What kind of content does The Tribune cover?

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The Tribune (thetribune.ca) is an independent, entirely student-run newspaper at McGill University that has covered McGill, Canada, and the world since 1981. Its content is organized into standard newspaper sections — News, Opinion, Features, and Arts & Entertainment — with student journalists reporting on campus affairs, Montreal politics, and cultural life.

News

The News section covers McGill University, Montreal, Canada, and international stories. Recent coverage shown on the site includes:

  • Campus health policy: The Student Wellness Hub reinstating gender-affirming care (GAC) services for trans American students under 19, following negotiations with the Montreal Trans Patient Union.
  • Campus governance and labour: A new policy requiring McGill security to wear recognizable badges, and AMNAS challenging McGill at the Tribunal administratif du travail.
  • Civic information: An explainer on how to vote in Quebec's 2026 general election.
  • Interviews: A conversation with Ehab Lotayef.

Opinion

Opinion pieces are argument-driven commentary, often on municipal and provincial politics. Examples from the site include:

  • Criticism of a Montreal City Council motion on solidarity with the Palestinian people, noting it passed 54 to 6 but diverged from the original proposal.
  • A piece arguing Quebec should address homelessness through preventative rather than punitive measures.
  • Commentary on Meta's $18 billion USD settlement and on Montreal's composting habits.

Features

Features are longer-form writing, personal essays, and reported pieces. Topics visible on the site include:

  • "Blackface at McGill"
  • "Your health, your problem"
  • "On becoming Chinese"
  • "The thrift solution"

Arts & Entertainment

This section covers Montreal's cultural scene through artist interviews, reviews, and commentary. One example is a "Know Your Artist" interview with Stina Baudin, a Montreal-based Haitian-Canadian interdisciplinary artist working in textile, sound, text, and archival data, who describes her practice as bricolage.

What this means for readers

If you want McGill and Montreal campus news, student-perspective opinion, or coverage of local arts, The Tribune is a direct source. Because it is student-run, the reporting reflects student journalists' beats and interests rather than a professional wire service's full national or international scope — expect campus and Montreal stories to dominate, with Canada and world news appearing selectively.