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Queen’s University confirms 135 COVID-19 infections over the past week
With two weeks left until Christmas, Queen’s University has announced a COVID-19 outbreak.
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Fake COVID-19 vaccination passport caught at Western University
Western University has confirmed one person has been caught on campus with a fake COVID-19 vaccination passport.
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Algoma U prepares for master’s degrees
Algoma University will launch its first master’s degree programs and encourage its faculty and students to teach and learn in other countries as part of its new five-year academic plan.
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UVic cancels in-person exams, citing rising COVID-19 cases
The University of Victoria is cancelling in-person exams amid rising COVID-19 cases on campus.
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8 presumptive COVID-19 cases reported by Dalhousie University
Dalhousie University announced eight presumptive cases of COVID-19 on Saturday.
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St.FX president tests positive for COVID-19, 125 students isolating amid outbreak
The president of St. Francis Xavier University in Antigonish has tested positive for COVID-19.
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University of Manitoba finalizes changes to fall, winter term schedules after faculty strike ends
Fall term will be extended, but students will still get reading week break in February, statement says.
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St. FX adopts new online platform for reporting sexual violence on campus
REES includes ‘repeat perpetrator feature’ to flag those reported multiple times.
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Queen’s U cancels in-person exams amid student concerns over COVID-19 surge
University tells students to get tested before going home for the holidays.
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St. FX president apologizes, school cancels in-person exams amid growing COVID-19 outbreak
The president and vice-chancellor of St. Francis Xavier University is apologizing for the school’s role in a growing COVID-19 outbreak.
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