Toronto Raptor Kyle Lowry receives honorary doctorate from Nova Scotia university
Toronto Raptor Kyle Lowry received an honorary doctorate from Acadia University in Nova Scotia on Sunday for being a role model, achieving a level of excellence in sports and giving back to the community.
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Posted: May 09, 2021 5:18 PM ET | Last Updated: May 9
Kyle Lowry holds the championship trophy during the Toronto Raptors victory parade in downtown Toronto in June 2019. Lowry and the Raptors beat the Golden State Warriors 4-2 to win the 2019 NBA Finals. On Sunday, he received an honorary doctorate from Acadia University in Nova Scotia.(Getty Images)
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The City of Austin has identified Desmar Walkes, M.D. as the City’s next Medical Director/Health Authority. Dr. Walkes will begin her new duties on May 31, 2021.
Dr. Walkes has 33 years of experience in health care as a family practitioner, medical authority, medical director, and in administrative medicine. She received a Bachelor of Science degree in Biology with honors from Acadia University in Nova Scotia, Canada and her Medical Doctor degree from the University of Texas Medical Branch in Galveston, Texas. Dr. Walkes completed a surgical internship at Baylor College of Medicine and, for many years, has participated in medical mission trips to Central and South America, Asia, and Africa.
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Q. I have just moved to Class XII. My subjects are physics, chemistry, biology and maths. I have scored good marks in physics and biology in Class XI, but not in maths and chemistry. I m not that interested in maths and chemistry and want to pursue my higher studies in Canada. Which will be good courses for me there?
Pallavi Singh, Patiala
A. We are currently a part of an evolving education system that celebrates careers that complement one’s aptitude. Physics and biology are good subjects to move ahead with if they lie in your area of interest. If you wish to study these subjects further, you have the opportunity to engage in numerous courses that are being offered.
NASSAU, BAHAMAS The CA Smith International Educational and Community Development Foundation proudly presents its second year of scholarship offerings for young, bright Bahamians who seek to make a difference in their country by pursuing degrees that would lead to positive national development.
Aspiring students who are pursuing environmental engineering, oceanography, atmospheric science and computer technology are invited to visit the website www.casmithfoundation.org to apply.
Governor General CA Smith, the foundation’s patron, expressed his elation at having another opportunity to help change lives through education and empowerment.
“Considering climate change and its effects on Small Island Developing States (SIDS), it is vital to have Bahamians playing leading roles in these fields,” he said.
Posted: Apr 28, 2021 6:00 AM AT | Last Updated: April 28
Saint Mary s University in Halifax moved to online learning this year.(Robert Short/CBC)
The Nova Scotia government is hoping to find a way to return campus life to something closer to normal in September for students planning to attend one of the province s 10 universities.
The deputy minister of advanced education, Duff Montgomerie, told a committee of the Nova Scotia Legislature Tuesday that his department had been working with university administrators on a plan to help bring the kids back to campus in the fall.
Speaking to CBC News following the meeting, the senior bureaucrat said the plan was currently being reviewed within the department and would ultimately need the go-ahead from Dr. Robert Strang, Nova Scotia s chief medical officer of health.