Carleton University

• UBC’s new president a neuropsychologist, president from Carleton University

  Benoit-Antoine Bacon has served as president of Carleton University in Ottawa since 2018, and UBC says his efforts there have improved student outcomes.

  Education

  Jul 20, 2023
  
• ‘Job massacre’: Ontario journalism programs adapting to changing industry amid layoffs

  Media educators say teaching students to be storytellers will prepare graduates for careers that might have to withstand several shocks.

  Canada

  Jun 18, 2023
  
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• Turning potato peels into yoga pants? Yes, Ontario researchers want to do that

  The project will involve a process called precision fermentation, which allows tiny creatures to snack on starchy foods and then poop out tiny particles of plastic waste.

  Canada

  May 26, 2023
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• Striking contract instructors, TAs reach deal with Carleton University

  CUPE Local 4600 says both bargaining units had reached a deal as of Thursday evening.

  Education

  Apr 7, 2023
• Contract instructors, TAs go on strike at Carleton University after no deal reached

  Canadian Union of Public Employees Local 4600 says the strike began Monday after it and the university in Ottawa could not reach an agreement over the weekend. 

  Education

  Mar 27, 2023
• BC Civil Liberties Association revokes award granted to Mary Ellen Turpel Lafond

  A B.C. Civil Liberties Association statement says it has rescinded the Reg Robson Award given to Mary Ellen Turpel-Lafond as part of its 2020 Liberty Awards.

  Canada

  Mar 9, 2023
• Man accused of being Russian spy in Norway attended universities in Ottawa, Calgary

  Norwegian authorities arrested Jose Assis Giammaria on Monday on suspicion of being an "illegal," a term for someone who is in the country with a false name and false identity.

  Canada

  Oct 26, 2022
• Ottawa police arrest 7, ticket dozens following university football game

  Police say the crowd became hostile, with participants allegedly seen committing vandalism and throwing objects at officers.

  Crime

  Oct 2, 2022
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• Sperm whales’ clicking dialects are evidence of ‘non human culture,’ say scientists

  Sperm whales, the largest toothed animal in the world, use series of Morse-code-like clicks, known as "codas," to communicate.

  Environment

  Sep 16, 2022
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• Durham teen charged after pellet gun pointed at Carleton University students: Ottawa police

  Ottawa police say they charged a teen from Durham after he allegedly pointed a firearm that turned out to be a pellet gun at Carleton University students on Saturday.

  Crime

  Nov 29, 2021