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Headlines for Feb. 5, 2019

BY ANQI SHEN | FEB 05 2019

CBC
Diplomatic tensions raise questions about future of Chinese funding at Alberta universities

Chinese organizations and companies have forged friendships and funding agreements with Alberta postsecondary institutions going back four decades.

Globe and Mail
St. FX University claims comment related to sexual assault survivor instigated hockey brawl

A university hockey brawl that has prompted an investigation was instigated by a derogatory comment related to a sexual assault survivor, St. Francis Xavier University alleged Monday.

iPolitics
A better system for active-shooter alerts on campuses

One obvious way to spread urgent messages faster at universities is to leverage the online and social media networks of students themselves, John Rainford writes.

CBC
About half of college students in northeastern Ontario granted free tuition, data shows

Government information obtained by CBC News shows about 50 per cent of college students in northeastern Ontario are using a free tuition program that was recently cancelled.

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