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Trudeau goes up the middle with pipeline play

CBC.ca - ‎5 hours ago‎
"Yesterday's announcement demonstrated that in one year we were able to do what, in ten years, the previous government was unable to do," Justin Trudeau declared with his first opportunity during question period Wednesday.

Friend says Ryan Lovett was in a 'state of supreme suffering'

Toronto Sun - ‎1 hour ago‎
Little Ryan Lovett was so emaciated the day before he died a family friend correctly believed he was at death's door, his mother Tamara's negligence trial heard Wednesday.

Committee report to call for referendum on electoral reform

The Globe and Mail - ‎7 hours ago‎
The Trudeau government will face increasing pressure to hold a referendum on changes to Canada's voting system with a special parliamentary committee set to make the recommendation in a report released on Thursday.

Sam Oosterhoff should apologize over Bill 28 stance, says Hamilton councillor

CBC.ca - ‎10 hours ago‎
Hamilton's first openly gay city councillor is calling on the area's new 19-year-old MPP to apologize for comments that Bill 28 disrespects mothers and fathers by using gender-neutral terms.

Edmonton man sentenced to eight-months in jail for shooting his friend in the butt

Toronto Sun - ‎1 hour ago‎
The following story gives a whole new meaning to the colloquial phrase "riding shotgun." An Edmonton man was handed an eight-month jail term Wednesday after pleading guilty to multiple charges, including a gun offence for accidentally shooting a buddy ...

No charges against owner of dog that killed Montreal woman

CTV News - ‎9 hours ago‎
The owner of a dog that brutally killed a Montreal woman in June will not be facing any charges. Fifty-five-year-old Christiane Vadnais was killed in her backyard on June 8 by her neighbour's dog, which was believed to be a pit bull.

'Knees together' judge one step closer to being kicked off bench

The Globe and Mail - ‎6 hours ago‎
A judge who asked the complainant in a rape trial why she didn't keep her knees together stands to become the first federally appointed judge to be kicked off the bench over his conduct of a sex-assault trial, after a disciplinary body's unanimous ...

Edmonton police seek public's help in finding man distributing hateful flyers

CBC.ca - ‎8 hours ago‎
The Edmonton Police Service is asking for the public's help in identifying a man they believe is responsible for putting hateful flyers in mailboxes across the city.

Apparent Christmas present explodes in elderly woman's hands

CTV News - ‎5 hours ago‎
The RCMP is investigating after an elderly woman opened what she thought was a Christmas present, only to have the package explode in her hands.

Woman dies in hospital after being found inside burning Toronto house

Globalnews.ca - ‎7 hours ago‎
Toronto firefighters were called to a house on Elmhurst Avenue, near Yonge Street and Sheppard Avenue West, just after 3:30 p.m. Wednesday.

Employees restrained in jewellery store robbery

Globalnews.ca - ‎9 hours ago‎
KELOWNA - RCMP are hoping tips from the public will help find two men who robbed a Kelowna jewellery store. The heist happened Tuesday just before 5 p.m.

Hip-hop fans' phones could hold clues to fatal shooting in Winnipeg

CBC.ca - ‎14 hours ago‎
Winnipeg police say the Edmonton man who died after being shot near Donald Street and Stradbrook Avenue early Saturday morning attended a hip-hop concert before his death, and investigators are asking attendees for tips.

N.S. lacks strategy for critical infrastructure: auditor

TheChronicleHerald.ca - ‎2 hours ago‎
Nova Scotia has no strategy in place for critical infrastructure such as roads, airports, water treatment facilities and power generation facilities, putting the public at risk in the event of a disaster, a report by the province's auditor general has ...

Abuse Hampers The Progress Of Women In Politics

Huffington Post Canada - ‎15 hours ago‎
The progress of women in politics -- something this country very much needs -- has been painfully slow and this month it took another step backward.

Fatal head-on collision with semi-truck

CTV News - ‎7 hours ago‎
A driver was killed when his truck crashed head on into semi-truck on Highway 28 just south of Township Road 570, north of Gibbons, Alberta.

Family, fiancée release statement on death of CF-18 pilot

CBC.ca - ‎7 hours ago‎
The family and fiancée of Capt. Thomas McQueen released a statement Wednesday, saying they are "devastated" by his death Monday in a CF-18 crash.

Pearson board says it had reported concerns about 'irregularities' to Quebec, UPAC

Montreal Gazette - ‎5 hours ago‎
The Lester B. Pearson School Board head office in Dorval. Graham Hughes / Montreal Gazette files. Share Adjust Comment Print. The very money that has been the lifeblood of the two English school boards on Montreal Island - that is, revenues from their ...

Hard lesson for lead-footed driver

Globalnews.ca - ‎9 hours ago‎
RCMP say the officer with the Integrated Road Safety Unit watched as the sports car pulled onto Highway 97 from 27th Street. It quickly accelerated, reaching a speed of 160 km/hr in a 90 zone.

Councillor Pincott takes to Twitter to address Calgary's police shooting problem

CTV News - ‎9 hours ago‎
Ward 11 councillor Brian Pincott recently turned to Twitter to express his concerns with what he perceives to be an alarming increase in the number of police shootings in Calgary and not all of his fellow councillors share his sentiments.

Regina march raises awareness of missing, murdered indigenous men

CTV News - ‎7 hours ago‎
Colleen Whitedeer and her family are walking toward closure. “My brother has been missing since October 2014,” said Whitedeer.

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Butler's 'Trumpism' course description draws backlash

Indianapolis Star - ‎9 hours ago‎
Butler University said it is reviewing its course description practices after it received backlash for a fall 2017 course offering that focused on the election of President Donald Trump.

Guidelines and Policy - Social Media at Your University

Inside Higher Ed (blog) - ‎9 hours ago‎
When you do an advanced Google search for social media policy and/or social media guidelines on either .edu or .ac.uk domains, a lot of results* appear.

Ex-UM health CEO named Oakland University president

The Detroit News - ‎15 hours ago‎
Rochester Hills - Oakland University has named Dr. Ora Hirsch Pescovitz as its seventh president, choosing a pharmaceutical company executive and former University of Michigan hospital leader who is a physician, researcher, administrator and fundraiser.

Congresswomen in Black Sorority Decry Racist Acts at American University

NBC4 Washington - ‎9 hours ago‎
The international president of the historically black sorority Alpha Kappa Alpha spoke with News4 about the recent racist displays at American University. Jackie Bensen reports the unversity's security has been called into question due to poor ...

University Presses

New York Times - ‎11 hours ago‎
One of the lessons of NUMBERS AND THE MAKING OF US: Counting and the Course of Human Cultures (Harvard University, $27.95), a fascinating book by the anthropologist Caleb Everett, is that to exoticize the Pirahã (say, by likening them to Borges ...

Florida university to award degree to Trayvon Martin

CNN - ‎16 hours ago‎
The slain Florida teenager -- killed by George Zimmerman five years ago -- will be awarded a posthumous bachelor's degree in aeronautical science from Florida Memorial University. Martin's parents, Sabrina Fulton and Tracy Martin, will accept the ...

University of Akron bans all smoking including e-cigarettes

fox8.com - ‎10 hours ago‎
AKRON, Ohio-- Students at the University of Akron are being reminded that as of July 1, smoking of any kind will not be permitted on campus or at any off-campus university activity. The school will begin enforcing a ban that not only includes ...

Tuition hike proposed for some University of Montana students

The Missoulian - ‎7 hours ago‎
Tuition and fees for students at the University of Montana would jump 13 percent for resident freshmen and sophomores, but those costs at UM also would be equal to Montana State University, unlike the current setup. And, the total annual cost of ...

Baylor University Frat Suspended For “Mexican-Themed” Party

PEOPLE.com - ‎10 hours ago‎
The members of the Kappa Sigma fraternity at Baylor University faced repercussions for throwing a “Mexican-themed” party for Cinco de Mayo.

University of Iowa must pay $1.4 million to Jane Meyer

The Gazette: Eastern Iowa Breaking News and Headlines - ‎11 hours ago‎
Finding the University of Iowa discriminated against a former athletics administrator based on her gender and sexual orientation, a Polk County jury Thursday awarded Jane Meyer $1.43 million, according to her legal team.

University of Texas stabbing victim asked student to call his mom

New York Daily News - ‎13 hours ago‎
The victim of a stabbing spree at the University of Texas asked a student he didn't know to call his mom before he died Monday.

University of Arizona seniors behind viral red swimsuit giveaway

AZCentral.com - ‎7 hours ago‎
The company's founders, University of Arizona seniors Alan Alchalel and Brady Silverwood, now seem to be scrambling to figure out how to make the deal happen.

A Public University Acquires A Big For-Profit, And Raises Big Questions

NPR - ‎22 hours ago‎
In a move that's being called "bold" and "out of the blue," Indiana's Purdue University is acquiring the for-profit Kaplan University. In announcing the deal last week, Purdue President Mitch Daniels said it was designed to open the university up to a ...

Carlow University students mourn freshman who died in fall from balcony

Tribune-Review - ‎8 hours ago‎
A somber mood permeated Carlow University's Oakland campus Thursday, a day after the death of freshman Dalton Bacco. On the sidewalk outside the student center, bouquets of yellow, pink and blue flowers propped up alongside a few candles served as ...

Noose Found Inside University of Maryland Fraternity House

U.S. News & World Report - ‎18 hours ago‎
COLLEGE PARK, Md. (AP) - Authorities at the University of Maryland are investigating a noose discovered in a fraternity house.

Potemkin Universities

National Review - ‎May 3, 2017‎
The university faces crises almost everywhere of student debt, university finances, free expression, and the very quality and value of a university education. Take free speech. Without freedom of expression, there can be no university. But if the ...

Student comes up with 'ingenious' way to cheat in university exams

Telegraph.co.uk - ‎12 hours ago‎
It may sound like something used by one of Harry Potter's wayward classmates at Hogwarts, but “invisible ink” has now been revealed by the university ombudsman as the latest university exam scam. According to the latest annual report by the Office of ...

Student Arrested After Crawling Into a Duct to Steal an Exam

New York Times - ‎12 hours ago‎
The Multidisciplinary Science Building at the University of Kentucky, where officials said two students tried to steal an exam from an instructor's office.

Salaries of 245 senior university staff are leaked

Devon Live - ‎1 hour ago‎
"The Information Commissioner was satisfied with the steps taken by the university to address the unauthorised disclosure and took no further action.

Arizona House OKs university bonding, Senate up next

ABC15 Arizona - ‎4 hours ago‎
The focus immediately returned to the Senate, where deal-cutting to gain support from conservative Republicans for the $1 billion university bonding program is yet to be tested with a vote. But it was clear the Legislature was moving closer to passing