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Climate change scientists fight for funding to save High Arctic lab
Without funding, the atmospheric research station at Eureka, Nunavut, is set to be mothballed in the spring.
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Life-saving rescue station for migrants among ideas showcased at Toronto conference
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‘It’s not just add Indigenous and stir’: U of S’s indigenization approach raising questions
The concern lies with an ambitious overhaul of the curriculum for all 21,000 students. There’s a plan to make some form of Indigenous education mandatory for all colleges.
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Opinion: What Canada’s young scientists need from us now
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Memorial University embracing ‘decolonization’ by acknowledging Indigenous territory at start of events
The statement was drafted by Catharyn Andersen, special advisor to Memorial University president Gary Kachanoski on Aboriginal affairs.
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