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McGill University to offer bursary in memory of Quebec City mosque victims
The university’s advancement office launched a crowdfunding campaign to raise $60,000 to offer the Centre culturel islamique de Québec Memorial Award in perpetuity.
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Halifax university stands by professor after controversy over course on residential schools
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Mount Royal University braces for cuts, despite new money from province
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