Headlines for May 8, 2018

CBC
Mi’kmaq national flag now flies high at UPEI
“This is a historic moment,” says UPEI president Alaa Abd-El-Aziz.
National Post
Court says schools can be liable for suicides but clears MIT
Schools can be held liable for student suicides in certain circumstances, Massachusetts’ highest court said Monday in a ruling that also cleared the Massachusetts Institute of Technology of responsibility for the death of a graduate student.
CBC
New phone scam targets Niagara’s Chinese university students
Brock University says someone has called multiple Chinese students over the last week saying they’re from a law firm.
Ottawa Citizen
Tensions rise between Carleton University professors and management in contract talks
The association representing professors at Carleton University says it fears management is planning a lockout, a charge the administration denies.
Toronto Star
Editorial: York University students take priority over politics
Provincially appointed investigator William Kaplan came to the conclusion on Friday that with this labour disruption there is no hope of a negotiated deal.
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