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BY HANNAH LIDDLE | NOV 25 2022

CBC News Alberta residential schools digitally preserved in University of Calgary project Three Alberta residential school sites have been recreated in 3D for a digital preservation project through the University of Calgary. PIE News Canada: sector weighs in on scrapped working hour limits The temporary lift puts a spotlight on the financial challenges many international […]

BY HANNAH LIDDLE | NOV 24 2022

CBC News Legislation needed to spare others from Laurentian’s fate: Canadian Association of University Teachers Laurentian University became the first publicly funded postsecondary institution in Canada to file for insolvency under the Companies’ Creditors Arrangement Act. CTV News Search for unmarked graves at Algoma University moves forward Ground-penetrating radar equipment is being used to scan […]

BY HANNAH LIDDLE | NOV 24 2022

The Globe and Mail Laurentian faculty, staff want accountability for disastrous decisions around university’s insolvency Faculty and staff who lost their jobs as a result of Laurentian University’s insolvency want to know whether anyone will be held accountable for the disastrous decisions that pushed the university into creditor protection. CTV News Concordia University postpones closure […]

BY HANNAH LIDDLE | NOV 23 2022

CBC News Legislation needed to spare others from Laurentian’s fate: Canadian Association of University Teachers Laurentian University became the first publicly funded postsecondary institution in Canada to file for insolvency under the Companies’ Creditors Arrangement Act. CTV News Search for unmarked graves at Algoma University moves forward Ground-penetrating radar equipment is being used to scan […]

BY TARA SIEBARTH | NOV 22 2022

PIE News Trudeau pledges Francophone support Canadian prime minister Justin Trudeau promoted the value of the French language and of studying in Canada at the 18th Francophonie Summit which took place in Tunisia from November 19-20. Global News Queen’s University principal calls for end to tuition freeze Despite the frigid temperatures being felt throughout southeastern […]

BY HANNAH LIDDLE | NOV 21 2022

Global News Halifax proposed as new home for NATO’s North American innovation hub: minister The goal of the hub would be to promote co-operation between NATO’s military members and the technology sector, including tech startups and academic researchers. CBC News 2 women who signed NDAs unable to testify in UPEI review into sexual harassment: lawyer […]

BY HANNAH LIDDLE | NOV 18 2022

Globe and Mail Laurentian insolvency ‘made a bad situation worse’: Auditor-General says university should have opted for provincial aid Ontario’s Auditor-General says Laurentian University should have worked with the provincial government to find solutions, rather than file for creditor protection on the advice of external counsel, after years of poor strategic decisions and weak board […]

BY HANNAH LIDDLE | NOV 18 2022

Global News Western prof to lead team in Canada’s first lunar rover mission in 2026 Western’s Dr. Gordon “Oz” Osinski will serve as principal investigator and scientific lead on the project. Global News Demand soars for student food banks in Halifax Both Mount Saint Vincent and Dalhousie universities are reporting more students are looking for […]

BY HANNAH LIDDLE | NOV 16 2022

Global News Western prof to lead team in Canada’s first lunar rover mission in 2026 Western’s Dr. Gordon “Oz” Osinski will serve as principal investigator and scientific lead on the project. Global News Demand soars for student food banks in Halifax Both Mount Saint Vincent and Dalhousie universities are reporting more students are looking for […]

BY HANNAH LIDDLE | NOV 15 2022

CBC News Dalhousie University president leaving for McGill On Monday, McGill announced Deep Saini’s role as the next principal and vice-chancellor of the university, which is the Montreal university’s equivalent to president. The Globe and Mail Half of Quebec nursing students fail September licensing exam, probe launched The oversight body for Quebec professional orders – […]

BY HANNAH LIDDLE | NOV 14 2022

The Sarnia Observer Union for part-time Laurier faculty announces strike deadline The union representing part-time faculty at Wilfrid Laurier University has announced a strike deadline of Nov. 21. CTV News U of G, faculty union reach tentative agreement The University of Guelph and the University of Guelph Faculty Association (UGFA) have reached a tentative agreement […]

BY HANNAH LIDDLE | NOV 11 2022

CBC News New program at Western University seeks to empower London’s future Black leaders Western’s new Black Leadership University Experience (BLUE) facilitates part-time employment at a variety of host organizations funded by the university. CBC News ‘A devastating place to be’: N.S. doctor speaks about racist gaslighting in academic medicine A Nova Scotia doctor is […]

BY HANNAH LIDDLE | NOV 10 2022

CBC News Ontario county’s top doctor sues Queen’s University over ‘malicious’ comments about his pandemic views Dr. Matthew Strauss is the acting medical officer of health for Haldimand-Norfolk. Before that, he was an assistant professor of medicine at Queen’s University. Burnaby Now SFU to get new clean-tech research centre thanks to $2M federal funding A […]

BY HANNAH LIDDLE | NOV 09 2022

CTV News How does Indigenous identity fraud happen? Lack of education, U of S report says An independent report, commissioned by the University of Saskatchewan, looks at how Indigenous identity fraud can happen. CTV News Tentative agreement reached between Dalhousie University, striking teaching staff A tentative agreement has been reached between Dalhousie University and striking […]

BY HANNAH LIDDLE | NOV 08 2022

Times Higher Education Canada seeks to block universities from filing for bankruptcy A proposal moving through the federal Senate would bar public universities from creditor protection. CBC News Presidents of 2 Manitoba universities wary of funding higher education using certain outcomes Manitoba’s plans to change the way it finances universities and colleges is facing opposition […]

BY HANNAH LIDDLE | NOV 07 2022

CBC News CUPE says Dalhousie tried to ‘intimidate’ union into accepting offer as talks dissolve About 1,500 school staff at Dalhousie University are back on the picket lines after talks between their union and the Halifax university failed. CTV News Important link between cancer drugs and heart failure found by Winnipeg researchers A Winnipeg doctor’s […]

BY HANNAH LIDDLE | NOV 04 2022

CBC News New University of Saskatchewan commissioned report tackles ‘poison’ of Indigenous identity fraud The U of S was at the centre of an Indigenous identity controversy last year. CBC News Manitoba students welcome move to interest-free Canada Student Loans A new program announced by the federal government to make federal student loans interest-free will […]

BY HANNAH LIDDLE | NOV 03 2022

CBC News New Inuit research network aims to put ‘Inuit-specific lens’ on health The government of Canada is spending $6.4 million to create an Inuit Research Network. CBC News New undergraduate numbers plummet at Memorial as tuition increases kick in Overall registration remains stable as international student enrolment continues to soar. CBC News Missing book, […]

BY HANNAH LIDDLE | NOV 02 2022

CTV News Interim president takes the helm at embattled Laurentian University Dr. Tammy Eger has been named interim president at Laurentian University, with Dr. Robert Hache stepping down from the role following the university’s insolvency process. CBC News Settling into campus has taken some adjusting, but students say it’s welcome after years of pandemic learning […]

BY TARA SIEBARTH | NOV 01 2022

Sudbury.com Haché retires from Laurentian today, Eger is interim president University says ‘information regarding further changes in senior leadership will be communicated in the coming days and weeks ahead.’ Globe and Mail Ottawa to lift restrictions on hours of work for international students For many international students, the news that they will soon be legally […]

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