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Global News Canada boosts science, vaccine research with $518M in new federal funding Efforts to boost Canada’s ability to produce vaccines are among over 100 research projects receiving new federal money. Times Higher Education Will international recruitment survive Covid-19? The pandemic has prompted dire predictions about international student enrolment at anglophone universities. Ottawa Citizen Medical […]
Global News COVID-19 outbreak declared at Western University residence A COVID-19 outbreak has been declared at a Western University residence. CBC Blake Lively and Ryan Reynolds donate $250K to Indigenous mentorship program Celebrities Blake Lively and Ryan Reynolds are donating $250,000 to help launch a Canadian mentorship program for Indigenous post-secondary students, the program’s chairperson […]
CBC Anti-Black racism alive and well on Manitoba campuses: student and professor A Winnipeg student and professor are speaking out about anti-Black racism on campus here at home after a Black law student in Ontario was partially banned from school for a fight he had with a white student — who didn’t face the same […]
Global News Alberta post-secondary institutions react to budget cuts One day after the provincial budget was tabled, university officials and students in Alberta are voicing their concerns over a reduced operating budget. CBC Laurentian University students, alumni coming forward with more questions It’s been a month since Laurentian University declared insolvency and entered creditor protection. […]
CTV News U of C suffers 6 per cent reduction in new budget, student cite ‘lack of support’ Educators at the University of Calgary will need to make do with even less this year after the UCP government reduced the school’s operating budget once again. Calgary Herald Budget 2021: Post-secondary sees further cuts, 750 job […]
CBC Sudbury councillors vote to send letter to province about Laurentian funding The City of Greater Sudbury is joining the growing call for the province of Ontario to provide additional funding to Laurentian University. National Post Ryerson Review of Journalism temporarily cuts ‘Ryerson’ from its name The magazine long known as the Ryerson Review of […]
Global News ‘Major crisis in the system’: Manitoba’s performance-based education plan gets failing grade Manitoba’s post-secondary institutions — and the students they serve — will be put into a precarious position by shifting to a performance-based funding model for higher education, according to researchers and others in academia. The Telegram Saint Mary’s investing $9.3 million […]
CTV News University students release investigation into First Nations water issues Students at the University of Regina School of Journalism and First Nations University of Canada have released an investigation into First Nations water issues across Canada. CTV News Mysterious cyber-attack on Lakehead University’s network under investigation Lakehead University security experts in Orillia are trying […]
The Globe and Mail University students lash out at tuition hikes, poor quality of remote learning A winter of discontent is brewing among postsecondary students as patience with online classes wanes and the prospect of rising tuition fees raises questions about value for money. Ottawa Citizen Full-time students suffering steep mental health decline during pandemic, […]
Global News New Canadian forced to defer university education twice after lengthy government delays A new Canadian was forced to alter his future plans in Nova Scotia after waiting nearly a year for his permanent resident application to be processed and approved. My Prince George Now BC Government partners with UNBC, Interior Universities for COVID-19 […]
CTV News Trudeau insists Laval University-developed COVID-19 vaccine received federal funding Prime Minister Justin Trudeau insisted on Wednesday that a potential COVID-19 vaccine developed at Laval University has not been ignored by the federal government. The Globe and Mail How the pandemic has helped Canada mobilize expertise The arrival of COVID-19 in Canada last winter […]
Global News SFU warns of cyberattack impacting as many as 200,000 people Simon Fraser University says a cyberattack on one of its servers has exposed the personally identifiable information of thousands of current and former students, faculty, staff and student applicants. CTV News Lakehead University victim of cyber attack Lakehead University is investigating a cyber […]
Reuters Dependent on foreign students, Canada universities risk revenues as vaccines lag Canadian universities are facing a financial crunch amid the COVID-19 crisis, as a drop in foreign enrollment and shuttered campuses dent the bottom line and the country’s slow vaccine rollout weighs on the next school year. The Globe and Mail Ottawa partners with […]
The Globe and Mail Money intended for research at Laurentian University went to keep the lights on instead, researchers say Laurentian University spent millions of dollars in research grants to keep the lights on because it had one main bank account where funds intended for academic work were mixed with money for operating costs. Timmins […]
The PIE News Canada: students demand answers on Québec visa processing International students seeking to study in Québec, Canada are facing extreme stress as a result of delays in study visa issuance and extra checks being made relating to certain institutions in this Canadian province, after processing was suspended at the end of 2020. CTV […]
CBC Recent graduates struggle to find work during pandemic Patty Facy graduated from the University of Toronto in the summer of 2020, but like many others, has been struggling to find work due to the pandemic. The Globe and Mail UBC pilot project offering rapid tests to screen students in residence for COVID-19 Snacks, prizes […]
The Globe and Mail Financial health of Ontario universities under scrutiny The financial health of Ontario universities, particularly smaller schools outside the big cities, is under greater scrutiny as the provincial government threatens to impose financial oversight measures in the wake of Laurentian’s insolvency. The Toronto Star Laurentian debacle shows Doug Ford has learned nothing […]
The Globe and Mail Canada’s visa application centre in Beijing run by Chinese police Chinese police own a company that collects details of people applying for visas to Canada and numerous other countries, giving Beijing security services a direct stake in the processing of private information provided by people planning travel outside China. CBC Return […]
The Toronto Star Laurentian University’s plight could be a grim warning of more financial distress to come at public institutions, insider fears Laurentian University’s dire financial straits are raising concerns that other publicly funded institutions may also be unable to survive the pandemic intact. The Timmins Press Sudbury column: Governments failing Laurentian and its students […]
CTV News ‘Easily’ a decade before Canada’s youth recover economically from pandemic, experts say The COVID-19 pandemic has been particularly hard on Canadian youth and questions have arisen about how long it will take for them to recover economically, and what that will look like post-pandemic. The Globe and Mail Laurentian University’s move to restructure […]