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UBC backs Mary Ellen Turpel-Lafond after report raises questions about her claims to Indigenous ancestry
The University of British Columbia is standing by Mary Ellen Turpel-Lafond after a report that raises questions about the prominent law professor’s claims to Indigenous ancestry.
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University of Guelph to establish new anti-racism policy statement
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Québec: high study permit refusals in francophone Canada
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