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CTV News Western University researchers unlock potential ‘cure’ for ALS New research out of London, Ont.’s Western University is shedding light on a potential cure for ALS, in which the targeting of the interaction between two proteins can halt or fully reverse the disease’s progression. CBC News McGill asks judge to order ‘occupants’ off its […]
Global News ‘Bring the temperature down:’ Minister on campus protest clashes After several arrests at a pro-Palestinian campus protest, Canada’s minister of diversity, inclusion and persons with disabilities, Kamal Khera, says it’s time “to bring the temperature down in this country.” Calgary Herald Alberta university encampment removals likely violated protesters’ constitutional rights, legal experts say […]
CTV News Immigration ministers to meet in Montreal over cuts to temporary visas Federal and provincial ministers are meeting in Montreal Friday to discuss how to reduce the number of temporary residents in Canada. The Globe and Mail Jewish students testify that they feel unsafe on Canadian university campuses, with some hiring private security Students […]
Ottawa Citizen Jewish students raise alarm about antisemitism on campuses as MPs launch study on issue They appeared alongside several Liberal MPs including Anthony Housefather, who helped initiate a parliamentary committee study about antisemitism on campuses scheduled to begin Thursday. Ottawa Citizen Police in Canada and the U.S. are taking different approaches to protest encampments […]
Montreal Gazette Campus life goes on as encampment becomes part of McGill’s scenery Clad in raincoats and rain boots, four daycare-aged children were laughing as they splashed in a puddle on McGill’s lower field on Monday morning. On Tuesday afternoon, that spot was used by a group of civil engineering students learning how to use […]
Ottawa Citizen Canada’s biomanufacturing ecosystem gets major boost with new funding The Canada Foundation for Innovation (CFI) is helping the country’s institutions prepare for pandemics and other health emergencies through its Biosciences Research Infrastructure Fund (BRIF). The fund’s goal is to provide researchers with the competitive advantages they need to maintain the prosperity, health and […]
CBC News Faculty join U of T encampment protest Pro-Palestinian student protesters entered the third day of their encampment demonstration at the University of Toronto Saturday and saw some faculty joining them in support. MSN Canada ‘As long as it takes’: University of Ottawa encampment now home to dozens of tents Protesters at the University […]
CTV National News Protests grow across campuses Adrian Ghobrial reports on the growing encampments across Canadian universities as students and professors alike protest the war in Gaza. Montreal Gazette Police presence ramps up at pro-Palestinian encampment ahead of counter-protest Across from the encampment at McGill, pro-Israel groups gathered and are showing a documentary about the […]
Toronto Sun Court rejects request for injunction against McGill encampment Pro-Palestinian activists who have pitched their tents on the McGill University campus scored a legal victory on Wednesday when a Quebec judge rejected a request for an injunction to stop their protest. Montreal Gazette McGill Jewish groups plan counter-protest Several Jewish organizations are planning a […]
CTV News McGill students demand injunction to limit where protesters can go A judge is expected to render a decision Wednesday morning on whether the pro-Palestinian encampment at McGill University can stay or not. Global News Pro-Palestinian encampment is “situation for McGill to try and manage,” attorney general says Attorney General Arif Virani reacted Tuesday […]
Ottawa Citizen International students will be allowed to work 24 hours a week starting in September There are no limits on the number of hours international students can work when school is on break during the summer and during winter holidays. Global News Gaza protests: McGill Pro-Palestinian demonstrations spread to UBC, uOttawa While anger about […]
CTV News Queen’s University names award-winning journalist Shelagh Rogers as next chancellor Queen’s University says renowned Canadian broadcaster and alumna, Shelagh Rogers will serve as its 16th chancellor starting July 1. CBC News Pro-Palestinian protesters set up encampment at McGill University Protesters in Montreal set up an encampment in support of Palestinians on McGill University […]
CBC News Reduced hours, cut services at U of A sexual assault centre harms survivors, advocates say Students and former staff with the University of Alberta’s sexual assault centre are calling for a full resumption of operations to ensure sexual assault survivors have access to the crisis and education services they did before last November. […]
The Gazette McGill law professors launch unlimited strike The Association of McGill Professors of Law is seeking “protection against arbitrary decisions that would affect their career.” Maclean’s The Power List: Education The people shaping the Canadian classrooms of today and tomorrow. CBC News How this med school is trying solve the family doctor shortage Canada […]
Globe and Mail Universities say budget’s science funding will help retain researchers The federal government announced a major financial commitment to graduate students and scientific infrastructure in this week’s budget that university leaders say will help stem a brain drain and allow them to retain and attract talented young researchers. CTV News ‘Unproductive day at […]
CBC News N.S. post-secondary students graduate with among the highest debt: Statistics Canada In 2020, bachelor’s degree students graduated with an average debt load of $39,100 CBC News MUN faculty pushing back against vote to hire private headhunting firm in search of school’s next president Selection committee says MUN staff don’t have the capacity, expertise […]
Times Colonist Canadian university teachers fear Alberta gatekeeping bill threatens academic freedom A national organization of post-secondary teachers is calling on Alberta to either change a proposed gatekeeping bill or scrap it altogether. CBC News Profs call Ford government bill ‘political interference’ on campus Legislation would give minister of colleges and universities sweeping powers over […]
CTV News New survey finds Canadians can’t cope with increasing numbers of international students A new online survey done out of Toronto shows Canadians believe there are too many international students, which has directly correlated with issues like housing. Times Higher Education Canadian budget pledges major investment in research and students After flat research funding […]
Edmonton Journal Opinion: UCP’s Bill 18 politicizes post-secondary research in Alberta Bill 18 represents the overt politicization of research at post-secondaries across Alberta. CTV News Budget 2024 ‘likely to be the worst’ in decades, former BoC governor says Without having seen it, former Bank of Canada governor David Dodge believes that Tuesday’s 2024 federal budget […]
CBC News Goal to improve student mental health the focus of 40 recommendations in new University of Guelph report School’s president says she hopes campus community will ‘hold us accountable.’ Toronto Star Frustrations mount among York University students as strike drags on: ‘We don’t know where things are going’ It’s been seven weeks since more […]