Headlines for August 11, 2023

CBC News
Housing crisis hitting students hard as September classes approach
Many university students are worried about exceptionally long commutes or even homelessness with adequate housing exceedingly hard to find.
APTN
‘Pretendian’ conference delves into how to deal with false claims of Indigenous identity
More than 30 people attended a conference in Tsuut’ina, just outside of Calgary, to discuss the issue of people falsely claiming Indigenous identity.
CBC News
2 women who complained about harassment at UPEI permanently released from silencing deals
‘We’ve reclaimed our voices. We’re optimistic about using them to continue this conversation.’
CBC News
Queen’s University responds to $600K lawsuit from controversial doctor Matthew Strauss
Queen’s University and the head of its medicine department are firing back at Dr. Matthew Strauss — a controversial, former acting medical officer of health in southern Ontario.
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