Anqi Shen

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    Headlines for Aug. 9, 2018

    Arabian Business How Saudi-Canada spat could end the dreams of many students Students tell of concerns of not being able to earn their degrees after Saudi Arabia suspends all scholarships to Canada as part of dispute. Ottawa Citizen The remarkably unremarkable...

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    Anqi Shen

    August 09, 2018

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    Headlines for Aug. 8, 2018

    CBC What will happen to Saudi students enrolled in Canada? Universities and colleges are scrambling to help thousands of international students following Saudi Arabia's decision to pull those on Saudi-funded scholarships from Canadian schools. Globe and Mail Canadian teaching hospitals facing...

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    Anqi Shen

    August 08, 2018

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    Headlines for Aug. 7, 2018

    Globe and Mail Saudi Arabia withdrawing students from Canadian schools, suspending flights The Saudi Arabian government plans to withdraw all Saudi students it has been sponsoring at Canadian universities, colleges and other schools in retaliation for Canada criticizing its...

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    Anqi Shen

    August 07, 2018

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    Headlines for July 27, 2018

    CBC Striking York University workers slam back-to-work legislation The union representing striking workers at York University says the Ontario government's back-to-work legislation amounts to a "trampling" of employees' constitutional rights. Global Top court to hear appeal of ruling that allowed Carleton...

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    Anqi Shen

    July 27, 2018

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    Headlines for July 26, 2018

    National Post Ontario government ends York University strike with back-to-work legislation Students at York University will head back to class this fall after Ontario’s government passed legislation Wednesday ending a nearly five-month-long strike. CBC Calgary university utilizing investigative tool for wildfires,...

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    Anqi Shen

    July 26, 2018

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    Headlines for July 24, 2018

    Prince George Now B.C. post-secondary institutions getting funding to provide more co-op opportunities The province’s 25 public universities, colleges and institutes are receiving nearly $1.9 million in funding, equal to $75,000 each, to make these opportunities happen. Global University of Alberta...

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    Anqi Shen

    July 24, 2018

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    Headlines for July 23, 2018

    Globe and Mail University of Waterloo engineering applicants sell themselves differently based on gender, new research says Students applying to engineering programs at the University of Waterloo must answer a simple essay question: Why do you want to be...

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    Anqi Shen

    July 23, 2018

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    Headlines for July 20, 2018

    Globe and Mail Royal Military College had no suicide-prevention plan when three cadets took their own lives in 2016, inquiry finds Investigators say officers of Canada’s oldest military college had little understanding of suicide risks, or even how many...

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    Anqi Shen

    July 20, 2018

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    Headlines for July 19, 2018

    CTV McGill summer camp hopes to recruit Indigenous youth to health care jobs Its organizers say there’s a serious lack of Indigenous people working in health science in Canada. Globe and Mail Opinion: Why is Doug Ford silent on Indigenous –...

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    Anqi Shen

    July 19, 2018

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    Headlines for July 18, 2018

    Toronto Star Build more diverse housing options to meet demand, Ryerson action plan advises Addressing the growing housing crisis in the Greater Golden Horseshoe means encouraging the construction of a range of housing types, according to a new action...

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    Anqi Shen

    July 18, 2018

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    About half of graduating students have learning-related work experience, survey finds

    Data from the 2018 Canadian University Survey Consortium report provide insights on the school-to-work transition.

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    Anqi Shen

    July 18, 2018

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