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Not your average animal shelter
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MONTREAL (CUP) – By hosting awareness fundraisers like a ‘Pussy Party’ for stray cats and a ‘Hip-Hop’ for rabbit rescues, a new animal rescue
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Vancouver opens innovative rail line
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Vancouver is officially the first Canadian city to make a direct transit link to a major airport. The SkyTrain just unveiled their new “Canada
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Unions strike during recession
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Over the past year, Ontario has seen many labour disputes resulting in strikes afflicting municipalities and corporations. With the recession taking a toll on
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Canada in brief: Sept. 7, 2009
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Student groups, universities singing “big five” blues QUEBEC (CUP) – The presidents of five of Canada’s top universities have spent the summer calling for
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Summer of unemployment
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“I was out of a job then for over a month,” said Sven Nyman, a second-year arts student at Wilfrid Laurier University. Nyman is
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The dark side of Canadian history
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SASKATOON (CUP) – Yves Engler has laid out a difficult task for himself. Although most Canadians believe Canada’s foreign policy is built on peacekeeping
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SFU joins NCAA
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BURNABY (CUP) – When Simon Fraser University opened in 1965, Chancellor Dr. Gordon Shrum fanaticized about the school competing for the Rose Bowl and
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Canada in Brief: July 22, 2009
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Phone list questioned ONTARIO – The “do-not-call list” that many Canadians have registered for has backfired on the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission. There
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Education investments
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In January 2009, the federal government released its short-term economic stimulus package, which included a $2 billion Knowledge Infrastructure Program. The program, which invests
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Opposable and innovative thinking to revolutionize education
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In a constantly changing global market, innovation is needed now more than ever for individuals to adapt and succeed. Keynote speaker Larry Smith, professor
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