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Headlines for October 27, 2022

BY NATALIE SAMSON | OCT 27 2022

Ottawa Citizen
‘Get out, hide or fight’: Students say University of Calgary alert system failed during knife scare

While the incident was short-lived, some students were unnerved by what they considered lacking emergency communications from the university.

CTV News
University of Guelph receives licence to grow ‘magic’ mushrooms

Scientists at University of Guelph have received a rare licence from Health Canada to grow and cultivate psilocybin producing mushrooms, and are hoping their research could help unlock other potentially beneficial compounds produced by the fungi.

The Hill Times
Cybersecurity talent crisis needs increased education investment and diversity opportunities, say cyber experts

Canada faces a shortfall of 25,000 workers in the cybersecurity sector, according to the Information and Communications Technology Council.

The Daily Press
Métis Nation of Ontario establishes bursary with Northern Ontario’s medical school

The endowment will fund a program for Métis students pursuing their MD at NOSM University and is being matched by the FDC Foundation.

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