Headlines for April 27, 2018

Times Colonist
UVic retooling Indigenous Governance program after review, tension
UVic is shutting down intake into its Indigenous Governance program in order to rebuild the program completely after an internal review returned a poor grade.
The Star Calgary
Mount Royal University celebrates Indigenization process that will allow students to see reflection of selves in syllabus
On Thursday, MRU president David Docherty was honoured with a Blackfoot name and headdress.
Winnipeg Free Press
Putting reconciliation into practice
Students Chelsea Bannatyne and Riley Black have been selected to earn credits toward their university degrees while learning how reconciliation works in the city.
CBC
Security costs blamed for cancelled second Faith Goldy talk in Waterloo
The University of Waterloo confirmed the cost for event security would be $28,500.
CBC
David Suzuki should not be celebrated in Alberta, says former Dragons’ Den star
Controversy over the environmentalist’s honorary degree raises questions over the donor-university relationship.
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