Headlines for Oct. 18, 2018

Toronto Star
As precarious university appointments increase, instructors have trouble doing work, moving up
“We should fight for fair labour at our universities … If we’re going to get treated like customers than we need to say, wait a minute, we’re being sold a bad bill of goods here.”
Ottawa Citizen
Canada to host G7 conference on artificial intelligence in Montreal in December
Innovation minister says conference will help Canada explore AI-related business opportunities.
Calgary Herald
Aga Khan receives honorary degree at U of C ceremony
The University of Calgary awarded the Aga Khan an honorary doctor of laws degree on Wednesday, bestowing the spiritual leader of the Shia Ismaili Muslim community the university’s highest academic honour.
Montreal Gazette
Opinion: McGill Redmen should keep their name
Name has nothing to do with Indigenous people but refers to school colours, so it would be wrong to cave to political correctness.
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