Headlines for Nov. 22, 2021

Global News
Shorter winter break in sight for students as U of Manitoba strike enters 3rd week
The University of Manitoba and its professors will enter its third week of strike action Wednesday. The stress is heightening for students like Lindsy Degagne, as the weeks go by and classes continue to be cancelled.
Global News
University of Guelph conducting ‘House Calls’ checking on mental health of first-year students
The University of Guelph is reaching out to check on the mental health and wellbeing of nearly 5,000 first-year students.
CBC News
Dalhousie University reserving 40 nursing seats for Indigenous, Black students
Priority seats will be available for the upcoming academic year.
CBC News
University of Victoria’s Indigenous governance program resumes with new faculty
Program suspended enrolment in 2018 after 3rd party review.
CBC News
Falsifying Indigenous identity a centuries-long issue, says First Nations University president
With awareness now raised, ‘it will be Indigenous peoples that will identify the way forward,’ president says.
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