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Evening Update: Hockey Canada loses Tim Hortons sponsorship and faith of regional bodies
A Hockey Canada jersey is displayed with memorabilia from the 2010 Olympics at the B.C. Sports Hall of Fame before a Canadian Olympic Committee briefing on the initial investment estimates for hosting the 2030 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games, in Vancouver, on Friday, July 8, 2022. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck
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Ontario court approves Laurentian University’s restructuring plan
Aerial drone photos of the R.D. Parker Building at Laurentian University in Sudbury, Ont. are taken on Sept 12, 2022. Fred Lum/The Globe and Mail.
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Morning Update: Hockey Canada tried to shift public narrative on sexual assault fund
A Hockey Canada document is review by a member of Parliament during a House of Commons Committee on Canadian Heritage looking into safe sport in Canada on Parliament Hill in Ottawa on Tuesday, Oct. 4, 2022. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Sean Kilpatrick
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Molecule building pioneers from U.S. and Denmark win Nobel Prize in Chemistry
Jonas Aqvist, Chairman of the Nobel Committee for Chemistry, Hans Ellegren, Secretary General of the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences and Olof Ramstrom, member of the Nobel Committee for Chemistry announce winners of the 2022 Nobel Prize in Chemistry: Carolyn R. Bertozzi (U.S.), Morten Meldal (Denmark) and K. Barry Sharpless (U.S.), during a news conference at The Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences in Stockholm, Sweden, October 5, 2022. TT News Agency/Christine Olsson via REUTERS ATTENTION EDITORS - THIS IMAGE WAS PROVIDED BY A THIRD PARTY. SWEDEN OUT. NO COMMERCIAL OR EDITORIAL SALES IN SWEDEN. REFILE - CORRECTING FIRST NAME
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Laurentian University’s creditor-protection plan offers a new lease on life, but big challenges ahead
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Iranian President tries to allay anger as protests continue over Mahsa Amini’s death
BERLIN, GERMANY - SEPTEMBER 23: A protester holds a drawing of Mahsa Amini during a demonstration against the death of Amini on September 23, 2022 in Berlin, Germany. Amini, 22, was arrested by Iranian authorities in Tehran on September 13 for not wearing her headscarf properly and died three days afterwards, apparently due to a severe head injury. Her death has sparked demonstrations across Iran nationwide that have spiralled into violence and left dozens of protesters dead. (Photo by Sean Gallup/Getty Images)
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Nobel Prize in physics goes to trio of quantum researchers from France, U.S. and Austria
Secretary General of the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences Hans Ellegren, centre, Eva Olsson, left and Thors Hans Hansson, members of the Nobel Committee for Physics announce the winner of the 2022 Nobel Prize in Physics, from left to right on the screen, Alain Aspect, John F. Clauser and Anton Zeilinger, during a press conference at the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences, in Stockholm, Sweden, Tuesday, Oct. 4, 2022. (Jonas Ekstromer /TT News Agency via AP)
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Hamilton, Ottawa police make arrests after unsanctioned weekend homecoming parties
The University of Ottawa campus is shown on Wednesday, April 22, 2020 in Ottawa. Canada's auditor general is calling for the federal government to step up its recovery of outstanding student loans to keep taxpayers from being left on the hook. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Adrian Wyld
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Iran riot police clash with students protesting Mahsa Amini’s death
Protesters gather before a demonstration to support Iranian women, Sunday, Oct. 2, 2022 in Paris. Thousands of Iranians have taken to the streets over the last two weeks to protest the death of Mahsa Amini, a 22-year-old woman who had been detained by Iran's morality police in the capital of Tehran for allegedly not adhering to Iran's strict Islamic dress code. (AP Photo/Aurelien Morissard)
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Ottawa police arrest seven, ticket dozens following university football game
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University students in Atlantic Canada navigating Fiona disaster
Nova Scotia Power crews work to repair toppled power lines in front of the entrance to the McCurdy Airport in Sydney, N.S., Monday, Sept. 26, 2022. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Vaughan Merchant
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Hearing-impaired N.L. student awarded $10,000 after professor refused to wear microphone
Newfoundland and Labrador's provincial flag flies on a flag pole in Ottawa, Friday July 3, 2020. Memorial University is appealing a human rights ruling that found a student with a hearing disability had been discriminated against when one of his professors refused to wear a microphone in class, citing her religious beliefs.THE CANADIAN PRESS/Adrian Wyld
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Montreal professor Gilles Brassard’s boundary-pushing work in quantum physics wins world’s largest science prize
University of Montreal professor Gilles Brassard awarded world’s largest science prize. PHOTO CREDIT: Amelie Philibert/ University of Montreal
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Former telecom executive donates $50-million to McMaster to create a leadership centre
HAMILTON, JULY 24, 2018 - McMaster University Campus in Hamilton on July 24, 2018. Glenn Lowson photo/The Globe and Mail - Uni-Report Magazine
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Arts-loving philanthropist gave an enduring legacy to Queen’s University
Isabel Bader. Credit: Queen’s University
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Laurentian University restructuring package passes vote
Students outside the R.D Parker building on the Laurentian University campus in Sudbury, Ont. are photographed on Sept 12, 2022. Fred Lum/The Globe and Mail.
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U.S. signs deal with Google to develop chips for researchers
FILE PHOTO: A view of the main lobby of building BV200, during a tour of Google's new Bay View Campus in Mountain View, California, U.S. May 16, 2022. REUTERS/Peter DaSilva/File Photo
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Western University students complete training on sexual violence prevention as condition of acceptance
Students walk at the Western University campus in London, Ont. on Wednesday, September 15, 2021. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Nicole Osborne
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For the first time, a university offers a degree program in chess
opinion
In this devastating moment, Canada must support the James Smith Cree Nation
Ken Coates