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    Headlines for January 18, 2023

    Globe and Mail UBC leaders pledge to examine school’s approach to Indigenous citizenship in hiring After months of relative silence, leaders at the University of British Columbia have issued a lengthy public statement about the controversy surrounding Mary Ellen...

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    Hannah Liddle

    January 18, 2023

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    Headlines for January 17, 2023

    CTV News Former deputy premier Christine Elliott joins Western University Christine Elliott is joining the school as a distinguished leader in residence at Western Law. CBC News Region could lose millions in revenue if Laurier students opt out of Grand River...

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    Hannah Liddle

    January 17, 2023

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    Headlines for January 16, 2023

    CTV News Acadia University goes on lockdown after man flashes BB gun inside school residence: N.S. RCMP An 18-year-old Upper Sackville, N.S., man was arrested after allegedly flashing a BB gun at a student at Acadia University in Wolfville,...

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    Hannah Liddle

    January 16, 2023

  • Moshe Safdie donates professional archive and Habitat 67 apartment to McGill

    With over 100,000 pieces spanning the architect’s career, the archive will be the university’s largest collection.

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    Hannah Liddle

    January 16, 2023

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    Headlines for January 13, 2023

    CBC News Dalhousie medical school taking steps to address complaints of mistreatment Dalhousie University's faculty of medicine is setting up a new office that will investigate complaints of mistreatment from students and residents. CBC News Cheating on the rise in universities...

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    Hannah Liddle

    January 13, 2023

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    Headlines for January 12, 2023

    CTV News First Nations, Manitoba and feds team up on rental project for First Nations students An apartment complex slated to open next year in Winnipeg is to provide First Nations students who have moved off-reserve an affordable place...

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    Hannah Liddle

    January 12, 2023

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    Headlines for January 11, 2023

    CBC News Grad students push for more funding after nearly 20 years without a raise Student researchers say Canada risks losing future scientists and academics to other countries if it doesn’t increase annual grants for graduate-level research, which haven’t...

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    Hannah Liddle

    January 11, 2023

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    Headlines for January 10, 2023

    CBC News Indigenous prof says UBC's silence on Turpel-Lafond controversy casts 'shadow' on institution Daniel Justice, a professor of English and critical Indigenous studies at UBC, says he's disappointed with the university's failure to communicate during the Turpel-Lafond controversy....

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    Hannah Liddle

    January 10, 2023

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    Headlines for January 9, 2023

    Times Higher Education Ex-judge leaves UBC after indigenous ancestry claims challenged Three months after a CBC review finds no basis for claims of native ancestry, a prominent figure in law and academia announces retirement and UBC promises further examination. National...

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    Hannah Liddle

    January 09, 2023

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    Headlines for January 6, 2023

    Globe and Mail National physicians regulator aims to fast-track certification of more foreign-trained doctors The Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons is making it easier for internationally trained specialists to work in Canadian hospitals as it responds to the...

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    Hannah Liddle

    January 06, 2023

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