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‘In love with the heart’: Meet Canada’s first Inuk cardiac surgeon
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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
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TheRecord.com
UNB researchers receive $4.3 million to develop smart-grid technology
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