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Enrolment cap on Quebec English junior colleges questioned in official languages report
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Ontario councillor went to Dubai to meet a company already partnered with a local university
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Canada ‘a sweet spot’ for growing quantum computing industry, expert says
In 2022, Toronto’s Xanadu set itself apart in the global quantum computing race by achieving quantum supremacy, a feat previously accomplished only by Google and China’s University of Science and Technology.
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