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‘In love with the heart’: Meet Canada’s first Inuk cardiac surgeon
An Ottawa woman being hailed as Canada’s first Inuk heart surgeon hopes to inspire Indigenous youth across the country to follow their dreams.
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Carleton University establishing a chair for the study of conjuring arts
Carleton University students will soon be able to study magic.
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B.C. engineer develops scanner to diagnose eye diseases early
A British Columbia engineering science professor has developed a high-resolution scanner that he says will revolutionize how eye diseases are diagnosed to prevent vision loss.
TheRecord.com
UNB researchers receive $4.3 million to develop smart-grid technology
Scientists in one of Canada’s snowiest cities will help a sunny Caribbean island switch to a green energy grid.
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