Voter turnout hits historic low in Ontario
Ontario’s provincial election Oct. 6 resulted in an all-time low for voter turnout.
Only 49.2 per cent of the population went out and cast a vote this year, according to Elections Ontario, breaking the 2007 record, when the turnout was 52.8 per cent.
Protesters prepare to ‘Occupy Ottawa’
A crowd of about 150 people showed up at the University of Ottawa Oct. 6 for Occupy Ottawa’s first meeting.
Occupy Ottawa is part of a new movement that has sprung up around the globe, in which people gather in public spaces in protest of social injustice. The first of these protests, Occupy Wall Street, took place Sept. 17 in New York City. Demonstrators have occupied a park in the city’s financial district for over three weeks.
Drunk Facebooking could be linked to alcoholism
Students who post Facebook pictures and statuses about getting drunk are more likely to have drinking problems, according to a study by the University of Wisconsin at Madison.
NWT voter turnout drops below 50 per cent
The Northwest Territories (N.W.T.) experienced their lowest voter turnout since before their 1999 election, the first for which records are available, in their territorial election Oct. 3.
