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How Atlantic Canada’s largest university learned a hard lesson in social media identity
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Leonard Dyck was a sessional lecturer in botany at the University of British Columbia.
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Canadian team invents gel made from viruses that eat bacteria
McMaster University researchers say they’ve come up with a way to convert common types of viruses into a gel with potential for a wide variety of medical and environmental uses.
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Premier calls on Nova Scotians to act against racism
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McMaster student union suspends club over possible ‘white supremacist’ connections
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