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Headlines for April 18, 2018

BY ANQI SHEN | APR 18 2018

Globe and Mail
More Canadian medical-school graduates than ever failed to secure residency

115 of this year’s Canadian medical-school graduates failed to secure a crucial training placement, up from 99 last year and 77 the year before.

CTV News
Buffy Sainte-Marie receives honorary doctorate from Dalhousie University

Indigenous-rights activist Buffy Sainte-Marie says all Canadians must show empathy and patience as they grapple with a legacy of racism she has been fighting much of her life.

CTV News
Scientist recreates gravity of Mars in sky over Ottawa

A Montreal university scientist took to the skies over Ottawa last month to recreate the gravity of Mars for a future unmanned mission.

CTV News
Canadian researchers developing device to prevent HIV transmission

Scientists at the University of Waterloo drew their inspiration from a group of Kenyan women who are naturally immune to the virus.

Global News
N.S. student group accuses cabinet minister of barring it from sexual violence committee meeting

The Nova Scotia branch of the country’s largest student organization says it has been barred from attending a meeting of the provincial committee on sexual violence.

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