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Meritus announces new chief medical officer, new associate dean for proposed med school

Meritus Health recently named new leadership at Meritus Medical Center and its first associate dean for the proposed Meritus School of Osteopathic Medicine.

Dr. Anand Budi has been promoted to chief medical officer, according to a news release from Meritus. Dr. Aaron George, who had been the chief medical officer, was the first associate dean of clinical education, community development for the proposed medical school.

“We are so grateful for Dr. George’s tremendous leadership,” Maulik Joshi, Meritus president and CEO, said in the release. “He’s been a committed and dedicated leader through the COVID pandemic and has led very successful

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House GOP Set for Year of Investigation

With a razor-thin majority in the House and no majority to speak of in the Senate, Republicans are hoping to punch above their weight in the coming year by focusing relentlessly on investigations they hope will do damage to a Democratic Party that’s riding high after the midterms — and expose international influence-peddling schemes, Big Tech corruption, and Chinese malfeasance in the process.

While it’s unclear whether House GOP leader Kevin McCarthy will have the 218 votes he needs to secure the speaker’s gavel as the House conventions today, he’s confident enough in his prospects that he’s laid out plans

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Grand Canyon Education, Inc. (NASDAQ:LOPE) Shares Sold by Pacer Advisors Inc.

Pacer Advisors Inc. lowered its stake in shares of Grand Canyon Education, Inc. (NASDAQ:LOPE – Get Rating) by 25.4% during the third quarter, HoldingsChannel.com reports. The institutional investors owned 78,077 shares of the company’s stock after selling 26,651 shares during the quarter. Pacer Advisors Inc.’s holdings in Grand Canyon Education were worth $6,422,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Several other large investors also recently added to or reduced their stakes in LOPE. Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Co. purchased a new position in shares of Grand Canyon Education during the 1st quarter worth $43,000. EverSource Wealth Advisors LLC

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Former student of Christian school asks education minister to close it

Former students of Legacy Christian Academy met with Education Minister Dustin Duncan on Wednesday.

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Caitlin Erickson Photo by Matt Smith /Saskatoon StarPhoenix

Pleading for more action after what she and others allege has been decades of abuse, a former student at a Christian school in Saskatoon has directly asked Saskatchewan’s education minister to close the school.

Caitlin Erickson was among three former students of Legacy Christian Academy — once known as Christian Center Academy — who met

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Yukon education department accidentally leaks student data

A few errant keystrokes by an education department worker exposed the data of more than 500 Yukon students, according to a notification obtained by CBC News.

“[T]he breach involves a risk of significant harm to your privacy,” reads the letter to affected students. The letter says names, phone numbers, email addresses, dates of birth and social insurance numbers were all included.

The leak took place when a department employee included an unidentified person’s email address when forwarding a spreadsheet containing the data of students who applied to a post-secondary grant program to colleagues. Staff attempted to contact the person, the

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Saskatoon Board of Education calls for long-term funding after one-time offset – Saskatoon

The Saskatoon Public Schools board of education approved a revised budget after the Government of Saskatchewan announced funding for the province’s school divisions amid inflationary costs.

$20 million was announced back in July and divided among the 27 school divisions, with $1,579,400 going to Saskatoon Public Schools.

The original budget came with a number of cutbacks, as 12.7 full time equivalent elementary teaching positions and 6.9 full time equivalent positions in secondary schools had to be dropped due to a $4.5-million shortfall.

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Saskatchewan Catholic board of education sees government funding, but still faces deficit

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‘Parents are scrambling’: Reaction to news BC schools will be closed Monday for queen’s funeral

The announcement of an unexpected school closure next Monday for the funeral of Queen Elizabeth II has prompted some strong responses from BC parents.

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced Tuesday that only federal government employees would get an extra holiday on Monday, but a trigger clause in the contract of BC’s public service workers mandates that any federal holiday applies to them as well.

The sudden closure is forcing many parents to scramble for child care or possibly staying home on Monday.

“Parents are scrambling. They are concerned that they still have to go to work and they don’t have

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Cryptocurrency Prices And News: President Biden Outlines Crypto Regulation Plan

Cryptocurrency News: Cryptocurrency prices are mixed Friday afternoon. But Bitcoin and Ethereum continue to slide, bringing a disappointing end to a big week for crypto. But there’s still plenty of news to ring in the weekend.




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The White House released an outline of its policy recommendations for regulating cryptocurrencies and digital assets Friday morning. President Biden is encouraging regulators to “aggressively pursue” investigations and enforcement against illegal actions in digital assets. He recommends agencies re-double monitoring efforts of consumer complaints and issue rules to address risk. The White House is also launching initiatives focused on consumer education, adopting instant

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