UBC investigating professor's media post after attempted assassination of Trump

UBC investigating professor's media post after attempted assassination of Trump

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A University of British Columbia medical school professor sparked outrage this weekend with a social media post that appeared to condone Saturday's assassination attempt on former president Donald Trump. Lauren Stallone has more.

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