Headlines for Sept. 19, 2017
Global News
Video: A closer look at the University of Alberta’s dino lab
Kent Morrison takes a look at a unique and popular volunteer program hidden at the University of Alberta: the dino lab.
Saskatoon StarPhoenix
New pact between City of Saskatoon and U of S touted as first in Canada
The memorandum outlines several areas of collaboration between the city and the university.
Toronto Star
BMO donates $21 million to be shared by seven Toronto hospitals
Affiliated with U of T, the hospitals will receive the donation over the next 10 years, “the biggest philanthropic commitment” in the company’s 200-year history, a spokesperson says.
CBC
McMaster University banning smoking on all campuses
The school said that the move, effective Jan. 1, 2018, will make the university Ontario’s first “100% tobacco and smoke-free campus.”
Toronto Life
These incubators are hatching the titans of tomorrow
Six operations that provide space, training and sage advice.
London Free Press
Western University students fight back against Homecoming date change
Western U’s move to push back its annual homecoming celebration is facing resistance from students again.
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