Media Scan

Globe and Mail Too much intellectual property from Canadian universities ends up in foreign hands Some prominent Canadian universities, including McGill, the University of Toronto, the University of Waterloo and the University of British Columbia, have drawn criticism for their researchers’ continuing collaborations with Chinese telecom giant Huawei – partnerships that transfer Canadian-funded intellectual property […]

Global News Fight over SFU’s cancelled football program heads back to court Simon Fraser University football players and their legal team were back in B.C. Supreme Court Monday, seeking an injunction to force the university to try and save the now-scrapped football program. Financial Post CUPE launches “full donor boycott” against Toronto Metropolitan University On […]

Global News Nationwide walkout of graduate students planned The grassroots organization ‘Support Our Science’ will be making their voices heard this week. Toronto Star How to make a Toronto institution elite but not elitist. That’s a key goal for this university president After a year at the helm of U of T’s storied Victoria University, […]

Globe and Mail Lack of research funding pushes PhD students out of Canada, threatening a new brain drain As funding for graduate students, postdocs and research-granting councils stagnates, Canada could lose a generation of talent. The Sudbury Star Ontario helping more students become doctors in Northern Ontario A historic number of undergraduate seats and postgraduate […]

Toronto Star Trent University students holding walkout Monday to demand more research funding Federally funded grants have not been increased in 20 years, despite 50 per cent inflation during the same period, protesters say. Times Colonist Amid job losses, postsecondary unions appeal to province to offset budget shortfalls A group of postsecondary unions have penned […]

Ottawa Citizen One year after taking on new name, Toronto Metropolitan University reflects on change A year after Ryerson University was reintroduced to the public with a new name — a major move in addressing problematic colonial legacies — its president says the school’s updated identity has helped bring a previously divided campus community together. […]

CTV News Hundreds of U of G students writing final exams evacuated after bomb threat Staff and students have been cleared to re-enter three University of Guelph buildings that were evacuated Monday morning due to a bomb threat. The Logic University of Ottawa scrubs proposed partnership with ‘insistent’ and ‘controlling’ Amazon A proposed collaboration between […]

Globe and Mail University of Waterloo advises researchers they aren’t obligated to talk to CSIS agents The University of Waterloo is advising its researchers that they are not required to talk to CSIS agents or give them access to faculty equipment if approached by the spy agency for information on joint research projects with scientists […]

Global News Guelph, Lakehead to partner on new veterinary medicine program A pair of Ontario universities are establishing a new program to address a shortage of trained veterinarians in the province. CBC News SFU confirms football team cancelled for 2023 season, ‘special advisor’ to be appointed Simon Fraser University football alumni had hoped a meeting […]

Globe and Mail Russian NGO that built ties with Canadian academics, professionals took direction from Moscow’s spies, FBI alleges A Russia-based outreach organization that has cultivated relationships with rising American, European and Canadian policy professionals and academics has secretly received financing and direction from Moscow’s spy service, U.S. prosecutors allege. CBC News Enrolment for 16 […]

Statistics Canada Labour market outcomes for college and university graduates, 2010 to 2019 The release includes information on the median employment income by educational qualification, field of study, gender, age group and status of student in Canada. CTV News

Montreal Gazette Allison Hanes: Montreal doctor goes public over MUHC’s ‘attempt to silence me’ The Collège des médecins ultimately dismissed an ethics complaint brought against Dr. Paul Saba by the MUHC over his Lachine Hospital ER comments. CBC News Queen’s professor turns 40 years of playing with mud into prestigious Vega Medal The biology professor […]

CTV News Concordia University launches plan to go carbon neutral by 2040 Concordia University has launched a plan it hopes will make it a global leader in climate action. CBC News Alberta medical students lobby to change approach to opioid crisis Province says it’s building recovery-oriented systems that include harm reduction services where appropriate Global […]

CTV News 23 Alberta postsecondary schools to benefit from provincial investment Many of the programs targeted by the funding are in health care, an industry that officials say is suffering from “a shortage.” CTV News Province investing into new innovation arena at the University of Waterloo’s Downtown Kitchener campus The province says the hub will […]

CTV News BMO donates $2M to University of Saskatchewan BMO has donated $2 million to the U of S that will be used for research into regenerative and digital agriculture. CTV News Laurentian University marks two years since significant layoffs On April 12, 2021, 195 staff were informed via a prompt Zoom call that they […]

CBC News MUN faculty union says ‘failure of university governance’ at core of president’s removal Memorial University’s governing body is not answering questions about its decision to remove Vianne Timmons as president of the university, as the faculty association calls for an independent investigation. CTV News Groups hold meeting to improve access to student housing […]

Global News Students hope for permanent changes after Budget 2023 expands loans, grants for this year This year’s federal budget sets aside more than $800 million to expand loans and grants for the upcoming school year, but students are looking forward to permanent changes to financial assistance. Global News Will TikTok vanish on campus? Universities […]

CBC News Researchers accuse Quebec of censoring health-care training that mentioned systemic racism The Quebec government scrapped a training program designed to fight racism in the health-care system after learning that its content made reference to the existence of systemic racism, Radio-Canada has learned. CTV News UPEI and faculty agree to resume bargaining; strike continues […]

CBC News Medical students’ interest in being family doctors on decline as provinces boost training spots Universities are trying to make primary care more attractive. CTV News Innovation centre at Halifax university receives $20 million in joint funding An innovation centre under construction at Saint Mary’s University is getting $20 million in joint funding from […]

CTV News Carleton University faculty, librarians sign open letter in support of striking workers Spaces designated for students from marginalized backgrounds are spreading across Canadian universities, as officials say they are a necessary and overdue response to decades of racism on campus. CBC News ‘A beautiful community’: Universities across Canada open lounges for Black students […]