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Headlines for February 27, 2023

BY HANNAH LIDDLE | FEB 27 2023

Ottawa Citizen
New head of Montfort defends his tenure at Laurentian University, calls his appointment a ‘homecoming’

Dominic Giroux, who was born at the hospital, will start his tenure as president and CEO on July 31.

Toronto Star
A doctor back home, a Dollarama cashier in Canada: Will Ontario’s plan ease way for foreign-trained MDs?

The province says it will launch “practice-ready assessment,” to speed up licensing for international medical graduates. But some see it as only a first step.

CBC News
McGill, Carleton universities vote to rescind Mary Ellen Turpel-Lafond’s honorary doctorates

Two more universities have revoked the honorary doctor of laws degree bestowed on Mary Ellen Turpel-Lafond.

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