Headlines for July 25, 2017

Global News
St. Thomas University students take home top prize in international law competition
Two students from St. Thomas University have won the “Olympic Games of Human Rights” at an international law competition in Switzerland.
CBC
Digging up the past: U of C professor excavating human remains from ancient Mayan city
Researchers are studying remains of an ancient mass grave with over 17,000 bone fragments.
Global News
British applications to emigrate to Canada rose after Brexit vote
The rise in requests for permanent residency started in the fall of 2016, a few months after the vote.
CBC
Dutch elm disease battle in Winnipeg gets boost from U of Winnipeg students
The disease seems to be getting resurgence after cuts to city’s forestry branch budget.
CBC
Meet the U of T student headed to Ghana to inspire a new crop of astronomers
Margaret Ikape will teach in the summer program she once participated in.
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