Headlines for Oct. 4, 2019

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University World News
Student group with links to Beijing banned from McMaster
A student union at Canada’s McMaster University has revoked permission for a Chinese student group to operate on campus over alleged links to the Beijing government.
Toronto Star
‘I never want to go again’: UBC students share stories of ‘unsafe’ frat parties after drugging allegations
When Lea Farah and her friends went to a frat party at the University of British Columbia for the first time last year, Farah’s glasses immediately fogged up in the hot and sweaty room.
Ottawa Citizen
McGill says Sackler Foundation donations predate opioid-related lawsuits
McGill University has confirmed it received a donation from the family that owns the company behind OxyContin but says it predates any legal action against the company over opioid-related deaths.
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