Headlines for Aug. 24, 2018

Toronto Star
Canadian universities ‘flying blind’ into cannabis legalization
Marijuana legalization is around the corner, but university students may have to think twice before reaching for their joints, pipes and bongs between classes.
CBC
York students prep for frosh week by learning how to administer life-saving anti-overdose drug
As frosh week approaches, a group of York University student leaders are preparing for it by learning to save lives.
Winnipeg Free Press
U of M paid disgraced prof $156K for half year’s work
Compensation for 2017 is a ‘gross insult upon injury,’ says a former student who protested the school’s silence.
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