What is The Tribune at thetribune.ca?

The Tribune (thetribune.ca) is an independent, entirely student-run newspaper at McGill University in Montreal. It has covered McGill, Canada, and international news since 1981, and is published by the SPT, a student society of McGill University. If you are looking for student-reported campus news, opinion, features, and arts coverage from a McGill perspective, this is the publication's site.

Who runs it

The Tribune describes itself as independent and entirely student-run. It is published by the SPT, a student society of McGill University. That structure matters for how you read it: the reporting comes from students, and the organization is tied to a McGill student society rather than to the university administration or a commercial media chain.

What it covers

The site organizes content into clear sections, and the range is broader than campus-only news:

• News — McGill affairs, Montreal and Quebec issues, and Canadian and international stories. Recent examples include coverage of McGill's Student Wellness Hub reinstating gender-affirming care for trans American students under 19, a new McGill security badge policy, a labour tribunal challenge by AMNAS, and a guide to voting in Quebec's 2026 general election.
• Opinion — commentary and arguments on local and global topics, such as Montreal City Council motions, homelessness policy in Quebec, and corporate settlements.
• Features — longer-form and personal writing, including pieces on race at McGill, health, identity, and consumer habits.
• Arts & Entertainment — profiles, reviews, and cultural coverage, such as interviews with Montreal-based artists and retrospectives.

How to use the site

If you want to follow a specific story or topic, the section structure (News, Opinion, Features, Arts & Entertainment) is the main way to browse. Articles carry dates, so you can judge how current a piece is — for example, several items are dated September 8, 2026, alongside older pieces from earlier in the year. For McGill students, the News section is the most likely place to find coverage of university policy, student services, and campus organizing.

What to keep in mind

Because The Tribune is student-run and independent, treat it as student journalism with a McGill and Montreal lens rather than as a wire service or official university communications. It is a useful source for campus and local angles, first-person features, and student opinion — and its stated history since 1981 makes it a long-running record of McGill student life.