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Dalhousie bans booze during orientation week in ‘harm-reduction’ effort
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Opinion: Standing up for female scientists and researchers
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Tuition in Canada spiking for in-demand undergrad programs: CIBC report
Fees for STEM and business-related undergraduate programs have risen by nearly 40 per cent in the past decade, while less popular programs have gone up by about 25 per cent.
CBC
Groundbreaking Nova Scotia battery-tech start-up gets federal cash
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CBC
MUN engineering students ‘pretty excited’ after making hyperloop history
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