Headlines for November 13, 2023

Ottawa Citizen
Montreal university cancels class of teacher filmed at Gaza protest insulting Jews: ‘Go back to Poland’
A Universite de Montreal spokesperson said a course taught by Yanise Arab was cancelled as a preventive measure, and that an investigation is underway.
Globe and Mail
Tory family funds business, law scholarships at University of Toronto
The family of John A. Tory, a groundbreaking lawyer-turned-business executive, is donating $6-million to the University of Toronto to fund scholarships for students pursuing the school’s coveted combined law and business degree.
Globe and Mail
Lack of research, post-graduate funding threatens Canada’s innovation infrastructure
Liberal, NDP and Bloc Québécois members of the parliamentary standing committee on science and research are warning that inadequate federal funding of research grants and graduate scholarships poses a serious risk to Canada’s competitiveness that could trigger a brain drain.
Global News
The little university that could(n’t): UPEI’s nightmare behind closed doors
Global News spent four months investigating the former president’s tenure, reviewing leaked documents and interviewing about 50 past and present faculty and students, to determine what went wrong at UPEI.
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