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What the US$55 billion Electronic Arts takeover means for video game workers and the industry
The acquisition of EA for US$55 billion is a continuation of similar consolidation trends that have been seen across the creative sector, including music, film and television.
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November 4, 2025 at 2:24 PM
Johanna Weststar, Associate Prof in DAN Department of Management & Organizational Studies, co-authored a Conversation article analyzing how the US$55 billion Electronic Arts takeover could reshape the video game industry and impact its workers.
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Congrats to Western’s Renee Guerville (BSc’25)—regional winner in the 2025 Global Undergraduate Awards! 💜 Her research explores sensory processing in children with Autism and ADHD.
🔗https://international.uwo.ca/spotlights/2025/undergrad_award_renee_guerville.html
#WesternU #GlobalUndergraduateAwards
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November 3, 2025 at 6:10 PM
Congrats to Western’s Renee Guerville (BSc’25)—regional winner in the 2025 Global Undergraduate Awards! 💜 Her research explores sensory processing in children with Autism and ADHD.
🔗https://international.uwo.ca/spotlights/2025/undergrad_award_renee_guerville.html
#WesternU #GlobalUndergraduateAwards
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Following game seven of the World Series, CBC News Network interviewed Political Science PhD candidate Noah Vanderhoeven about how the Toronto Blue Jays fostered a sense of national unity across Canada. Watch both segments here: iqmediacorp.com/ExternalIfra...
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November 3, 2025 at 3:34 PM
Following game seven of the World Series, CBC News Network interviewed Political Science PhD candidate Noah Vanderhoeven about how the Toronto Blue Jays fostered a sense of national unity across Canada. Watch both segments here: iqmediacorp.com/ExternalIfra...
The Western Gazette recapped the Joanne Goodman Lecture Series symposium, where experts reflected on the state of democracy. History prof & event organizer Frank Schumacher shared insights on lessons from the past & challenges of today’s political climate: westerngazette.ca/culture/from...
From past to present: The state of democracy
Western celebrated the 50th anniversary of its annual lecture series, the Joanne Goodman Lectures, last month. Its topic? The state of democracy.
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November 3, 2025 at 2:48 PM
The Western Gazette recapped the Joanne Goodman Lecture Series symposium, where experts reflected on the state of democracy. History prof & event organizer Frank Schumacher shared insights on lessons from the past & challenges of today’s political climate: westerngazette.ca/culture/from...
Yahoo News republished a Conversation article by Western History prof Oleksa Drachewych, examining why meetings between former U.S. President Donald Trump & Russian President Vladimir Putin were called off, and what that reveals about U.S.-Russia relations: ca.news.yahoo.com/trump-putin-...
October 31, 2025 at 1:11 PM
Yahoo News republished a Conversation article by Western History prof Oleksa Drachewych, examining why meetings between former U.S. President Donald Trump & Russian President Vladimir Putin were called off, and what that reveals about U.S.-Russia relations: ca.news.yahoo.com/trump-putin-...
History researcher Cayley Bower was quoted in Canada’s History Magazine discussing the legacy of Victorian-era garden cemeteries — spaces that blended nature, remembrance, and design to reflect evolving attitudes toward death and mourning. 🌿⚰️Read here: www.canadashistory.ca/explore/busi...
Death's Door - Canada's History
Victorian cemeteries and the rise of the funeral business in Canada.
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October 31, 2025 at 1:08 PM
History researcher Cayley Bower was quoted in Canada’s History Magazine discussing the legacy of Victorian-era garden cemeteries — spaces that blended nature, remembrance, and design to reflect evolving attitudes toward death and mourning. 🌿⚰️Read here: www.canadashistory.ca/explore/busi...
Meet Our Students: Celebrating Success Stories
From a Co-op with the Ontario Liberal Party to founding WULA & leading the Leadership and Democracy Lab, Devon Jarovi is shaping his future in politics.
🔗https://ssc.uwo.ca/meetourstars/celebrating_student_stories_devon_jarovi.html
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From a Co-op with the Ontario Liberal Party to founding WULA & leading the Leadership and Democracy Lab, Devon Jarovi is shaping his future in politics.
🔗https://ssc.uwo.ca/meetourstars/celebrating_student_stories_devon_jarovi.html
#WesternU
October 30, 2025 at 2:05 PM
Meet Our Students: Celebrating Success Stories
From a Co-op with the Ontario Liberal Party to founding WULA & leading the Leadership and Democracy Lab, Devon Jarovi is shaping his future in politics.
🔗https://ssc.uwo.ca/meetourstars/celebrating_student_stories_devon_jarovi.html
#WesternU
From a Co-op with the Ontario Liberal Party to founding WULA & leading the Leadership and Democracy Lab, Devon Jarovi is shaping his future in politics.
🔗https://ssc.uwo.ca/meetourstars/celebrating_student_stories_devon_jarovi.html
#WesternU