What would it take for Canada to be an innovative economy for the 21st century?
A delegation from First Nations University of Canada has been told Ottawa won't restore $7 million in annual funding to the struggling Saskatchewan-based institution.
University students meeting in Ottawa this week say they don’t want the federal government to balance its books on the backs of post-secondary education.
New $100m cardiac research facility will improve lives around the world.
The rivalry between University of Saskatchewan engineering and agricultural students is legendary, their pranks more so.
The chiefs of Saskatchewan have done the right thing by taking a few steps back in order to save an important institution.
The man in charge at the First Nations University of Canada (FNUC) said Thursday scholarships were paid by the institution and no one enriched themselves by using scholarship money.
Canada's productivity gap has confounded economists for years.
McGuinty wants to sell more natural resources overseas and attract more overseas students to Ontario. The market for both is in China and India.
Budget to go to board for approval in April.
Researchers told to better account for spending.
Young first nations people are largely poor, uneducated, prone to crime and live near vulnerable resource areas, ex-Forces officer argues.
In Brief: There's a long way to go in restructuring First Nations University, but the future is looking a little brighter.
This week Statistics Canada confirmed what every Canadian has long recognized: The country is becoming less white.
Armed with plane tickets supplied by the Canadian Association of University Teachers (CAUT), luggage and steadfast determination -- a student and a teacher from the First Nations University of Canada (FNUniv) -- are hoping to rally national support for their university.
New arrangement would increase role for the University of Regina.
Just days after the Conservative government's throne speech pledged to resolve several outstanding Arctic territorial disputes, polar experts have revealed an unexpected twist in the long-running disagreement over the Canada-U.S. border in the southern Beaufort Sea.
Australia’s success in turning international students into a $14-billion cash cow may be fading just as Ontario tries to copy the practice.
The difficulty in debating public financial support for private universities and colleges in Manitoba lies in the murky history to that funding.
As Ontario prepares to open up its education market, it should consider the Australian experience.
Critics say end to funding indicates Tories' skepticism of climate-change science.
The federal government's 2010 budget has struck a difficult balance in difficult times.
Dalton McGuinty may know Ontario’s needs — but in the wake of his government’s throne speech it is an open question whether he can meet them.
The good work of universities and their researchers will benefit from budget increases for Canada's three major federal researching granting councils.
Advanced Education Minister Rob Norris has asked the Ministry of Justice to investigate what he called the "unacceptable" use of nearly $400,000 drained from a scholarship fund at the First Nations University of Canada.
Ontario to create 20,000 post-secondary spaces as premier declares, 'We won't compromise future'.
The University of Waterloo will be the hub of a world-class network for diabetes research.
South Korea touted as proof of dividends paid by generous funding.
Ontario's Liberal government will start its new legislative session with an ambitious five-year plan to create jobs, balance the budget, rein in health-care costs, and attract more foreign students.
Saskatchewan chief talks with Patrick White about his uphill battle persuading province's natives to accept planned reforms to First Nations University.
Contest offers up science and tech museum as test subject for innovation, sustainability.
Most universities in Canada are spread very thin. Should they do everything, or should they limit themselves to areas where they may have some advantages? Are there things that they do well, and should they concentrate on them - or should they be all things to all people?
Last year's recession appears to have caused only a temporary dip in demand for engineers across Canada.
Did the provincial government set a precedent for providing capital grants to private schools by giving Canadian Mennonite University a $150,000 capital grant last summer?
A few classes in Grade 12 physics was enough to convince Jeffrey Hunt where his career would lie. He was so fascinated by the power of electrons, protons and neutrons that he decided to become a nuclear engineer.
Ontario makes money on non-Canadians and wants more to help pay debt.
