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Bowlcut: Former Mayor Says It's Cool for Current Mayor to Say The N Word
By
Steve French
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After publishing her reply to a concerned citizen's email, former Peterborough mayor Sylvia Sutherland says Mayor Jeff Leal's use of a racial slur is permissible because he has a "good heart."
TCSA Call Sit-in in Response to Mayor’s Use of Racial Slur
By
Evan Robins
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The Association are calling for students to demonstrate outside City Hall on Monday night, though some have expressed concerns that the event overlaps with the voting period for the federal election.
“Inexcusable and Wrong”: Trent Students Respond to Racial Slur Used by Peterborough Mayor in Business Lecture
By
Evan Robins
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Trent students are speaking out following a statement from Peterborough Mayor Jeff Leal which apologized for using “a racial slur that is deeply offensive and hurtful,” in a guest lecture at Trent University.
Peterborough City Council Recommends Against Homelessness Programming; Student Rental Zoning Amendment at General CommitteePeterborough City Council Recommends Against Homelessness Programming; Student Rental Zoning Amendment at General Committee
Peterborough City Council Recommends Against Homelessness Programming; Student Rental Zoning Amendment at General Committee
David King
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June 24, 2025
No Love Lost Between Residents and City Council at Community Budget ConsultationNo Love Lost Between Residents and City Council at Community Budget Consultation
No Love Lost Between Residents and City Council at Community Budget Consultation
David King
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June 20, 2025
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Issue 7
April 15, 2024
With Issue 7 we bring an end to the 58th volume of this fair publication and what a year it was! This edition includes the culmination of a month's long investigation into the working conditions of dons at Trent alongside local news, arts, and events coverage. In addition, we mark the hallowed return of Alfred for the second year running. Newsflash: We've gotten worse. Reader discretion is strongly advised!
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April 15, 2024
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Podcast
Radio Free Arthur
Radio Free ArthurS2E25: A Farewell to Arthur
Produced by
Abbigale Kernya
 &
Evan Robins
THE LAST ONE: Abbigale and Evan had hoped to end this show on a more somber and hopeful note. That is until the mayor of Peterborough, Jeff Leal, dropped a racial slur during a guest lecture at Trent University. The news, so they say, stops for no one.
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