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U of A turfs outdated admission policy for Indigenous med students
A 30-year-old quota system that caps the number of Indigenous students admitted into the University of Alberta’s medical program is getting the boot.
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FBI charges men in 2016 ransomware attack on University of Calgary
The FBI says it has charged two men in Iran as part of an investigation into cyberattacks that targeted the University of Calgary and computer networks in the United States.
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Conciliation fails for MSVU, faculty union
A second round of conciliated talks between Mount Saint Vincent University and its faculty association has ended without a deal.
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