McGill University in Montreal announced Friday that it would drop the mascot “Redmen” for its men’s sports teams, capping a contentious discussion over the athletic identity of one of Canada ...

According to McGill, the university—which is located in Montreal—decided to change the Redmen name after calls from Indigenous students, faculty and staff saying the name was discriminatory.

McGill University and the student society have revoked the McGill name from the student group Solidarity for Palestinian Human Rights over a now-deleted social media post describing the Oct. 7 ...

The McGill University athletic teams used to have a lot of nicknames. But in 1927, one name took center stage: the Redmen. This week on Only A Game, the controversial history of the Redmen name ...

McGill University says it will likely have to lay off a number of staff in order to elminate $45 million from its 2025-26 operating budget. (Ivanoh Demers/Radio-Canada) Social Sharing.

The McGill Redmen in action in an undated photo. The university removed Indigenous imagery from its sports teams in the early 1990s. Montreal Gazette Why do non-Indigenous sports teams steal the ...