Headlines for Dec. 7, 2018
CBC
U of M Indigenous leader resigns, says administration frustrated anti-racism efforts
The vice-provost of Indigenous engagement at the University of Manitoba has resigned, after she says her efforts to fight systemic racism at the school were met with frequent resistance from administration.
CTV News
$275-million offered up for “high-risk” science
The first tranche of funding is open to researchers with five years or less experience, with grants overseen by the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada.
Global News
‘We cannot forget’: 14 women killed in École Polytechnique massacre honoured
The 14 young women who were killed during the École Polytechnique massacre were each honoured with a beam of light shining into the night sky in Montreal on Thursday.
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