Headlines for April 24, 2019

Edmonton Journal
A playroom for adults: University of Alberta launches its first Calm Room
The University of Alberta has launched its first Calm Room, a place that aims to help students regulate their stress.
Hamilton Spectator
McMaster University injects an estimated $3.9 billion into Hamilton’s economy
A study commissioned by McMaster shows the university’s contribution to the local economy to be an estimated $3.9 billion.
Times Colonist
Foreign brain drain huge gain for Victoria tech
Greater Victoria’s technology sector has been blessed with world-class post-secondary institutions, research facilities and a climate and setting that helps to attract both workers and companies.
CBC
University of Windsor increasing international student tuition to offset Ontario’s domestic decrease
International students at the University of Windsor will see a tuition fee increase to offset a provincially-mandated 10 per cent decrease for their domestic counterparts.
CBC
Sexual assault disclosures rising at University of Windsor
The number of people coming forward to report a sexual assault at the University of Windsor continues to rise, up more than 300 per cent in the 2018-19 school year compared to 2016-17.
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