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    Headlines for Dec. 21, 2021

    Global News UBCO student concerned about university’s handling of sexual assault report This fall the Kelowna RCMP apologized for mishandling a sexual assault complaint, but long before the complainant went to the police the UBC Okanagan student first sought...

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    Tara Siebarth

    December 21, 2021

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    Headlines for Dec. 20, 2021

    Globe and Mail Rising COVID-19 cases force Canada’s universities to reconsider winter semester plans A Nova Scotia university was fined for failing to follow public-health rules on Friday as schools across the country rushed to announce they would move...

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    Tara Siebarth

    December 20, 2021

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    Headlines for Dec. 17, 2021

    CTV News Waterloo, Guelph universities to start winter semester classes remotely At least the first few classes of the winter semester at University of Waterloo, Wilfrid Laurier Univeristy and University of Guelph will not be in-person. Global News University of Waterloo...

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    Tara Siebarth

    December 17, 2021

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    Headlines for Dec. 16, 2021

    Globe and Mail Opinion: Quebec’s commission on academic freedom takes a courageous stand When the University of Ottawa suspended a professor last year for using the n-word during an online seminar, the incident reverberated in Quebec more than anywhere...

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    Tara Siebarth

    December 16, 2021

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    How pharmacy education is changing to meet the needs of LGBTQ+ patients

    Sexual minorities are still experiencing barriers to care, says a professor overhauling curriculum at Dalhousie University.

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    Shauna McGinn

    December 15, 2021

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    Headlines for Dec. 15, 2021

    Saltwire Opinion: Banning non-disclosure agreements isn’t enough to stop unethical workplace leader behaviour Just weeks after Prince Edward Island became the first province in Canada to pass a bill restricting the use of non-disclosure agreements (NDAs) on Nov. 17,...

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    Tara Siebarth

    December 15, 2021

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    Headlines for Dec. 14, 2021

    Globe and Mail Several Canadian universities cancelling in-person final exams amid rise in COVID-19 cases Several postsecondary institutions across the country have cancelled in-person final exams for the remainder of the school year because of rising COVID-19 cases among...

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    Tara Siebarth

    December 14, 2021

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    The promise and pitfalls of synthetic data

    Computer scientists and statisticians are starting to create datasets that mimic important properties of the real thing, which could help ease privacy concerns.

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    Diane Peters

    December 13, 2021

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    Headlines for Dec. 13, 2021

    Global News Queen’s University confirms 135 COVID-19 infections over the past week With two weeks left until Christmas, Queen’s University has announced a COVID-19 outbreak. CTV News Fake COVID-19 vaccination passport caught at Western University Western University has confirmed one person has...

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    Tara Siebarth

    December 13, 2021

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    Headlines for Dec. 10, 2021

    CTV News Ontario legislature votes to compel Laurentian to hand over documents tied to insolvency claim While the Ontario legislature is often a fractious place, MPPs from all parties were united Thursday when it came to getting to the...

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    Tara Siebarth

    December 10, 2021

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