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HOW TO: Get rid of ants. No poison necessary. 10

The McGill Tribune, McGill University, Montreal, QC

1 day ago by Elizabeth Perle

Weary of putting poisonous ant traps near surfaces where you or your pets eat? Here are nine all-natural ways to get rid of the armies of ants invading our apartments and houses because the weather is now nice.

1. Mix baking soda and icing sugar in equal parts and leave it in small piles around the infested room.

Mark Berube and the Patriotic Few 10

The McGill Tribune, McGill University, Montreal, QC

1 day ago by Renée Sutton

After years of composing independently, pianist and singer/songwriter Mark Berube has spent the better part of this year working with four other musicians, playing together under the band name Mark Berube and the Patriotic Few. As they prepare to play at Pop Montreal, Berube seems very satisfied with the group's innovative new sounds.

MUSIC: The Breakmen's new album makes a bluegrass breakthrough 6

The McGill Tribune, McGill University, Montreal, QC

1 day ago by Emma Quail

Up-and-coming Vancouver-based folk band The Breakmen are on the road promoting their new album, When You Leave Town-they've come a long way since emerging onto the Canadian folk and bluegrass scene four years ago. Born and raised on country music, Archie Pateman, Lee Watson, Ben Rogalsky, and Matthew Lawson combine their musical talents to produce a purely acoustic sound.

A pill for every ill? 3

The McGill Tribune, McGill University, Montreal, QC

6 hours ago by Carolyn Yates

Most of us pop a pill on a daily basis whether for chronic pain or a headache, we normally don't think anything else of it. However, everything from the pill you're taking to the reasons you're taking it might be influenced by someone else. The patient-doctor-drug-company link has become a complex issue due to the nature of advertising laws, prescribing habits and methods of drug education.

Lecture kicks off Food Security Conference 3

The McGill Tribune, McGill University, Montreal, QC

1 day ago by Will Jennings

McGill's Global Food Security Conference began last Wednesday in the Mount-Royal Centre ballroom with a public lecture that included a speech by Dr. Kanayo Nwanze, the vice-president of the International Fund for Agricultural Development. According to the mission statement on the website, the conference aims to "bring together leading international experts in agriculture, food and nutrition policy, and development to discuss a framework for long-term solutions to declining food stocks and rising prices.