CBC LGBT rights vs. religious freedom: top court ruling on Trinity Western case today The judgment effectively could determine whether Trinity Western University (TWU) — a private, evangelical Christian post-secondary institution — can operate a law school at its...
Toronto Star Doug Ford will recall legislature to end York strike, cut gas prices Premier-designate Doug Ford will recall the legislature next month for a brief summer session to end the York University strike and begin fulfilling campaign promises...
Ottawa Citizen Laurier teaching assistant launches $3.6M lawsuit for university free speech abuses Lindsay Shepherd has filed a $3.6 million lawsuit against two professors, a bureaucrat and their employer Wilfrid Laurier University. Ottawa Citizen UBC to welcome six North Korean university...
Ottawa Citizen ‘Irrational exuberance’: Experts urge caution as Canadian schools race to develop cannabis curricula Across Canada, colleges and universities are partnering with cannabis companies to develop marijuana-related curricula in anticipation of legalization. Prince George Daily News Four B.C. postsecondary institutions...
Survey shows universities have made efforts to boost Indigenous faculty, programs and spaces to bridge the education gap.
Globe and Mail Novelist Steven Galloway awarded $167,000 in damages Mr. Galloway, who was fired from his position as chair of UBC’s creative-writing program after accusations that included sexual harassment, has been awarded $167,000 in damages. Globe and Mail Newfoundland and...
Edmonton Journal Athabasca University gets one-time $4.9-million grant to set new direction The funding announcement comes almost one year after the release of a government-commissioned report into the future viability of Canada’s only public online post-secondary institution. Toronto Star Duelling protests...
Globe and Mail Many Canadian universities slip in world ranking that measures research output The research output of some of their global peers is improving faster, leading to declines in global rankings for many Canadian schools. Toronto Star New research centre...
National Post Honorary degree for B.C. elder's efforts to keep her Indigenous language alive She’s the last surviving fluent speaker of her Indigenous language, but Elizabeth Phillips says she’s more confident now than ever that her mother tongue will...
Montreal Gazette McGill lavender grad ceremony to honour LGBTQ students McGill University is set to hold its first-ever lavender graduation ceremony on Tuesday, a first for Canada. Toronto Star U of T celebrating Pride with rainbow flag made up of 3,000...
Globe and Mail The extra load that professors of colour have to bear Currently, there is a push for Canadian universities to take such unpaid work into account, particularly when it comes to assessing professors and instructors for promotion...
