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Where possible, we try to include examples in our courses that reflect the diversity of Canadian society. Showing diversity in cultures, ethnicities, genders, ages, and abilities in both the visual representations we use and the instructional examples in courses, we engage with students, value their experience and community, and prepare students for life in a…
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Our style guide formats bulleted or numbered lists with an introductory colon, a capital letter at the beginning of each listed item, and no punctuation at the end (unless the items in the list are complete sentences or they complete the sentence). If the list includes nouns, it might look like: Natural history Natural selection…